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1920 Kansas governor election
Henry J. Allen (Republican) beat Jonathan M. Davis (Democrat) in Kansas in 1920, 58.4% to 39.3%, a margin of 19.2 points and 104,974 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1918, when Henry J. Allen also won.
Republicans led in 102 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 3. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 31,203 votes and went to the Republican by 8.7 points. The closest was Ford, where 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry J. Allen won | Republican | 319,914 | 58.4% |
| Jonathan M. Davis | Democratic | 214,940 | 39.3% |
| All other candidates | 12,545 | 2.3% | |
| Total | 547,399 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 13,887 44.5% | 16,609 53.2% | 707 | 31,203 | R+8.7 |
| Sedgwick | 14,112 52.5% | 12,352 45.9% | 426 | 26,890 | D+6.5 |
| Shawnee | 8,544 39.5% | 12,800 59.2% | 281 | 21,625 | R+19.7 |
| Montgomery | 6,500 42.4% | 8,423 54.9% | 420 | 15,343 | R+12.5 |
| Crawford | 7,555 52.9% | 5,729 40.1% | 1,004 | 14,288 | D+12.8 |
| Reno | 5,276 39.3% | 7,791 58.0% | 362 | 13,429 | R+18.7 |
| Cowley | 5,305 44.9% | 6,270 53.0% | 251 | 11,826 | R+8.2 |
| Labette | 5,258 46.5% | 5,700 50.4% | 361 | 11,319 | R+3.9 |
| Butler | 5,139 48.4% | 5,262 49.6% | 216 | 10,617 | R+1.2 |
| Leavenworth | 4,172 42.5% | 5,361 54.5% | 295 | 9,828 | R+12.1 |
| Sumner | 4,263 45.4% | 4,882 52.0% | 242 | 9,387 | R+6.6 |
| Cherokee | 4,285 45.7% | 4,642 49.6% | 441 | 9,368 | R+3.8 |
| Lyon | 3,756 42.8% | 4,835 55.1% | 182 | 8,773 | R+12.3 |
| Douglas | 2,143 25.7% | 6,136 73.5% | 72 | 8,351 | R+47.8 |
| Neosho | 3,824 46.1% | 4,362 52.6% | 112 | 8,298 | R+6.5 |
| Saline | 3,168 38.3% | 4,935 59.7% | 165 | 8,268 | R+21.4 |
| Atchison | 3,024 37.2% | 5,034 61.9% | 69 | 8,127 | R+24.7 |
| Dickinson | 2,872 35.9% | 5,018 62.7% | 115 | 8,005 | R+26.8 |
| Bourbon | 4,158 52.1% | 3,684 46.1% | 141 | 7,983 | D+5.9 |
| Franklin | 3,053 38.4% | 4,816 60.5% | 88 | 7,957 | R+22.2 |
| Marshall | 2,296 30.1% | 5,185 67.9% | 153 | 7,634 | R+37.8 |
| Osage | 3,206 45.3% | 3,705 52.4% | 164 | 7,075 | R+7.1 |
| Allen | 2,442 34.7% | 4,484 63.7% | 118 | 7,044 | R+29.0 |
| McPherson | 2,452 35.3% | 4,368 62.8% | 131 | 6,951 | R+27.6 |
| Brown | 2,012 29.2% | 4,815 69.9% | 62 | 6,889 | R+40.7 |
| Harvey | 2,964 43.4% | 3,724 54.5% | 147 | 6,835 | R+11.1 |
| Johnson | 2,233 33.7% | 4,310 65.0% | 87 | 6,630 | R+31.3 |
| Riley | 1,773 27.3% | 4,613 70.9% | 118 | 6,504 | R+43.7 |
| Miami | 2,935 45.6% | 3,389 52.7% | 110 | 6,434 | R+7.1 |
| Nemaha | 2,002 31.7% | 4,263 67.6% | 41 | 6,306 | R+35.9 |
| Wilson | 2,071 35.4% | 3,507 60.0% | 266 | 5,844 | R+24.6 |
| Jewell | 2,008 34.4% | 3,731 63.9% | 96 | 5,835 | R+29.5 |
| Barton | 2,627 46.1% | 2,981 52.3% | 92 | 5,700 | R+6.2 |
| Cloud | 1,623 28.9% | 3,833 68.1% | 169 | 5,625 | R+39.3 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,618 28.9% | 3,928 70.1% | 61 | 5,607 | R+41.2 |
| Washington | 1,527 27.6% | 3,904 70.6% | 96 | 5,527 | R+43.0 |
| Marion | 1,870 34.8% | 3,245 60.4% | 261 | 5,376 | R+25.6 |
| Republic | 1,697 32.2% | 3,472 65.9% | 96 | 5,265 | R+33.7 |
| Rice | 1,760 33.6% | 3,380 64.6% | 93 | 5,233 | R+31.0 |
| Coffey | 1,863 35.9% | 3,270 63.0% | 56 | 5,189 | R+27.1 |
| Jackson | 1,765 34.1% | 3,376 65.2% | 40 | 5,181 | R+31.1 |
| Ford | 2,481 49.1% | 2,520 49.9% | 51 | 5,052 | R+0.8 |
| Greenwood | 1,635 33.3% | 3,190 64.9% | 88 | 4,913 | R+31.7 |
| Anderson | 2,091 42.7% | 2,747 56.1% | 61 | 4,899 | R+13.4 |
| Smith | 1,555 32.0% | 3,171 65.3% | 130 | 4,856 | R+33.3 |
| Linn | 2,026 41.7% | 2,727 56.2% | 102 | 4,855 | R+14.4 |
| Clay | 1,299 27.2% | 3,361 70.3% | 120 | 4,780 | R+43.1 |
| Jefferson | 1,719 36.2% | 2,987 62.9% | 41 | 4,747 | R+26.7 |
| Mitchell | 1,558 33.6% | 2,984 64.4% | 95 | 4,637 | R+30.8 |
| Morris | 1,643 37.1% | 2,728 61.6% | 59 | 4,430 | R+24.5 |
| Kingman | 1,952 45.0% | 2,324 53.5% | 65 | 4,341 | R+8.6 |
| Pratt | 1,664 40.0% | 2,427 58.3% | 70 | 4,161 | R+18.3 |
| Harper | 1,769 44.1% | 2,141 53.4% | 101 | 4,011 | R+9.3 |
| Phillips | 1,250 31.3% | 2,659 66.7% | 80 | 3,989 | R+35.3 |
| Osborne | 1,055 27.1% | 2,772 71.3% | 59 | 3,886 | R+44.2 |
| Ottawa | 1,549 40.0% | 2,252 58.1% | 72 | 3,873 | R+18.2 |
| Doniphan | 945 24.5% | 2,873 74.4% | 45 | 3,863 | R+49.9 |
| Stafford | 1,360 35.9% | 2,329 61.4% | 103 | 3,792 | R+25.6 |
| Barber | 1,292 36.8% | 2,142 61.0% | 77 | 3,511 | R+24.2 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,129 32.3% | 2,309 66.2% | 52 | 3,490 | R+33.8 |
| Chautauqua | 1,056 30.5% | 2,242 64.7% | 166 | 3,464 | R+34.2 |
| Norton | 1,096 32.4% | 2,186 64.6% | 104 | 3,386 | R+32.2 |
| Elk | 1,175 35.4% | 2,076 62.6% | 65 | 3,316 | R+27.2 |
| Geary | 1,173 35.5% | 2,042 61.7% | 93 | 3,308 | R+26.3 |
| Ellsworth | 1,459 44.2% | 1,791 54.2% | 53 | 3,303 | R+10.1 |
| Pawnee | 1,356 42.8% | 1,766 55.7% | 47 | 3,169 | R+12.9 |
| Lincoln | 1,121 35.4% | 1,991 62.9% | 53 | 3,165 | R+27.5 |
| Woodson | 1,119 35.7% | 1,945 62.1% | 68 | 3,132 | R+26.4 |
| Russell | 849 27.6% | 2,161 70.3% | 65 | 3,075 | R+42.7 |
| Ellis | 1,246 41.3% | 1,741 57.6% | 33 | 3,020 | R+16.4 |
| Rooks | 866 29.4% | 2,012 68.3% | 67 | 2,945 | R+38.9 |
| Decatur | 1,277 47.0% | 1,334 49.1% | 104 | 2,715 | R+2.1 |
| Chase | 1,031 39.5% | 1,537 58.8% | 44 | 2,612 | R+19.4 |
| Rush | 723 27.7% | 1,772 67.9% | 116 | 2,611 | R+40.2 |
| Graham | 869 33.7% | 1,597 61.9% | 114 | 2,580 | R+28.2 |
| Edwards | 1,148 46.3% | 1,300 52.4% | 34 | 2,482 | R+6.1 |
| Finney | 549 25.7% | 1,520 71.0% | 71 | 2,140 | R+45.4 |
| Seward | 756 38.3% | 1,144 57.9% | 75 | 1,975 | R+19.6 |
| Kiowa | 645 32.9% | 1,294 66.0% | 22 | 1,961 | R+33.1 |
| Ness | 475 25.3% | 1,311 69.9% | 89 | 1,875 | R+44.6 |
| Thomas | 804 43.1% | 979 52.4% | 84 | 1,867 | R+9.4 |
| Sherman | 821 44.2% | 944 50.8% | 93 | 1,858 | R+6.6 |
| Rawlins | 518 28.7% | 1,144 63.5% | 140 | 1,802 | R+34.7 |
| Comanche | 728 42.6% | 948 55.5% | 32 | 1,708 | R+12.9 |
| Cheyenne | 458 27.4% | 1,075 64.2% | 141 | 1,674 | R+36.9 |
| Meade | 518 31.7% | 1,097 67.1% | 21 | 1,636 | R+35.4 |
| Sheridan | 539 33.1% | 1,040 63.9% | 48 | 1,627 | R+30.8 |
| Trego | 431 27.6% | 1,100 70.3% | 33 | 1,564 | R+42.8 |
| Gray | 653 43.7% | 798 53.4% | 43 | 1,494 | R+9.7 |
| Clark | 644 43.3% | 811 54.6% | 31 | 1,486 | R+11.2 |
| Hodgeman | 342 27.4% | 864 69.1% | 44 | 1,250 | R+41.8 |
| Gove | 347 28.3% | 850 69.3% | 29 | 1,226 | R+41.0 |
| Stevens | 319 26.8% | 834 70.0% | 39 | 1,192 | R+43.2 |
| Logan | 307 28.0% | 746 68.0% | 44 | 1,097 | R+40.0 |
| Scott | 412 39.4% | 574 54.8% | 61 | 1,047 | R+15.5 |
| Morton | 264 26.1% | 707 69.8% | 42 | 1,013 | R+43.7 |
| Lane | 342 34.8% | 605 61.5% | 36 | 983 | R+26.8 |
| Hamilton | 390 40.0% | 546 55.9% | 40 | 976 | R+16.0 |
| Kearny | 279 30.8% | 579 63.8% | 49 | 907 | R+33.1 |
| Wallace | 205 26.0% | 546 69.3% | 37 | 788 | R+43.3 |
| Haskell | 170 27.7% | 405 66.1% | 38 | 613 | R+38.3 |
| Wichita | 134 25.1% | 384 72.0% | 15 | 533 | R+46.9 |
| Grant | 106 24.2% | 323 73.7% | 9 | 438 | R+49.5 |
| Greeley | 115 30.5% | 236 62.6% | 26 | 377 | R+32.1 |
| Stanton | 95 26.8% | 250 70.6% | 9 | 354 | R+43.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; 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 |