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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas House District 59

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Charles F. Laird (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating L. B. Henderson (R) by 4.0 points.

Charles F. LairdDemocrat · winner
52.0%3,494
L. B. HendersonRepublican
48.0%3,228
6,722 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+4.01972D+22.61974D+20.81976D+37.01978D+8.81980D+32.01982

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