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1976Final results

1976 election for Kansas House District 4

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

William M. Beezley (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Vern Kennedy (D) by 12.0 points.

William M. BeezleyRepublican · winner
56.0%4,556
Vern KennedyDemocrat
44.0%3,582
8,138 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+12.01976R+19.51978D+1.41982D+15.71984D+44.31986D+15.41990

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