1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
1974 special election for Kansas Senate District 19
Kansas State Senate · Kansas
Jim Parrish (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Dana W. Killinger (R) by 30.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim ParrishDemocrat · winner
65.2%11,902
Dana W. KillingerRepublican
34.8%6,356
18,258 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