1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Kansas House District 17
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Anita G. Niles (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating L. Dean Kirchner (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Anita G. NilesDemocrat · winner
53.3%3,372
L. Dean KirchnerRepublican
46.7%2,956
6,328 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET