Election 1908 Results
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1908 Kansas governor election
Walter R. Stubbs (Republican) beat Jeremiah D. Botkin (Democrat) in Kansas in 1908, 52.5% to 43.3%, a margin of 9.2 points and 34,307 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1906, when Edward W. Hoch won.
Republicans led in 97 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 18,222 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.9 points. The closest was Saline, where 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter R. Stubbs won | Republican | 196,692 | 52.5% |
| Jeremiah D. Botkin | Democratic | 162,385 | 43.3% |
| All other candidates | 15,700 | 4.2% | |
| Total | 374,777 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 9,180 50.4% | 8,477 46.5% | 565 | 18,222 | D+3.9 |
| Sedgwick | 6,399 47.7% | 6,478 48.3% | 531 | 13,408 | R+0.6 |
| Shawnee | 5,915 44.1% | 7,270 54.2% | 217 | 13,402 | R+10.1 |
| Crawford | 4,231 38.7% | 5,048 46.2% | 1,644 | 10,923 | R+7.5 |
| Montgomery | 4,074 41.1% | 5,119 51.7% | 713 | 9,906 | R+10.5 |
| Leavenworth | 4,011 44.8% | 4,630 51.7% | 319 | 8,960 | R+6.9 |
| Cherokee | 3,807 43.5% | 3,889 44.5% | 1,048 | 8,744 | R+0.9 |
| Reno | 3,492 45.0% | 4,032 52.0% | 230 | 7,754 | R+7.0 |
| Cowley | 3,234 45.9% | 3,392 48.1% | 420 | 7,046 | R+2.2 |
| Labette | 2,828 41.4% | 3,311 48.5% | 691 | 6,830 | R+7.1 |
| Sumner | 2,860 45.6% | 3,144 50.1% | 272 | 6,276 | R+4.5 |
| Allen | 2,570 42.3% | 3,291 54.1% | 219 | 6,080 | R+11.9 |
| Atchison | 2,946 50.0% | 2,886 49.0% | 56 | 5,888 | D+1.0 |
| Marshall | 2,614 44.5% | 3,190 54.3% | 73 | 5,877 | R+9.8 |
| Lyon | 2,544 43.8% | 3,025 52.0% | 245 | 5,814 | R+8.3 |
| Bourbon | 2,627 46.6% | 2,785 49.4% | 221 | 5,633 | R+2.8 |
| Butler | 2,361 42.0% | 3,007 53.5% | 257 | 5,625 | R+11.5 |
| Neosho | 2,486 45.2% | 2,840 51.6% | 173 | 5,499 | R+6.4 |
| Dickinson | 2,321 42.9% | 2,889 53.4% | 199 | 5,409 | R+10.5 |
| Douglas | 2,032 37.6% | 3,279 60.6% | 96 | 5,407 | R+23.1 |
| Osage | 2,188 41.2% | 2,813 52.9% | 312 | 5,313 | R+11.8 |
| Franklin | 2,129 42.2% | 2,716 53.8% | 206 | 5,051 | R+11.6 |
| Brown | 2,020 41.2% | 2,781 56.7% | 102 | 4,903 | R+15.5 |
| Miami | 2,301 47.5% | 2,442 50.4% | 103 | 4,846 | R+2.9 |
| McPherson | 1,837 39.0% | 2,781 59.0% | 92 | 4,710 | R+20.0 |
| Washington | 1,893 40.3% | 2,720 57.9% | 82 | 4,695 | R+17.6 |
| Nemaha | 2,172 46.9% | 2,396 51.7% | 63 | 4,631 | R+4.8 |
| Saline | 2,218 48.6% | 2,222 48.7% | 127 | 4,567 | R+0.1 |
| Wilson | 1,770 38.9% | 2,426 53.4% | 351 | 4,547 | R+14.4 |
| Johnson | 2,060 45.5% | 2,373 52.5% | 91 | 4,524 | R+6.9 |
| Jewell | 1,920 42.8% | 2,420 53.9% | 149 | 4,489 | R+11.1 |
| Marion | 1,712 38.6% | 2,605 58.8% | 113 | 4,430 | R+20.2 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,693 38.8% | 2,637 60.5% | 28 | 4,358 | R+21.7 |
| Republic | 1,876 45.2% | 2,200 52.9% | 79 | 4,155 | R+7.8 |
| Cloud | 1,620 39.2% | 2,189 53.0% | 325 | 4,134 | R+13.8 |
| Jefferson | 1,685 41.4% | 2,301 56.5% | 83 | 4,069 | R+15.1 |
| Greenwood | 1,527 38.3% | 2,384 59.7% | 80 | 3,991 | R+21.5 |
| Harvey | 1,477 37.5% | 2,304 58.4% | 162 | 3,943 | R+21.0 |
| Coffey | 1,688 43.3% | 2,132 54.7% | 80 | 3,900 | R+11.4 |
| Barton | 2,007 52.0% | 1,746 45.2% | 110 | 3,863 | D+6.8 |
| Linn | 1,699 44.8% | 1,953 51.5% | 143 | 3,795 | R+6.7 |
| Jackson | 1,480 39.6% | 2,230 59.6% | 31 | 3,741 | R+20.0 |
| Riley | 1,222 33.1% | 2,379 64.4% | 93 | 3,694 | R+31.3 |
| Rice | 1,392 39.2% | 1,877 52.8% | 284 | 3,553 | R+13.7 |
| Smith | 1,612 45.5% | 1,811 51.1% | 121 | 3,544 | R+5.6 |
| Clay | 1,479 42.4% | 1,866 53.5% | 142 | 3,487 | R+11.1 |
| Mitchell | 1,561 44.8% | 1,797 51.5% | 128 | 3,486 | R+6.8 |
| Doniphan | 1,049 30.3% | 2,344 67.8% | 64 | 3,457 | R+37.5 |
| Phillips | 1,503 44.8% | 1,754 52.3% | 98 | 3,355 | R+7.5 |
| Anderson | 1,503 45.0% | 1,722 51.5% | 118 | 3,343 | R+6.6 |
| Morris | 1,264 40.7% | 1,801 57.9% | 43 | 3,108 | R+17.3 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,124 36.4% | 1,921 62.2% | 42 | 3,087 | R+25.8 |
| Harper | 1,365 44.6% | 1,535 50.2% | 158 | 3,058 | R+5.6 |
| Kingman | 1,440 47.7% | 1,471 48.8% | 105 | 3,016 | R+1.0 |
| Osborne | 1,056 35.4% | 1,708 57.2% | 222 | 2,986 | R+21.8 |
| Norton | 1,367 47.3% | 1,413 48.9% | 109 | 2,889 | R+1.6 |
| Ottawa | 1,245 44.1% | 1,445 51.2% | 134 | 2,824 | R+7.1 |
| Chautauqua | 964 34.6% | 1,666 59.8% | 154 | 2,784 | R+25.2 |
| Elk | 1,198 44.6% | 1,459 54.3% | 31 | 2,688 | R+9.7 |
| Stafford | 1,121 44.6% | 1,346 53.5% | 47 | 2,514 | R+8.9 |
| Ford | 1,063 42.6% | 1,356 54.4% | 75 | 2,494 | R+11.7 |
| Rooks | 1,003 41.5% | 1,292 53.5% | 120 | 2,415 | R+12.0 |
| Lincoln | 1,091 45.2% | 1,249 51.8% | 72 | 2,412 | R+6.6 |
| Russell | 974 41.1% | 1,361 57.4% | 35 | 2,370 | R+16.3 |
| Geary | 1,047 44.4% | 1,257 53.3% | 55 | 2,359 | R+8.9 |
| Pratt | 1,050 44.6% | 1,189 50.5% | 114 | 2,353 | R+5.9 |
| Woodson | 1,035 44.1% | 1,278 54.5% | 33 | 2,346 | R+10.4 |
| Ellsworth | 1,091 47.5% | 1,173 51.1% | 31 | 2,295 | R+3.6 |
| Decatur | 1,244 54.5% | 919 40.3% | 119 | 2,282 | D+14.2 |
| Ellis | 1,348 61.3% | 821 37.3% | 30 | 2,199 | D+24.0 |
| Pawnee | 981 47.7% | 986 47.9% | 91 | 2,058 | R+0.2 |
| Barber | 850 41.8% | 1,107 54.5% | 76 | 2,033 | R+12.6 |
| Chase | 816 42.7% | 1,037 54.2% | 59 | 1,912 | R+11.6 |
| Graham | 722 41.7% | 908 52.4% | 102 | 1,732 | R+10.7 |
| Rush | 878 52.0% | 774 45.8% | 38 | 1,690 | D+6.2 |
| Finney | 539 33.1% | 1,017 62.4% | 73 | 1,629 | R+29.3 |
| Edwards | 696 45.5% | 783 51.1% | 52 | 1,531 | R+5.7 |
| Rawlins | 710 47.0% | 734 48.6% | 67 | 1,511 | R+1.6 |
| Ness | 437 33.3% | 652 49.7% | 223 | 1,312 | R+16.4 |
| Sheridan | 632 48.3% | 649 49.6% | 28 | 1,309 | R+1.3 |
| Thomas | 615 48.8% | 578 45.9% | 66 | 1,259 | D+2.9 |
| Kiowa | 399 33.8% | 718 60.9% | 62 | 1,179 | R+27.1 |
| Gove | 455 39.6% | 644 56.1% | 49 | 1,148 | R+16.5 |
| Trego | 442 39.8% | 619 55.8% | 49 | 1,110 | R+15.9 |
| Sherman | 489 48.6% | 460 45.7% | 57 | 1,006 | D+2.9 |
| Meade | 363 36.4% | 600 60.2% | 34 | 997 | R+23.8 |
| Seward | 403 45.3% | 446 50.1% | 41 | 890 | R+4.8 |
| Logan | 279 31.7% | 558 63.3% | 44 | 881 | R+31.7 |
| Cheyenne | 325 37.0% | 487 55.4% | 67 | 879 | R+18.4 |
| Gray | 336 42.6% | 377 47.8% | 76 | 789 | R+5.2 |
| Clark | 333 43.2% | 407 52.8% | 31 | 771 | R+9.6 |
| Kearny | 292 38.1% | 447 58.3% | 28 | 767 | R+20.2 |
| Hamilton | 271 37.7% | 419 58.3% | 29 | 719 | R+20.6 |
| Hodgeman | 283 39.4% | 421 58.6% | 14 | 718 | R+19.2 |
| Lane | 262 37.9% | 365 52.8% | 64 | 691 | R+14.9 |
| Scott | 272 39.5% | 347 50.4% | 70 | 689 | R+10.9 |
| Comanche | 238 36.2% | 398 60.6% | 21 | 657 | R+24.4 |
| Wallace | 183 31.0% | 378 64.0% | 30 | 591 | R+33.0 |
| Stevens | 205 38.5% | 272 51.0% | 56 | 533 | R+12.6 |
| Wichita | 166 39.0% | 238 55.9% | 22 | 426 | R+16.9 |
| Haskell | 136 38.4% | 177 50.0% | 41 | 354 | R+11.6 |
| Grant | 127 39.2% | 183 56.5% | 14 | 324 | R+17.3 |
| Greeley | 86 26.8% | 208 64.8% | 27 | 321 | R+38.0 |
| Morton | 143 46.3% | 154 49.8% | 12 | 309 | R+3.6 |
| Stanton | 106 35.8% | 181 61.1% | 9 | 296 | R+25.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1908; 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 |