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Election 1898 Results

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1898 Kansas governor election

William E. Stanley (Republican) beat John W. Leedy (independent) in Kansas in 1898, 51.8% to 46.6%, a margin of 5.3 points and 15,134 votes.

Kansas changed party: in 1896 it went third-party, for John W. Leedy.

Republicans led in 68 of the 105 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 37. The largest, Shawnee, cast 10,130 votes and went to the Republican by 58.6 points. The closest was Butler, where 0 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William E. Stanley won	Republican	149,292	51.8%
John W. Leedy	Populist	134,158	46.6%
All other candidates		4,727	1.6%
Total		288,177

Every county

County	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Shawnee	5,937 58.6%	4,193	10,130	R+58.6
Sedgwick	4,203 49.0%	4,378	8,581	Others
Wyandotte	4,286 51.2%	4,089	8,375	R+51.2
Crawford	3,113 45.5%	3,728	6,841	Others
Leavenworth	3,120 47.5%	3,452	6,572	Others
Cherokee	2,935 46.3%	3,406	6,341	Others
Labette	3,027 49.8%	3,057	6,084	Others
Cowley	3,077 51.1%	2,939	6,016	R+51.1
Reno	2,993 54.2%	2,531	5,524	R+54.2
Montgomery	2,688 49.9%	2,701	5,389	Others
Osage	2,579 48.5%	2,741	5,320	Others
Sumner	2,801 52.8%	2,506	5,307	R+52.8
Marion	2,072 39.4%	3,193	5,265	Others
Douglas	2,740 55.2%	2,220	4,960	R+55.2
Lyon	2,567 52.7%	2,307	4,874	R+52.7
Bourbon	2,538 52.5%	2,299	4,837	R+52.5
Butler	2,352 50.0%	2,352	4,704	R+50.0
Franklin	2,360 50.6%	2,300	4,660	R+50.6
Washington	2,565 55.4%	2,062	4,627	R+55.4
Brown	2,557 55.4%	2,062	4,619	R+55.4
Nemaha	2,316 51.4%	2,194	4,510	R+51.4
Atchison	2,259 50.3%	2,228	4,487	R+50.3
Miami	2,270 52.3%	2,074	4,344	R+52.3
Dickinson	2,270 52.4%	2,059	4,329	R+52.4
Marshall	2,871 67.6%	1,378	4,249	R+67.6
Pottawatomie	2,245 53.6%	1,941	4,186	R+53.6
Neosho	2,040 50.1%	2,031	4,071	R+50.1
Jewell	2,072 51.0%	1,994	4,066	R+51.0
Johnson	2,021 50.1%	2,013	4,034	R+50.1
Jefferson	2,102 52.9%	1,871	3,973	R+52.9
Republic	2,142 55.6%	1,711	3,853	R+55.6
Linn	1,909 49.6%	1,939	3,848	Others
Saline	1,808 48.0%	1,957	3,765	Others
Cloud	1,824 48.6%	1,927	3,751	Others
Coffey	1,864 51.3%	1,769	3,633	R+51.3
Jackson	2,041 57.6%	1,503	3,544	R+57.6
Greenwood	1,775 50.3%	1,756	3,531	R+50.3
Doniphan	2,304 66.6%	1,153	3,457	R+66.6
Wilson	1,769 52.1%	1,629	3,398	R+52.1
McPherson	2,333 69.8%	1,009	3,342	R+69.8
Smith	1,524 45.7%	1,811	3,335	Others
Clay	1,620 48.8%	1,701	3,321	Others
Harvey	1,945 58.7%	1,371	3,316	R+58.7
Anderson	1,605 49.8%	1,620	3,225	Others
Allen	1,812 56.8%	1,380	3,192	R+56.8
Rice	1,705 53.8%	1,463	3,168	R+53.8
Mitchell	1,382 46.8%	1,571	2,953	Others
Riley	1,728 59.6%	1,169	2,897	R+59.6
Phillips	1,471 51.6%	1,380	2,851	R+51.6
Elk	1,384 50.6%	1,350	2,734	R+50.6
Barton	1,248 46.2%	1,453	2,701	Others
Wabaunsee	1,464 54.4%	1,225	2,689	R+54.4
Morris	1,425 54.6%	1,187	2,612	R+54.6
Osborne	1,340 53.3%	1,175	2,515	R+53.3
Ottawa	1,312 52.2%	1,202	2,514	R+52.2
Chautauqua	1,350 55.7%	1,073	2,423	R+55.7
Woodson	1,209 52.7%	1,086	2,295	R+52.7
Kingman	1,110 50.7%	1,079	2,189	R+50.7
Norton	1,059 51.0%	1,016	2,075	R+51.0
Harper	958 46.4%	1,105	2,063	Others
Lincoln	845 45.3%	1,021	1,866	Others
Geary	944 51.2%	900	1,844	R+51.2
Stafford	808 44.7%	999	1,807	Others
Ellsworth	1,035 57.4%	767	1,802	R+57.4
Chase	863 50.4%	851	1,714	R+50.4
Rooks	841 49.9%	846	1,687	Others
Russell	960 57.9%	699	1,659	R+57.9
Ellis	541 36.5%	940	1,481	Others
Decatur	620 42.8%	828	1,448	Others
Barber	654 48.6%	692	1,346	Others
Pratt	607 48.1%	654	1,261	Others
Rush	609 51.5%	574	1,183	R+51.5
Pawnee	554 47.3%	617	1,171	Others
Ford	552 50.0%	552	1,104	R+50.0
Graham	405 38.7%	642	1,047	Others
Rawlins	470 46.6%	538	1,008	Others
Ness	413 45.8%	488	901	Others
Thomas	376 44.5%	469	845	Others
Edwards	384 47.4%	426	810	Others
Finney	470 60.7%	304	774	R+60.7
Sheridan	363 48.9%	380	743	Others
Sherman	333 48.6%	352	685	Others
Trego	294 48.0%	319	613	Others
Cheyenne	284 48.3%	304	588	Others
Gove	320 61.0%	205	525	R+61.0
Hodgeman	278 56.3%	216	494	R+56.3
Kiowa	266 54.3%	224	490	R+54.3
Logan	277 63.2%	161	438	R+63.2
Lane	232 56.0%	182	414	R+56.0
Clark	181 49.2%	187	368	Others
Hamilton	204 56.4%	158	362	R+56.4
Meade	198 57.4%	147	345	R+57.4
Comanche	187 55.0%	153	340	R+55.0
Wichita	211 63.9%	119	330	R+63.9
Gray	171 59.0%	119	290	R+59.0
Kearny	177 61.2%	112	289	R+61.2
Scott	121 46.2%	141	262	Others
Wallace	163 65.2%	87	250	R+65.2
Seward	88 57.9%	64	152	R+57.9
Greeley	99 75.0%	33	132	R+75.0
Stevens	48 38.1%	78	126	Others
Haskell	72 65.5%	38	110	R+65.5
Grant	52 58.4%	37	89	R+58.4
Stanton	42 52.5%	38	80	R+52.5
Morton	40 62.5%	24	64	R+62.5

Counties as they stood in 1898; 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

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