1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas Senate District 19
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Tom West (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Paul N. Hilger (D) by 9.3 points.
Tom WestRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%10,569
Paul N. HilgerDemocrat
45.3%8,765
19,334 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