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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas Senate District 18

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Elwaine F. Pomeroy (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Gene F. Anderson (D) by 14.2 points.

Elwaine F. PomeroyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%13,313
42.9%9,995
23,308 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

EvenR+9.71976R+28.41980R+4.41984D+5.21988D+15.81992D+23.01996

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