1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas House District 55
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
John Peterson (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating C. Ray Trueblood (D) by 17.8 points.
John PetersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%4,026
C. Ray TruebloodDemocrat
41.1%2,808
6,834 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