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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.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
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%
Total359,684

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

YearWinnerMargin
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