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1982Final results

1982 election for Kansas House District 12

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

George Teagarden (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Wes Worthington (R) by 29.1 points.

George TeagardenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%4,402
Wes WorthingtonRepublican
35.4%2,415
6,817 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+7.71976R+16.81978D+17.71980D+29.11982D+22.71986R+42.61990

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