Election 1876 Results
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1876 Kansas governor election
George T. Anthony (Republican) beat John Martin (Democrat) in Kansas in 1876, 56.8% to 37.9%, a margin of 18.9 points and 23,045 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1874, when Thomas A. Osborn won.
Republicans led in 62 of the 70 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Leavenworth, cast 5,283 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.1 points. The closest was Kingman, where 3 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George T. Anthony won | Republican | 69,113 | 56.8% |
| John Martin | Democratic | 46,068 | 37.9% |
| All other candidates | 6,450 | 5.3% | |
| Total | 121,631 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leavenworth | 3,139 59.4% | 2,023 38.3% | 121 | 5,283 | D+21.1 |
| Douglas | 1,171 31.3% | 1,947 52.1% | 622 | 3,740 | R+20.7 |
| Shawnee | 1,454 40.8% | 2,085 58.5% | 25 | 3,564 | R+17.7 |
| Labette | 1,468 42.0% | 1,984 56.8% | 40 | 3,492 | R+14.8 |
| Bourbon | 919 26.5% | 1,829 52.7% | 724 | 3,472 | R+26.2 |
| Atchison | 1,801 53.8% | 1,539 46.0% | 7 | 3,347 | D+7.8 |
| Montgomery | 1,286 38.6% | 1,700 51.1% | 342 | 3,328 | R+12.4 |
| Johnson | 881 29.1% | 1,467 48.4% | 680 | 3,028 | R+19.4 |
| Osage | 751 27.0% | 1,711 61.6% | 316 | 2,778 | R+34.6 |
| Doniphan | 1,219 44.3% | 1,503 54.6% | 29 | 2,751 | R+10.3 |
| Sedgwick | 1,112 40.6% | 1,611 58.9% | 14 | 2,737 | R+18.2 |
| Miami | 938 34.6% | 1,454 53.6% | 320 | 2,712 | R+19.0 |
| Cowley | 1,174 45.4% | 1,404 54.3% | 9 | 2,587 | R+8.9 |
| Cherokee | 1,343 52.7% | 1,163 45.6% | 44 | 2,550 | D+7.1 |
| Neosho | 1,180 47.2% | 1,300 52.0% | 22 | 2,502 | R+4.8 |
| Wyandotte | 1,181 47.7% | 1,100 44.4% | 195 | 2,476 | D+3.3 |
| Marshall | 928 37.5% | 1,279 51.7% | 265 | 2,472 | R+14.2 |
| Jefferson | 1,215 50.1% | 1,121 46.2% | 91 | 2,427 | D+3.9 |
| Crawford | 1,076 44.9% | 1,211 50.5% | 111 | 2,398 | R+5.6 |
| Linn | 616 25.7% | 1,543 64.3% | 239 | 2,398 | R+38.7 |
| Franklin | 598 25.0% | 1,373 57.4% | 422 | 2,393 | R+32.4 |
| Wilson | 839 36.8% | 1,428 62.7% | 10 | 2,277 | R+25.9 |
| Butler | 765 33.8% | 1,495 66.1% | 3 | 2,263 | R+32.3 |
| Pottawatomie | 966 46.7% | 1,041 50.3% | 62 | 2,069 | R+3.6 |
| Brown | 763 37.3% | 1,123 55.0% | 157 | 2,043 | R+17.6 |
| Lyon | 550 27.5% | 1,404 70.3% | 43 | 1,997 | R+42.8 |
| Dickinson | 561 30.2% | 1,232 66.4% | 63 | 1,856 | R+36.2 |
| Jewell | 465 25.2% | 1,115 60.5% | 262 | 1,842 | R+35.3 |
| Chautauqua | 795 44.0% | 952 52.7% | 58 | 1,805 | R+8.7 |
| Sumner | 805 44.7% | 982 54.5% | 15 | 1,802 | R+9.8 |
| Republic | 462 25.7% | 1,318 73.4% | 16 | 1,796 | R+47.7 |
| Saline | 481 27.2% | 1,278 72.2% | 12 | 1,771 | R+45.0 |
| Nemaha | 808 45.7% | 950 53.8% | 9 | 1,767 | R+8.0 |
| Washington | 649 38.0% | 1,012 59.3% | 45 | 1,706 | R+21.3 |
| McPherson | 442 26.9% | 1,189 72.3% | 14 | 1,645 | R+45.4 |
| Cloud | 561 34.7% | 1,054 65.1% | 3 | 1,618 | R+30.5 |
| Allen | 471 30.5% | 939 60.8% | 135 | 1,545 | R+30.3 |
| Coffey | 648 42.1% | 837 54.4% | 55 | 1,540 | R+12.3 |
| Clay | 401 27.3% | 934 63.6% | 134 | 1,469 | R+36.3 |
| Jackson | 684 46.6% | 782 53.3% | 2 | 1,468 | R+6.7 |
| Reno | 390 26.7% | 1,072 73.3% | 1,462 | R+46.6 | |
| Greenwood | 524 36.2% | 910 62.8% | 14 | 1,448 | R+26.7 |
| Elk | 503 35.3% | 923 64.7% | 1,426 | R+29.5 | |
| Riley | 492 34.9% | 829 58.8% | 89 | 1,410 | R+23.9 |
| Mitchell | 419 29.8% | 985 70.2% | 1,404 | R+40.3 | |
| Harvey | 400 29.9% | 939 70.1% | 1 | 1,340 | R+40.2 |
| Marion | 440 35.0% | 788 62.6% | 30 | 1,258 | R+27.7 |
| Anderson | 365 30.2% | 688 56.9% | 157 | 1,210 | R+26.7 |
| Morris | 448 40.7% | 598 54.4% | 54 | 1,100 | R+13.6 |
| Ottawa | 275 25.4% | 800 73.9% | 8 | 1,083 | R+48.5 |
| Smith | 278 26.0% | 724 67.7% | 68 | 1,070 | R+41.7 |
| Wabaunsee | 434 43.8% | 550 55.5% | 7 | 991 | R+11.7 |
| Woodson | 351 36.1% | 607 62.4% | 14 | 972 | R+26.3 |
| Barton | 387 41.0% | 532 56.3% | 26 | 945 | R+15.3 |
| Davis | 420 44.6% | 364 38.6% | 158 | 942 | D+5.9 |
| Osborne | 183 21.7% | 652 77.3% | 8 | 843 | R+55.6 |
| Chase | 336 40.4% | 470 56.5% | 26 | 832 | R+16.1 |
| Rice | 221 29.2% | 501 66.2% | 35 | 757 | R+37.0 |
| Lincoln | 268 38.0% | 437 62.0% | 705 | R+24.0 | |
| Phillips | 212 31.4% | 463 68.6% | 675 | R+37.2 | |
| Ellsworth | 252 42.6% | 339 57.4% | 591 | R+14.7 | |
| Pawnee | 129 26.1% | 355 71.9% | 10 | 494 | R+45.7 |
| Russell | 142 35.1% | 259 64.1% | 3 | 404 | R+29.0 |
| Ellis | 147 41.6% | 206 58.4% | 353 | R+16.7 | |
| Edwards | 156 46.7% | 178 53.3% | 334 | R+6.6 | |
| Ford | 210 68.6% | 96 31.4% | 306 | D+37.3 | |
| Norton | 52 21.3% | 189 77.5% | 3 | 244 | R+56.1 |
| Rooks | 50 30.9% | 112 69.1% | 162 | R+38.3 | |
| Rush | 10 7.0% | 130 90.9% | 3 | 143 | R+83.9 |
| Kingman | 8 61.5% | 5 38.5% | 13 | D+23.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1876; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |