Election 1902 Results
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1902 Kansas governor election
Willis J. Bailey (Republican) beat W. H. Craddock (Democrat) in Kansas in 1902, 55.5% to 40.8%, a margin of 14.7 points and 42,094 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1900, when William Eugene Stanley won.
Republicans led in 99 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 12,544 votes and went to the Republican by 6.7 points. The closest was Thomas, where 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willis J. Bailey won | Republican | 159,242 | 55.5% |
| W. H. Craddock | Democratic | 117,148 | 40.8% |
| All other candidates | 10,778 | 3.8% | |
| Total | 287,168 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 5,563 44.3% | 6,398 51.0% | 583 | 12,544 | R+6.7 |
| Shawnee | 2,642 26.7% | 6,248 63.2% | 993 | 9,883 | R+36.5 |
| Sedgwick | 3,536 38.8% | 5,155 56.6% | 416 | 9,107 | R+17.8 |
| Crawford | 3,214 41.6% | 4,114 53.2% | 400 | 7,728 | R+11.6 |
| Leavenworth | 3,157 45.1% | 3,519 50.3% | 326 | 7,002 | R+5.2 |
| Cherokee | 3,230 47.0% | 3,355 48.8% | 290 | 6,875 | R+1.8 |
| Cowley | 2,322 39.7% | 3,005 51.4% | 515 | 5,842 | R+11.7 |
| Labette | 2,425 43.7% | 2,974 53.6% | 145 | 5,544 | R+9.9 |
| Reno | 1,958 36.2% | 3,145 58.2% | 305 | 5,408 | R+21.9 |
| Montgomery | 2,260 43.5% | 2,847 54.8% | 88 | 5,195 | R+11.3 |
| Marshall | 2,047 39.6% | 3,062 59.3% | 56 | 5,165 | R+19.7 |
| Atchison | 2,025 40.1% | 3,002 59.4% | 25 | 5,052 | R+19.3 |
| Lyon | 2,162 43.5% | 2,536 51.0% | 273 | 4,971 | R+7.5 |
| Butler | 2,001 42.4% | 2,530 53.6% | 191 | 4,722 | R+11.2 |
| Bourbon | 1,884 40.5% | 2,561 55.1% | 204 | 4,649 | R+14.6 |
| Franklin | 1,941 42.0% | 2,491 53.9% | 188 | 4,620 | R+11.9 |
| Sumner | 1,922 42.2% | 2,480 54.4% | 154 | 4,556 | R+12.2 |
| Osage | 1,637 36.2% | 2,698 59.6% | 191 | 4,526 | R+23.4 |
| Allen | 1,639 36.3% | 2,721 60.3% | 153 | 4,513 | R+24.0 |
| Nemaha | 1,766 40.9% | 2,386 55.2% | 168 | 4,320 | R+14.4 |
| Brown | 1,574 36.7% | 2,650 61.7% | 70 | 4,294 | R+25.1 |
| Dickinson | 1,708 40.7% | 2,238 53.4% | 248 | 4,194 | R+12.6 |
| Miami | 1,953 48.0% | 2,078 51.1% | 39 | 4,070 | R+3.1 |
| Washington | 1,638 40.7% | 2,259 56.2% | 124 | 4,021 | R+15.4 |
| Johnson | 1,831 45.8% | 2,102 52.5% | 69 | 4,002 | R+6.8 |
| McPherson | 1,397 35.3% | 2,399 60.7% | 158 | 3,954 | R+25.3 |
| Neosho | 1,770 44.9% | 2,068 52.5% | 102 | 3,940 | R+7.6 |
| Saline | 1,668 44.0% | 1,976 52.1% | 146 | 3,790 | R+8.1 |
| Jewell | 1,616 43.5% | 1,999 53.9% | 96 | 3,711 | R+10.3 |
| Douglas | 1,168 31.6% | 2,384 64.4% | 148 | 3,700 | R+32.9 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,466 40.4% | 2,115 58.3% | 44 | 3,625 | R+17.9 |
| Coffey | 1,541 43.7% | 1,900 53.9% | 85 | 3,526 | R+10.2 |
| Linn | 1,595 45.5% | 1,853 52.9% | 56 | 3,504 | R+7.4 |
| Cloud | 1,214 34.7% | 1,995 57.0% | 289 | 3,498 | R+22.3 |
| Jefferson | 1,389 40.1% | 1,979 57.1% | 98 | 3,466 | R+17.0 |
| Greenwood | 1,460 42.2% | 1,945 56.2% | 54 | 3,459 | R+14.0 |
| Republic | 1,337 38.9% | 2,029 59.0% | 73 | 3,439 | R+20.1 |
| Wilson | 1,406 43.6% | 1,733 53.7% | 86 | 3,225 | R+10.1 |
| Jackson | 1,128 35.6% | 1,913 60.4% | 128 | 3,169 | R+24.8 |
| Anderson | 1,431 45.7% | 1,622 51.8% | 77 | 3,130 | R+6.1 |
| Smith | 1,390 45.3% | 1,622 52.8% | 58 | 3,070 | R+7.6 |
| Clay | 1,389 45.3% | 1,579 51.4% | 101 | 3,069 | R+6.2 |
| Marion | 955 31.2% | 2,037 66.6% | 68 | 3,060 | R+35.4 |
| Rice | 1,023 34.8% | 1,745 59.4% | 168 | 2,936 | R+24.6 |
| Barton | 1,505 51.8% | 1,377 47.4% | 21 | 2,903 | D+4.4 |
| Harvey | 957 33.1% | 1,817 62.8% | 121 | 2,895 | R+29.7 |
| Mitchell | 1,230 43.7% | 1,406 50.0% | 177 | 2,813 | R+6.3 |
| Phillips | 1,206 43.0% | 1,518 54.1% | 81 | 2,805 | R+11.1 |
| Riley | 960 35.6% | 1,691 62.7% | 46 | 2,697 | R+27.1 |
| Morris | 1,161 43.8% | 1,460 55.1% | 28 | 2,649 | R+11.3 |
| Doniphan | 704 27.8% | 1,788 70.7% | 37 | 2,529 | R+42.9 |
| Ottawa | 899 37.5% | 1,381 57.5% | 120 | 2,400 | R+20.1 |
| Chautauqua | 910 38.4% | 1,427 60.3% | 31 | 2,368 | R+21.8 |
| Elk | 950 41.2% | 1,327 57.5% | 30 | 2,307 | R+16.3 |
| Osborne | 838 36.5% | 1,348 58.6% | 113 | 2,299 | R+22.2 |
| Wabaunsee | 698 31.4% | 1,432 64.4% | 95 | 2,225 | R+33.0 |
| Kingman | 951 42.9% | 1,143 51.6% | 121 | 2,215 | R+8.7 |
| Harper | 898 41.2% | 1,115 51.1% | 167 | 2,180 | R+10.0 |
| Norton | 845 39.1% | 1,252 57.9% | 66 | 2,163 | R+18.8 |
| Woodson | 738 36.5% | 1,227 60.6% | 59 | 2,024 | R+24.2 |
| Stafford | 859 43.5% | 997 50.5% | 120 | 1,976 | R+7.0 |
| Lincoln | 978 49.7% | 962 48.9% | 28 | 1,968 | D+0.8 |
| Ellsworth | 790 41.0% | 1,125 58.4% | 13 | 1,928 | R+17.4 |
| Geary | 795 42.6% | 1,013 54.3% | 57 | 1,865 | R+11.7 |
| Ellis | 1,152 64.0% | 639 35.5% | 9 | 1,800 | D+28.5 |
| Russell | 723 42.3% | 977 57.1% | 10 | 1,710 | R+14.9 |
| Chase | 741 43.4% | 947 55.5% | 19 | 1,707 | R+12.1 |
| Decatur | 877 52.0% | 757 44.9% | 51 | 1,685 | D+7.1 |
| Rooks | 649 39.0% | 942 56.6% | 73 | 1,664 | R+17.6 |
| Pratt | 611 39.4% | 872 56.3% | 66 | 1,549 | R+16.8 |
| Barber | 639 42.5% | 757 50.3% | 109 | 1,505 | R+7.8 |
| Pawnee | 676 46.1% | 741 50.6% | 48 | 1,465 | R+4.4 |
| Ford | 549 40.0% | 782 57.0% | 40 | 1,371 | R+17.0 |
| Rush | 678 50.3% | 659 48.9% | 12 | 1,349 | D+1.4 |
| Graham | 580 45.6% | 663 52.2% | 28 | 1,271 | R+6.5 |
| Rawlins | 521 47.7% | 549 50.3% | 22 | 1,092 | R+2.6 |
| Edwards | 514 47.2% | 555 51.0% | 19 | 1,088 | R+3.8 |
| Ness | 410 38.2% | 517 48.1% | 147 | 1,074 | R+10.0 |
| Thomas | 419 47.6% | 413 46.9% | 48 | 880 | D+0.7 |
| Sheridan | 333 40.4% | 465 56.4% | 26 | 824 | R+16.0 |
| Finney | 289 36.7% | 465 59.0% | 34 | 788 | R+22.3 |
| Trego | 336 44.0% | 395 51.8% | 32 | 763 | R+7.7 |
| Kiowa | 297 44.7% | 355 53.4% | 13 | 665 | R+8.7 |
| Sherman | 269 41.3% | 373 57.2% | 10 | 652 | R+16.0 |
| Gove | 203 32.4% | 402 64.2% | 21 | 626 | R+31.8 |
| Hodgeman | 262 42.4% | 348 56.3% | 8 | 618 | R+13.9 |
| Cheyenne | 244 41.5% | 325 55.3% | 19 | 588 | R+13.8 |
| Logan | 166 31.6% | 337 64.2% | 22 | 525 | R+32.6 |
| Lane | 202 40.2% | 290 57.7% | 11 | 503 | R+17.5 |
| Meade | 176 38.9% | 276 61.1% | 452 | R+22.1 | |
| Comanche | 151 37.3% | 232 57.3% | 22 | 405 | R+20.0 |
| Gray | 143 38.8% | 213 57.7% | 13 | 369 | R+19.0 |
| Clark | 158 42.9% | 203 55.2% | 7 | 368 | R+12.2 |
| Hamilton | 170 47.0% | 189 52.2% | 3 | 362 | R+5.2 |
| Scott | 137 42.0% | 167 51.2% | 22 | 326 | R+9.2 |
| Wallace | 85 26.6% | 229 71.8% | 5 | 319 | R+45.1 |
| Wichita | 99 31.8% | 211 67.8% | 1 | 311 | R+36.0 |
| Kearny | 130 42.1% | 174 56.3% | 5 | 309 | R+14.2 |
| Stevens | 73 41.2% | 100 56.5% | 4 | 177 | R+15.3 |
| Seward | 56 33.1% | 107 63.3% | 6 | 169 | R+30.2 |
| Greeley | 12 9.2% | 106 81.5% | 12 | 130 | R+72.3 |
| Haskell | 39 30.7% | 87 68.5% | 1 | 127 | R+37.8 |
| Grant | 48 42.9% | 64 57.1% | 112 | R+14.3 | |
| Stanton | 39 41.5% | 55 58.5% | 94 | R+17.0 | |
| Morton | 42 45.2% | 51 54.8% | 93 | R+9.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1902; 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 |