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1974Final results

1974 election for Kansas House District 53

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

James Slattery (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Kennedy (R) by 47.4 points.

James SlatteryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.7%3,764
26.3%1,343
5,107 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

EvenD+19.51972D+47.41974D+20.81978D+18.01980D+42.41982D+38.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET