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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas House District 56

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ruth Wilkin (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Neta Pollom (R) by 0.6 points.

Ruth WilkinDemocrat · winner
50.3%3,812
Neta PollomRepublican
49.7%3,769
7,581 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

EvenD+0.61972D+15.91974D+2.81976D+3.31978D+8.91980D+12.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET