RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Laverne H. Spears
Last held office: Kansas House of Representatives, District 51 (1972–1974). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1974, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −11.0
- Lost 1974
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Spears was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kansas House of Representatives, District 49Kansas House of Representatives, District 51
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Spears has run
Margin: how far Spears finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Lost | E. Richard Brewster (D) | 44.5% | D+11.0 |
| 1972 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 51 | General | Won | W. J. Ohara (D) | 51.9% | R+3.8 |
| 1970 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Robert E. Athon (D) | 55.3% | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 | General | Won | Max McDowell (D) | 56.1% | R+12.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Spears has held
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 51 · 1972–1974
- Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Spears has run against
- E. Richard Brewster (D) · 1974 election, lost
- W. J. Ohara (D) · 1972 election, won
- Robert E. Athon (D) · 1970 election, won
- Max McDowell (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive