1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas Senate District 12
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Robert V. Talkington (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating John D. Lewis (D) by 18.1 points.
Robert V. TalkingtonRepublican · winner
59.1%13,845
John D. LewisDemocrat
40.9%9,595
23,440 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