1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Kansas House District 53
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James Slattery (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Carl G. Ossmann (R) by 19.5 points.
James SlatteryDemocrat · winner
59.7%4,925
Carl G. OssmannRepublican · incumbent
40.3%3,318
8,243 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET