1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas Senate District 30
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Paul Hess (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating O. B. Bruce McCracken (D) by 11.9 points.
Paul HessRepublican · winner
56.0%10,390
O. B. Bruce McCrackenDemocrat
44.0%8,180
18,570 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