Election 1890 Results
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1890 Kansas governor election
Lyman U. Humphrey (Republican) beat John F. Willits (independent) in Kansas in 1890, 39.0% to 36.3%, a margin of 2.7 points and 8,079 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1888, when Lyman U. Humphrey also won.
other candidates led in 50 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 48 and Democrats in 7. The largest, Shawnee, cast 10,156 votes and went to the Republican by 8.7 points. The closest was Geary, where 3 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman U. Humphrey won | Republican | 115,024 | 39.0% |
| John F. Willits | Populist | 106,945 | 36.3% |
| Charles Robinson | Democratic | 71,357 | 24.2% |
| All other candidates | 1,230 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 294,556 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee | 4,067 40.0% | 4,949 48.7% | 1,140 | 10,156 | R+8.7 |
| Sedgwick | 4,692 50.8% | 1,997 21.6% | 2,553 | 9,242 | D+29.2 |
| Wyandotte | 3,812 52.8% | 2,907 40.3% | 498 | 7,217 | D+12.5 |
| Cowley | 1,381 19.8% | 2,974 42.6% | 2,628 | 6,983 | R+22.8 |
| Leavenworth | 4,481 65.3% | 1,419 20.7% | 959 | 6,859 | D+44.6 |
| Crawford | 1,616 24.9% | 2,390 36.8% | 2,489 | 6,495 | Others |
| Sumner | 1,504 23.8% | 2,276 36.1% | 2,532 | 6,312 | Others |
| Cherokee | 892 15.5% | 1,804 31.3% | 3,066 | 5,762 | Others |
| Osage | 670 12.0% | 1,977 35.4% | 2,934 | 5,581 | Others |
| Labette | 914 16.5% | 2,165 39.1% | 2,455 | 5,534 | Others |
| Reno | 943 17.4% | 2,208 40.7% | 2,277 | 5,428 | Others |
| Bourbon | 1,340 24.7% | 2,374 43.8% | 1,708 | 5,422 | R+19.1 |
| Atchison | 2,208 41.6% | 2,234 42.1% | 868 | 5,310 | R+0.5 |
| Marion | 1,570 29.8% | 1,884 35.8% | 1,814 | 5,268 | R+6.0 |
| Montgomery | 929 17.8% | 2,350 45.0% | 1,939 | 5,218 | R+27.2 |
| Butler | 1,061 20.5% | 1,903 36.8% | 2,202 | 5,166 | Others |
| Douglas | 1,853 36.8% | 2,374 47.1% | 813 | 5,040 | R+10.3 |
| Lyon | 843 17.2% | 1,771 36.1% | 2,295 | 4,909 | Others |
| Washington | 1,192 24.6% | 1,544 31.9% | 2,103 | 4,839 | Others |
| Dickinson | 1,067 23.5% | 1,504 33.1% | 1,973 | 4,544 | Others |
| Franklin | 764 16.8% | 1,715 37.8% | 2,061 | 4,540 | Others |
| Brown | 1,182 26.3% | 1,967 43.8% | 1,337 | 4,486 | R+17.5 |
| Miami | 1,051 24.0% | 1,731 39.5% | 1,595 | 4,377 | R+15.5 |
| Nemaha | 1,072 24.5% | 1,905 43.6% | 1,392 | 4,369 | R+19.1 |
| Marshall | 817 19.9% | 1,631 39.8% | 1,648 | 4,096 | Others |
| Neosho | 822 20.2% | 1,691 41.6% | 1,556 | 4,069 | R+21.4 |
| Pottawatomie | 709 17.7% | 1,552 38.7% | 1,746 | 4,007 | Others |
| Johnson | 801 20.1% | 1,837 46.1% | 1,344 | 3,982 | R+26.0 |
| Cloud | 548 13.9% | 1,418 36.1% | 1,966 | 3,932 | Others |
| Republic | 797 20.3% | 1,486 37.8% | 1,646 | 3,929 | Others |
| Linn | 424 10.8% | 1,820 46.4% | 1,675 | 3,919 | R+35.6 |
| McPherson | 902 23.1% | 1,535 39.2% | 1,475 | 3,912 | R+16.2 |
| Jewell | 324 8.4% | 1,424 37.0% | 2,099 | 3,847 | Others |
| Jefferson | 748 19.6% | 1,772 46.4% | 1,301 | 3,821 | R+26.8 |
| Greenwood | 513 14.2% | 1,498 41.4% | 1,611 | 3,622 | Others |
| Coffey | 696 19.4% | 1,432 40.0% | 1,453 | 3,581 | Others |
| Saline | 537 15.0% | 1,196 33.5% | 1,841 | 3,574 | Others |
| Clay | 464 13.1% | 1,320 37.2% | 1,763 | 3,547 | Others |
| Wilson | 690 19.7% | 1,684 48.0% | 1,136 | 3,510 | R+28.3 |
| Harvey | 1,088 32.6% | 1,361 40.7% | 892 | 3,341 | R+8.2 |
| Anderson | 688 21.2% | 1,550 47.8% | 1,005 | 3,243 | R+26.6 |
| Jackson | 645 20.1% | 1,505 46.9% | 1,057 | 3,207 | R+26.8 |
| Rice | 421 13.2% | 1,259 39.3% | 1,521 | 3,201 | Others |
| Doniphan | 1,094 35.1% | 1,881 60.3% | 145 | 3,120 | R+25.2 |
| Mitchell | 349 11.8% | 1,001 34.0% | 1,596 | 2,946 | Others |
| Allen | 821 28.4% | 1,415 48.9% | 655 | 2,891 | R+20.5 |
| Riley | 556 19.5% | 1,196 41.9% | 1,101 | 2,853 | R+22.4 |
| Barton | 946 33.3% | 871 30.7% | 1,022 | 2,839 | Others |
| Smith | 255 9.1% | 960 34.2% | 1,593 | 2,808 | Others |
| Ottawa | 242 8.7% | 1,133 40.7% | 1,409 | 2,784 | Others |
| Harper | 707 25.4% | 758 27.2% | 1,318 | 2,783 | Others |
| Elk | 369 13.4% | 1,210 43.9% | 1,179 | 2,758 | R+30.5 |
| Wabaunsee | 727 26.9% | 924 34.2% | 1,050 | 2,701 | Others |
| Chautauqua | 296 11.0% | 1,328 49.4% | 1,064 | 2,688 | R+38.4 |
| Morris | 443 17.2% | 1,071 41.7% | 1,057 | 2,571 | R+24.4 |
| Kingman | 513 20.2% | 824 32.5% | 1,199 | 2,536 | Others |
| Phillips | 491 21.3% | 812 35.2% | 1,003 | 2,306 | Others |
| Osborne | 177 8.0% | 801 36.2% | 1,235 | 2,213 | Others |
| Woodson | 267 12.6% | 1,002 47.3% | 850 | 2,119 | R+34.7 |
| Lincoln | 362 17.8% | 608 29.9% | 1,062 | 2,032 | Others |
| Barber | 445 22.1% | 640 31.8% | 930 | 2,015 | Others |
| Ellsworth | 687 34.3% | 683 34.1% | 631 | 2,001 | D+0.2 |
| Pratt | 236 12.4% | 702 36.8% | 970 | 1,908 | Others |
| Chase | 447 24.0% | 723 38.8% | 693 | 1,863 | R+14.8 |
| Norton | 193 10.5% | 664 36.0% | 988 | 1,845 | Others |
| Geary | 622 34.8% | 547 30.6% | 619 | 1,788 | D+4.2 |
| Stafford | 119 6.7% | 605 34.3% | 1,042 | 1,766 | Others |
| Ellis | 688 44.2% | 416 26.8% | 451 | 1,555 | D+17.5 |
| Russell | 389 26.3% | 617 41.8% | 471 | 1,477 | R+15.4 |
| Decatur | 203 14.6% | 422 30.4% | 765 | 1,390 | Others |
| Rooks | 137 10.2% | 487 36.4% | 713 | 1,337 | Others |
| Sherman | 162 13.0% | 498 40.1% | 582 | 1,242 | Others |
| Rawlins | 430 35.4% | 490 40.3% | 296 | 1,216 | R+4.9 |
| Pawnee | 150 12.7% | 517 43.9% | 512 | 1,179 | R+31.1 |
| Ford | 537 48.4% | 473 42.6% | 100 | 1,110 | D+5.8 |
| Rush | 265 24.2% | 401 36.7% | 427 | 1,093 | Others |
| Ness | 192 18.0% | 405 37.9% | 471 | 1,068 | Others |
| Thomas | 150 16.3% | 373 40.5% | 398 | 921 | Others |
| Cheyenne | 163 18.2% | 400 44.6% | 333 | 896 | R+26.5 |
| Graham | 74 8.3% | 336 37.8% | 479 | 889 | Others |
| Edwards | 174 21.3% | 305 37.3% | 338 | 817 | Others |
| Sheridan | 66 9.3% | 257 36.1% | 389 | 712 | Others |
| Finney | 243 35.0% | 384 55.3% | 67 | 694 | R+20.3 |
| Kiowa | 137 20.4% | 266 39.6% | 269 | 672 | Others |
| Logan | 161 24.2% | 368 55.3% | 137 | 666 | R+31.1 |
| Comanche | 177 30.5% | 231 39.8% | 173 | 581 | R+9.3 |
| Hodgeman | 174 31.3% | 321 57.7% | 61 | 556 | R+26.4 |
| Trego | 106 19.9% | 264 49.4% | 164 | 534 | R+29.6 |
| Gove | 110 20.8% | 283 53.6% | 135 | 528 | R+32.8 |
| Clark | 127 25.0% | 180 35.4% | 201 | 508 | Others |
| Wallace | 100 20.2% | 182 36.8% | 212 | 494 | Others |
| Gray | 203 41.8% | 246 50.6% | 37 | 486 | R+8.8 |
| Meade | 140 29.0% | 248 51.5% | 94 | 482 | R+22.4 |
| Lane | 61 12.8% | 249 52.4% | 165 | 475 | R+39.6 |
| Hamilton | 159 37.9% | 245 58.5% | 15 | 419 | R+20.5 |
| Kearny | 158 41.7% | 208 54.9% | 13 | 379 | R+13.2 |
| Wichita | 18 4.7% | 174 45.9% | 187 | 379 | Others |
| Stevens | 41 13.3% | 92 29.9% | 175 | 308 | Others |
| Grant | 36 12.2% | 123 41.8% | 135 | 294 | Others |
| Scott | 26 9.0% | 139 48.3% | 123 | 288 | R+39.2 |
| Seward | 75 27.3% | 171 62.2% | 29 | 275 | R+34.9 |
| Greeley | 53 19.8% | 150 56.0% | 65 | 268 | R+36.2 |
| Stanton | 35 13.8% | 131 51.6% | 88 | 254 | R+37.8 |
| Haskell | 59 23.7% | 137 55.0% | 53 | 249 | R+31.3 |
| Morton | 24 11.4% | 109 51.7% | 78 | 211 | R+40.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1890; 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 |