1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Kansas House District 27
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Frank Smith (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Arthur Gabriel (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frank SmithDemocrat · winner
53.9%2,542
Arthur GabrielRepublican · incumbent
46.1%2,174
4,716 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