Election 1882 Results
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1882 Kansas governor election
George Washington Glick (Democrat) beat John P. St. John (Republican) in Kansas in 1882, 46.4% to 41.9%, a margin of 4.5 points and 8,074 votes.
Kansas changed party: in 1880 it went Republican, for John P. St. John.
Democrats led in 44 of the 80 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 36. The largest, Shawnee, cast 6,465 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.1 points. The closest was Norton, where 9 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 Washington Glick won | Democratic | 83,232 | 46.4% |
| John P. St. John | Republican | 75,158 | 41.9% |
| Charles L. Robinson | Greenback | 20,933 | 11.7% |
| Total | 179,323 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 3,282 50.8% | 3,020 46.7% | 163 | 6,465 | D+4.1 |
| Leavenworth | 3,455 68.1% | 1,468 28.9% | 150 | 5,073 | D+39.2 |
| Atchison | 2,830 63.1% | 1,530 34.1% | 124 | 4,484 | D+29.0 |
| Cherokee | 1,639 38.8% | 1,517 35.9% | 1,064 | 4,220 | D+2.9 |
| Osage | 1,490 35.4% | 1,781 42.3% | 935 | 4,206 | R+6.9 |
| Labette | 1,669 42.4% | 1,941 49.3% | 329 | 3,939 | R+6.9 |
| Cowley | 1,627 41.7% | 1,995 51.1% | 280 | 3,902 | R+9.4 |
| Sedgwick | 2,082 55.3% | 1,508 40.0% | 177 | 3,767 | D+15.2 |
| Wyandotte | 2,017 54.3% | 1,493 40.2% | 203 | 3,713 | D+14.1 |
| Douglas | 1,455 40.0% | 1,861 51.2% | 322 | 3,638 | R+11.2 |
| Bourbon | 1,686 47.1% | 1,697 47.5% | 193 | 3,576 | R+0.3 |
| Montgomery | 1,819 51.1% | 1,509 42.4% | 235 | 3,563 | D+8.7 |
| Marshall | 1,851 52.4% | 1,502 42.5% | 182 | 3,535 | D+9.9 |
| Butler | 1,554 44.5% | 1,530 43.9% | 405 | 3,489 | D+0.7 |
| Crawford | 1,585 46.2% | 1,474 43.0% | 371 | 3,430 | D+3.2 |
| Franklin | 782 23.5% | 1,404 42.2% | 1,143 | 3,329 | R+18.7 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,836 55.8% | 1,357 41.2% | 98 | 3,291 | D+14.6 |
| Miami | 1,701 52.0% | 1,182 36.2% | 386 | 3,269 | D+15.9 |
| Sumner | 1,517 46.5% | 1,433 43.9% | 312 | 3,262 | D+2.6 |
| Lyon | 1,280 40.4% | 1,664 52.5% | 227 | 3,171 | R+12.1 |
| Jefferson | 1,815 57.5% | 1,251 39.7% | 88 | 3,154 | D+17.9 |
| Johnson | 1,492 48.9% | 1,227 40.2% | 335 | 3,054 | D+8.7 |
| Jewell | 528 18.3% | 1,187 41.2% | 1,169 | 2,884 | R+22.9 |
| Nemaha | 1,749 61.9% | 949 33.6% | 129 | 2,827 | D+28.3 |
| Doniphan | 1,952 69.4% | 769 27.3% | 91 | 2,812 | D+42.1 |
| Brown | 1,376 49.0% | 1,275 45.4% | 156 | 2,807 | D+3.6 |
| McPherson | 1,127 40.2% | 1,285 45.8% | 392 | 2,804 | R+5.6 |
| Dickinson | 1,437 51.4% | 1,112 39.7% | 249 | 2,798 | D+11.6 |
| Cloud | 1,241 44.7% | 1,100 39.6% | 438 | 2,779 | D+5.1 |
| Washington | 1,346 48.6% | 1,068 38.5% | 357 | 2,771 | D+10.0 |
| Linn | 805 29.6% | 1,148 42.2% | 769 | 2,722 | R+12.6 |
| Saline | 1,427 52.9% | 1,256 46.6% | 14 | 2,697 | D+6.3 |
| Wilson | 1,097 43.2% | 1,179 46.5% | 262 | 2,538 | R+3.2 |
| Neosho | 1,154 45.8% | 1,068 42.4% | 299 | 2,521 | D+3.4 |
| Coffey | 1,229 50.6% | 969 39.9% | 232 | 2,430 | D+10.7 |
| Clay | 902 37.2% | 1,067 44.0% | 456 | 2,425 | R+6.8 |
| Mitchell | 1,076 47.7% | 774 34.3% | 406 | 2,256 | D+13.4 |
| Harvey | 1,047 46.6% | 1,010 45.0% | 188 | 2,245 | D+1.6 |
| Republic | 663 29.8% | 1,017 45.6% | 548 | 2,228 | R+15.9 |
| Reno | 997 45.1% | 1,057 47.8% | 156 | 2,210 | R+2.7 |
| Allen | 1,014 47.6% | 1,035 48.6% | 80 | 2,129 | R+1.0 |
| Chautauqua | 816 39.2% | 897 43.1% | 370 | 2,083 | R+3.9 |
| Jackson | 985 47.5% | 1,006 48.5% | 84 | 2,075 | R+1.0 |
| Anderson | 710 34.3% | 992 47.9% | 368 | 2,070 | R+13.6 |
| Greenwood | 809 40.7% | 904 45.5% | 275 | 1,988 | R+4.8 |
| Ottawa | 843 43.4% | 769 39.6% | 331 | 1,943 | D+3.8 |
| Elk | 795 40.9% | 826 42.5% | 321 | 1,942 | R+1.6 |
| Barton | 1,064 55.1% | 722 37.4% | 145 | 1,931 | D+17.7 |
| Rice | 916 48.4% | 926 48.9% | 50 | 1,892 | R+0.5 |
| Riley | 827 44.8% | 670 36.3% | 350 | 1,847 | D+8.5 |
| Smith | 489 26.5% | 810 43.9% | 547 | 1,846 | R+17.4 |
| Marion | 848 48.5% | 762 43.6% | 137 | 1,747 | D+4.9 |
| Wabaunsee | 942 56.9% | 681 41.1% | 32 | 1,655 | D+15.8 |
| Morris | 840 52.0% | 713 44.1% | 63 | 1,616 | D+7.9 |
| Ellsworth | 902 57.2% | 564 35.8% | 111 | 1,577 | D+21.4 |
| Osborne | 538 34.4% | 656 41.9% | 371 | 1,565 | R+7.5 |
| Phillips | 347 24.7% | 596 42.4% | 463 | 1,406 | R+17.7 |
| Davis | 831 59.8% | 434 31.2% | 125 | 1,390 | D+28.6 |
| Chase | 532 38.7% | 498 36.2% | 345 | 1,375 | D+2.5 |
| Lincoln | 818 61.5% | 355 26.7% | 157 | 1,330 | D+34.8 |
| Woodson | 542 43.1% | 604 48.0% | 113 | 1,259 | R+4.9 |
| Rooks | 261 21.9% | 488 41.0% | 441 | 1,190 | R+19.1 |
| Russell | 657 64.0% | 269 26.2% | 101 | 1,027 | D+37.8 |
| Harper | 317 33.8% | 380 40.5% | 242 | 939 | R+6.7 |
| Ford | 663 71.1% | 253 27.1% | 16 | 932 | D+44.0 |
| Ellis | 603 65.1% | 292 31.5% | 31 | 926 | D+33.6 |
| Norton | 139 17.7% | 327 41.7% | 318 | 784 | R+24.0 |
| Kingman | 268 36.1% | 392 52.8% | 83 | 743 | R+16.7 |
| Pawnee | 308 41.7% | 427 57.9% | 3 | 738 | R+16.1 |
| Rush | 339 51.3% | 259 39.2% | 63 | 661 | D+12.1 |
| Stafford | 329 51.7% | 265 41.7% | 42 | 636 | D+10.1 |
| Ness | 57 11.4% | 268 53.8% | 173 | 498 | R+42.4 |
| Decatur | 204 41.6% | 257 52.4% | 29 | 490 | R+10.8 |
| Graham | 93 19.9% | 201 42.9% | 174 | 468 | R+23.1 |
| Edwards | 190 44.6% | 147 34.5% | 89 | 426 | D+10.1 |
| Trego | 116 31.6% | 224 61.0% | 27 | 367 | R+29.4 |
| Pratt | 137 38.5% | 150 42.1% | 69 | 356 | R+3.7 |
| Hodgeman | 87 29.1% | 157 52.5% | 55 | 299 | R+23.4 |
| Rawlins | 94 41.4% | 85 37.4% | 48 | 227 | D+4.0 |
| Sheridan | 50 47.6% | 22 21.0% | 33 | 105 | D+26.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1882; 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 |