CalledUnofficial results
Kansas House District 72
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Avery Anderson won re-election by 7.3 points over Matthew L Smith.
Avery AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,783
Matthew L SmithDemocrat
46.3%4,131
100% of the expected vote counted · 8,914 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Matthew L SmithAvery Anderson
$6.2K
Raised by the campaign
$134.6K
$897
Spent by the campaign
$146.3K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$27.5K
Campaign money: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 2026.
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Matthew L Smith
- 3%
- Avery Anderson
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+14.2