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1874 Kansas governor election

Thomas A. Osborn (Republican) beat James C. Cusey (Democrat) in Kansas in 1874, 56.5% to 40.9%, a margin of 15.6 points and 13,493 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1872, when Thomas A. Osborn also won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 70 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 17 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Leavenworth, cast 4,451 votes and went to the Republican by 41.1 points. The closest was Pratt, where 4 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Thomas A. Osborn won Republican 48,794 56.5%
James C. Cusey Democratic 35,301 40.9%
All other candidates 2,277 2.6%
Total86,372

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Leavenworth 1,247 28.0% 3,076 69.1% 128 4,451 R+41.1
Douglas 1,618 50.0% 1,446 44.7% 170 3,234 D+5.3
Atchison 1,294 44.6% 1,594 54.9% 13 2,901 R+10.3
Johnson 1,528 58.2% 1,012 38.6% 84 2,624 D+19.7
Arapahoe (Ext) 719 27.7% 1,881 72.3% 2,600 R+44.7
Shawnee 950 36.9% 1,602 62.1% 26 2,578 R+25.3
Bourbon 1,241 49.7% 1,117 44.7% 140 2,498 D+5.0
Doniphan 978 40.1% 1,457 59.8% 3 2,438 R+19.6
Montgomery 1,106 46.8% 1,255 53.2% 2,361 R+6.3
Miami 1,318 59.1% 855 38.3% 59 2,232 D+20.7
Labette 730 35.9% 1,228 60.3% 77 2,035 R+24.5
Jefferson 1,064 53.8% 869 43.9% 45 1,978 D+9.9
Franklin 1,117 57.6% 798 41.2% 23 1,938 D+16.5
Marshall 528 27.7% 1,348 70.6% 33 1,909 R+43.0
Wyandotte 1,181 62.5% 706 37.3% 4 1,891 D+25.1
Linn 950 51.8% 702 38.3% 182 1,834 D+13.5
Osage 752 42.4% 972 54.9% 48 1,772 R+12.4
Neosho 1,178 67.2% 557 31.8% 19 1,754 D+35.4
Cherokee 878 54.1% 682 42.0% 64 1,624 D+12.1
Pottawatomie 692 44.3% 863 55.3% 6 1,561 R+11.0
Lyon 635 41.3% 880 57.2% 23 1,538 R+15.9
Butler 298 19.5% 607 39.6% 626 1,531 Others
Cowley 494 32.6% 1,000 66.0% 22 1,516 R+33.4
Wilson 820 56.9% 592 41.1% 28 1,440 D+15.8
Sedgwick 508 35.5% 923 64.5% 1,431 R+29.0
Nemaha 573 41.8% 794 58.0% 3 1,370 R+16.1
Brown 628 46.1% 717 52.7% 16 1,361 R+6.5
Allen 736 56.5% 541 41.6% 25 1,302 D+15.0
Coffey 565 43.8% 722 55.9% 4 1,291 R+12.2
Washington 532 41.7% 743 58.2% 1 1,276 R+16.5
Riley 521 42.5% 692 56.5% 12 1,225 R+14.0
Crawford 689 57.9% 350 29.4% 150 1,189 D+28.5
Greenwood 489 42.4% 646 56.1% 17 1,152 R+13.6
Jackson 497 44.0% 633 56.0% 1,130 R+12.0
Clay 304 27.2% 771 69.0% 43 1,118 R+41.8
Saline 285 26.3% 795 73.3% 4 1,084 R+47.0
Cloud 180 17.1% 875 82.9% 1,055 R+65.9
Republic 20 1.9% 1,012 96.0% 22 1,054 R+94.1
Jewell 289 27.5% 753 71.6% 9 1,051 R+44.1
Mitchell 375 37.0% 635 62.7% 3 1,013 R+25.7
Anderson 460 45.6% 528 52.4% 20 1,008 R+6.7
Dickinson 269 27.0% 712 71.6% 14 995 R+44.5
McPherson 321 32.7% 661 67.3% 982 R+34.6
Morris 415 43.1% 548 56.9% 963 R+13.8
Sumner 439 47.8% 480 52.2% 919 R+4.5
Davis 328 42.0% 452 57.9% 1 781 R+15.9
Marion 228 29.4% 548 70.6% 776 R+41.2
Ottawa 26 3.4% 731 95.7% 7 764 R+92.3
Wabaunsee 242 32.4% 506 67.6% 748 R+35.3
Woodson 411 55.3% 274 36.9% 58 743 D+18.4
Chase 513 70.4% 201 27.6% 15 729 D+42.8
Reno 54 7.5% 657 91.4% 8 719 R+83.9
Harvey 57 9.0% 559 88.4% 16 632 R+79.4
Lincoln 134 27.2% 356 72.4% 2 492 R+45.1
Barton 170 35.8% 304 64.0% 1 475 R+28.2
Smith 130 28.8% 300 66.5% 21 451 R+37.7
Osborne 42 11.1% 283 74.7% 54 379 R+63.6
Ellsworth 9 2.5% 357 97.5% 366 R+95.1
Phillips 193 57.1% 145 42.9% 338 D+14.2
Rice 93 31.6% 162 55.1% 39 294 R+23.5
Russell 10 3.7% 257 96.3% 267 R+92.5
Ellis 19 7.6% 230 92.4% 249 R+84.7
Pawnee 64 36.8% 110 63.2% 174 R+26.4
Ford 1 0.7% 135 99.3% 136 R+98.5
Kingman 19 14.4% 113 85.6% 132 R+71.2
Norton 12 10.1% 107 89.9% 119 R+79.8
Rooks 21 18.6% 92 81.4% 113 R+62.8
Pratt 43 52.4% 39 47.6% 82 D+4.9
Wallace 0 0.0% 77 100.0% 77 R+100.0
Edwards 1 1.4% 71 98.6% 72 R+97.2

Counties as they stood in 1874; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kansas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Laura Kelly (D) D+2.2
2018 Laura Kelly (D) D+5.0
2014 Sam Brownback (R) R+3.7
2010 Sam Brownback (R) R+31.1
2006 Kathleen Sebelius (D) D+17.5
2002 Kathleen Sebelius (D) D+7.8
1998 Bill Graves (R) R+50.7
1994 Bill Graves (R) R+28.2
1990 Joan Finney (D) D+6.0
1986 Mike Hayden (R) R+3.8
1982 John Carlin (D) D+8.7
1978 John Carlin (D) D+2.1
1974 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+0.5
1972 Robert Docking (D) D+24.9
1970 Robert Docking (D) D+9.6
1968 Robert Docking (D) D+4.2
1966 Robert Docking (D) D+10.9
1964 William H. Avery (R) R+3.8
1962 John Anderson Jr. (R) R+7.8
1960 John Anderson Jr. (R) R+11.8
1958 George Docking (D) D+13.9
1956 George Docking (D) D+13.3
1954 Fred Hall (R) R+7.0
1952 Edward F. Arn (R) R+14.7
1950 Edward F. Arn (R) R+9.3
1948 Frank Carlson (R) R+16.6
1946 Frank Carlson (R) R+9.5
1944 Andrew F. Schoeppel (R) R+32.9
1942 Andrew F. Schoeppel (R) R+14.9
1940 Payne Ratner (R) R+0.1
1938 Payne Ratner (R) R+7.0
1936 Walter A. Huxman (D) D+2.6
1934 Alfred M. Landon (R) R+7.9
1932 Alf Landon (R) R+0.7
1930 Harry H. Woodring (D) level
1928 Clyde M. Reed (R) R+32.4
1926 Ben S. Paulen (R) R+28.0
1924 Benjamin S. Paulen (R) R+21.3
1922 Jonathan M. Davis (D) D+3.5
1920 Henry J. Allen (R) R+19.2
1918 Henry J. Allen (R) R+35.7
1916 Arthur Capper (R) R+27.7
1914 Arthur Capper (R) R+9.1
1912 George H. Hodges (D) level
1910 Walter R. Stubbs (R) R+5.0
1908 Walter R. Stubbs (R) R+9.2
1906 Edward W. Hoch (R) R+0.7
1904 Edward W. Hoch (R) R+21.6
1902 Willis J. Bailey (R) R+14.7
1900 William Eugene Stanley (R) R+52.2
1898 William E. Stanley (R) R+51.8
1896 John W. Leedy (other)
1894 Edmund N. Morrill (R) R+40.3
1892 Lorenzo D. Lewelling (other)
1890 Lyman U. Humphrey (R) R+14.8
1888 Lyman U. Humphrey (R) R+22.2
1886 John A. Martin (R) R+12.4
1884 John A. Martin (R) R+14.5
1882 George Washington Glick (D) D+4.5
1880 John P. St. John (R) R+25.9
1878 John P. St. John (R) R+26.6
1876 George T. Anthony (R) R+18.9
1874 Thomas A. Osborn (R) R+15.6
1872 Thomas A. Osborn (R) R+65.8
1870 James M. Harvey (R) R+32.9
1868 James M. Harvey (R) R+36.3
1866 Samuel J. Crawford (R) R+70.4