Election 1912 Results
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1912 Kansas governor election
George H. Hodges (Democrat) beat Arthur Capper (Republican) in Kansas in 1912, 46.6% to 46.5%, a margin of 0.01 points and 29 votes.
Kansas changed party: in 1910 it went Republican, for Walter R. Stubbs.
Republicans led in 61 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 44. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 17,943 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.6 points. The closest was Anderson, where 2 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 H. Hodges won | Democratic | 167,437 | 46.6% |
| Arthur Capper | Republican | 167,408 | 46.5% |
| George W. Kleihege | Socialist | 24,767 | 6.9% |
| All other candidates | 72 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 359,684 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 9,175 51.1% | 7,447 41.5% | 1,321 | 17,943 | D+9.6 |
| Sedgwick | 6,931 48.4% | 6,620 46.2% | 765 | 14,316 | D+2.2 |
| Shawnee | 5,744 43.8% | 7,027 53.5% | 353 | 13,124 | R+9.8 |
| Crawford | 3,839 36.4% | 3,015 28.6% | 3,683 | 10,537 | D+7.8 |
| Montgomery | 3,981 45.7% | 3,540 40.7% | 1,181 | 8,702 | D+5.1 |
| Reno | 3,733 47.7% | 3,694 47.2% | 399 | 7,826 | D+0.5 |
| Leavenworth | 4,179 54.4% | 3,207 41.8% | 289 | 7,675 | D+12.7 |
| Cherokee | 3,134 42.6% | 2,284 31.0% | 1,941 | 7,359 | D+11.6 |
| Cowley | 2,830 41.3% | 3,218 47.0% | 806 | 6,854 | R+5.7 |
| Labette | 3,037 44.3% | 2,737 40.0% | 1,076 | 6,850 | D+4.4 |
| Sumner | 2,874 46.2% | 2,930 47.1% | 414 | 6,218 | R+0.9 |
| Lyon | 2,667 47.9% | 2,629 47.2% | 270 | 5,566 | D+0.7 |
| Atchison | 2,716 49.4% | 2,721 49.4% | 66 | 5,503 | R+0.1 |
| Marshall | 2,931 53.8% | 2,372 43.6% | 143 | 5,446 | D+10.3 |
| Dickinson | 2,591 49.0% | 2,439 46.2% | 254 | 5,284 | D+2.9 |
| Bourbon | 2,358 44.8% | 2,213 42.1% | 689 | 5,260 | D+2.8 |
| Butler | 2,379 45.4% | 2,666 50.9% | 192 | 5,237 | R+5.5 |
| Neosho | 2,456 47.7% | 2,255 43.8% | 435 | 5,146 | D+3.9 |
| Douglas | 2,298 44.7% | 2,711 52.8% | 127 | 5,136 | R+8.0 |
| Osage | 2,210 45.9% | 2,248 46.7% | 354 | 4,812 | R+0.8 |
| Franklin | 2,113 44.0% | 2,440 50.8% | 250 | 4,803 | R+6.8 |
| Allen | 2,296 48.1% | 2,113 44.2% | 369 | 4,778 | D+3.8 |
| Saline | 2,393 50.2% | 2,162 45.4% | 209 | 4,764 | D+4.8 |
| Brown | 2,096 44.2% | 2,550 53.7% | 100 | 4,746 | R+9.6 |
| Washington | 2,217 48.3% | 2,277 49.6% | 93 | 4,587 | R+1.3 |
| McPherson | 1,817 39.7% | 2,632 57.5% | 128 | 4,577 | R+17.8 |
| Jewell | 2,060 46.8% | 2,227 50.6% | 117 | 4,404 | R+3.8 |
| Miami | 2,350 54.7% | 1,752 40.8% | 194 | 4,296 | D+13.9 |
| Johnson | 2,191 51.2% | 1,946 45.5% | 144 | 4,281 | D+5.7 |
| Nemaha | 2,155 50.7% | 2,055 48.4% | 39 | 4,249 | D+2.4 |
| Wilson | 1,658 39.3% | 1,884 44.6% | 681 | 4,223 | R+5.4 |
| Marion | 2,051 49.1% | 2,025 48.4% | 105 | 4,181 | D+0.6 |
| Cloud | 2,025 49.0% | 1,851 44.8% | 259 | 4,135 | D+4.2 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,045 49.7% | 2,030 49.3% | 42 | 4,117 | D+0.4 |
| Barton | 2,321 57.4% | 1,556 38.5% | 168 | 4,045 | D+18.9 |
| Republic | 2,080 51.4% | 1,860 46.0% | 104 | 4,044 | D+5.4 |
| Harvey | 1,788 45.3% | 1,993 50.5% | 167 | 3,948 | R+5.2 |
| Jackson | 1,938 49.8% | 1,923 49.4% | 30 | 3,891 | D+0.4 |
| Jefferson | 1,885 49.1% | 1,892 49.3% | 64 | 3,841 | R+0.2 |
| Riley | 1,266 33.9% | 2,318 62.1% | 147 | 3,731 | R+28.2 |
| Smith | 1,696 45.5% | 1,829 49.1% | 200 | 3,725 | R+3.6 |
| Clay | 1,633 44.4% | 1,822 49.6% | 219 | 3,674 | R+5.1 |
| Greenwood | 1,747 48.0% | 1,649 45.3% | 242 | 3,638 | D+2.7 |
| Coffey | 1,784 49.8% | 1,652 46.2% | 143 | 3,579 | D+3.7 |
| Linn | 1,482 42.1% | 1,677 47.6% | 362 | 3,521 | R+5.5 |
| Rice | 1,433 42.5% | 1,767 52.4% | 170 | 3,370 | R+9.9 |
| Mitchell | 1,608 49.0% | 1,482 45.1% | 193 | 3,283 | D+3.8 |
| Doniphan | 1,252 38.7% | 1,911 59.0% | 76 | 3,239 | R+20.3 |
| Phillips | 1,405 44.9% | 1,604 51.2% | 122 | 3,131 | R+6.4 |
| Anderson | 1,481 47.7% | 1,483 47.8% | 141 | 3,105 | R+0.1 |
| Harper | 1,375 44.8% | 1,508 49.1% | 188 | 3,071 | R+4.3 |
| Kingman | 1,512 49.9% | 1,383 45.6% | 135 | 3,030 | D+4.3 |
| Morris | 1,278 44.3% | 1,544 53.6% | 61 | 2,883 | R+9.2 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,424 49.6% | 1,399 48.7% | 49 | 2,872 | D+0.9 |
| Ottawa | 1,345 48.4% | 1,305 46.9% | 131 | 2,781 | D+1.4 |
| Ford | 1,285 46.5% | 1,339 48.4% | 142 | 2,766 | R+2.0 |
| Osborne | 1,175 43.9% | 1,397 52.2% | 102 | 2,674 | R+8.3 |
| Stafford | 1,174 45.1% | 1,290 49.6% | 137 | 2,601 | R+4.5 |
| Chautauqua | 1,054 41.1% | 1,251 48.7% | 262 | 2,567 | R+7.7 |
| Elk | 1,113 44.6% | 1,202 48.2% | 179 | 2,494 | R+3.6 |
| Norton | 1,204 49.3% | 1,134 46.5% | 103 | 2,441 | D+2.9 |
| Lincoln | 1,087 44.8% | 1,243 51.2% | 98 | 2,428 | R+6.4 |
| Russell | 1,085 44.9% | 1,270 52.6% | 59 | 2,414 | R+7.7 |
| Pratt | 1,039 43.5% | 1,195 50.0% | 154 | 2,388 | R+6.5 |
| Woodson | 1,155 49.1% | 1,036 44.1% | 159 | 2,350 | D+5.1 |
| Barber | 1,012 44.6% | 1,154 50.9% | 103 | 2,269 | R+6.3 |
| Ellsworth | 1,282 57.3% | 913 40.8% | 43 | 2,238 | D+16.5 |
| Rooks | 998 44.8% | 1,120 50.2% | 111 | 2,229 | R+5.5 |
| Pawnee | 1,171 52.7% | 982 44.2% | 70 | 2,223 | D+8.5 |
| Geary | 987 45.2% | 1,093 50.0% | 105 | 2,185 | R+4.9 |
| Ellis | 1,394 67.1% | 642 30.9% | 40 | 2,076 | D+36.2 |
| Chase | 911 49.0% | 874 47.0% | 74 | 1,859 | D+2.0 |
| Rush | 923 50.9% | 806 44.5% | 84 | 1,813 | D+6.5 |
| Decatur | 1,082 62.8% | 531 30.8% | 110 | 1,723 | D+32.0 |
| Edwards | 847 50.0% | 765 45.2% | 81 | 1,693 | D+4.8 |
| Graham | 728 45.4% | 715 44.6% | 159 | 1,602 | D+0.8 |
| Finney | 624 40.1% | 825 53.0% | 108 | 1,557 | R+12.9 |
| Kiowa | 544 39.3% | 771 55.7% | 68 | 1,383 | R+16.4 |
| Rawlins | 561 43.3% | 586 45.2% | 150 | 1,297 | R+1.9 |
| Ness | 450 36.1% | 683 54.8% | 114 | 1,247 | R+18.7 |
| Trego | 486 43.5% | 552 49.5% | 78 | 1,116 | R+5.9 |
| Clark | 517 47.0% | 532 48.4% | 51 | 1,100 | R+1.4 |
| Comanche | 377 34.3% | 652 59.4% | 69 | 1,098 | R+25.0 |
| Meade | 404 37.0% | 581 53.2% | 108 | 1,093 | R+16.2 |
| Sheridan | 543 51.1% | 478 45.0% | 42 | 1,063 | D+6.1 |
| Seward | 421 40.7% | 496 47.9% | 118 | 1,035 | R+7.2 |
| Sherman | 470 47.8% | 423 43.0% | 91 | 984 | D+4.8 |
| Gove | 392 42.7% | 498 54.2% | 28 | 918 | R+11.5 |
| Thomas | 460 52.3% | 347 39.4% | 73 | 880 | D+12.8 |
| Cheyenne | 288 34.2% | 422 50.1% | 133 | 843 | R+15.9 |
| Logan | 273 33.3% | 478 58.3% | 69 | 820 | R+25.0 |
| Hodgeman | 308 39.6% | 438 56.3% | 32 | 778 | R+16.7 |
| Gray | 247 35.8% | 372 53.9% | 71 | 690 | R+18.1 |
| Kearny | 244 36.7% | 343 51.6% | 78 | 665 | R+14.9 |
| Hamilton | 292 46.5% | 305 48.6% | 31 | 628 | R+2.1 |
| Lane | 257 41.4% | 301 48.5% | 63 | 621 | R+7.1 |
| Scott | 240 39.9% | 300 49.8% | 62 | 602 | R+10.0 |
| Stevens | 241 41.1% | 309 52.7% | 36 | 586 | R+11.6 |
| Wallace | 158 29.7% | 338 63.5% | 36 | 532 | R+33.8 |
| Morton | 141 37.9% | 206 55.4% | 25 | 372 | R+17.5 |
| Wichita | 172 46.7% | 161 43.8% | 35 | 368 | D+3.0 |
| Grant | 89 33.1% | 161 59.9% | 19 | 269 | R+26.8 |
| Stanton | 110 41.7% | 127 48.1% | 27 | 264 | R+6.4 |
| Greeley | 60 23.2% | 171 66.0% | 28 | 259 | R+42.9 |
| Haskell | 99 40.2% | 126 51.2% | 21 | 246 | R+11.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1912; 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 |