1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Kansas House District 4
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
L. V. Sam Roper (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating William M. Beezley (R) by 1.4 points.
L. V. Sam RoperDemocrat · winner
50.7%3,482
William M. BeezleyRepublican · incumbent
49.3%3,387
6,869 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET