1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas House District 61
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
James L. Ungerer (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph Bergsten (D) by 8.4 points.
James L. UngererRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%4,197
Ralph BergstenDemocrat
45.8%3,546
7,743 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