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1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for Kansas House District 51

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

E. Richard Brewster (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Laverne H. Spears (R) by 11.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

E. Richard BrewsterDemocrat · winner
55.5%2,773
Laverne H. SpearsRepublican · incumbent
44.5%2,225
4,998 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

EvenR+3.81972D+11.01974D+9.71976D+7.11978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

E. Richard Brewster (D)Laverne H. Spears (R)