1972Final results
1972 election for Kansas Senate District 8
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jan Meyers (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Louis A. Silks Jr. (D) by 33.7 points.
Jan MeyersRepublican · winner
66.9%13,036
Louis A. Silks Jr.Democrat
33.1%6,460
19,496 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