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1972Final results

1972 election for Kansas Senate District 6

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Jack Steineger (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Walter S. Gray (R) by 22.4 points.

Jack SteinegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,502
Walter S. GrayRepublican
38.8%6,660
17,162 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+18.51968D+22.41972D+21.41980D+24.22012D+28.62020D+25.62024

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