1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Kansas House District 2
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Ralph E. Bussman (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Overman (R) by 3.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Ralph E. BussmanDemocrat · winner
51.7%2,984
Richard L. OvermanRepublican · incumbent
48.3%2,785
5,769 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)