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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas Senate District 17

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

John Crofoot (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Ivan W. Wyatt (D) by 24.3 points.

John CrofootRepublican · winner
62.2%14,924
37.8%9,087
24,011 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+2.61980D+17.21984D+35.41988D+3.31992D+10.81996R+17.12000

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