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1974Final results

1974 election for Kansas House District 82

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Ben Foster (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Art Larsen (D) by 18.7 points.

Ben FosterRepublican · winner
59.3%3,892
Art LarsenDemocrat
40.7%2,668
6,560 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+19.11972R+18.71974R+35.31976R+5.51982R+20.71984R+34.31986

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