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1984Final results

1984 election for Kansas Senate District 12

Kansas State Senate · Kansas

Robert V. Talkington (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Sanford (D) by 33.1 points.

Robert V. TalkingtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%16,408
33.4%8,245
24,654 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+15.21976R+29.31980R+33.11984D+14.51988D+1.61992R+5.61996

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