1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas Senate District 16
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Frank D. Gaines (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Ervin E. Grant (R) by 4.7 points.
Frank D. GainesDemocrat · winner
52.4%12,418
Ervin E. GrantRepublican
47.6%11,293
23,711 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