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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas Senate District 13

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

T. D. Saar Jr. (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Randall Palmer (R) by 0.6 points.

T. D. Saar Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%12,233
Randall PalmerRepublican
49.7%12,095
24,328 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+25.91976R+0.11980D+12.81984D+28.31992D+7.91996D+0.62000

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