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Election 1924 Results

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1924 Kansas governor election

Benjamin S. Paulen (Republican) beat Jonathan M. Davis (Democrat) in Kansas in 1924, 49.0% to 27.7%, a margin of 21.3 points and 140,542 votes.

Kansas changed party: in 1922 it went Democratic, for Jonathan M. Davis.

Republicans led in 96 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 8 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 39,044 votes and went to the Republican by 26.5 points. The closest was Harper, where 7 votes separated the top two.

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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
Benjamin S. Paulen won Republican 323,403 49.0%
Jonathan M. Davis Democratic 182,861 27.7%
William Allen White Independent 149,811 22.7%
All other candidates 3,605 0.5%
Total659,680

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wyandotte 8,821 22.6% 19,165 49.1% 11,058 39,044 R+26.5
Sedgwick 8,799 23.3% 18,650 49.4% 10,332 37,781 R+26.1
Shawnee 6,213 22.1% 16,935 60.2% 4,986 28,134 R+38.1
Crawford 5,991 33.0% 8,364 46.1% 3,783 18,138 R+13.1
Montgomery 3,268 19.2% 9,577 56.3% 4,172 17,017 R+37.1
Reno 4,676 29.5% 8,634 54.4% 2,559 15,869 R+24.9
Leavenworth 1,592 10.7% 7,203 48.3% 6,109 14,904 R+37.6
Cowley 3,935 27.2% 7,385 51.0% 3,157 14,477 R+23.8
Butler 3,476 27.6% 6,677 53.0% 2,457 12,610 R+25.4
Labette 3,413 27.8% 6,283 51.1% 2,592 12,288 R+23.4
Lyon 2,575 23.0% 4,582 41.0% 4,026 11,183 R+17.9
Douglas 1,753 16.6% 4,906 46.4% 3,912 10,571 R+29.8
Saline 2,638 25.4% 5,046 48.6% 2,698 10,382 R+23.2
Sumner 2,734 26.7% 4,732 46.3% 2,756 10,222 R+19.5
Cherokee 3,312 32.7% 4,941 48.8% 1,870 10,123 R+16.1
Dickinson 2,349 24.5% 5,017 52.2% 2,236 9,602 R+27.8
Atchison 2,098 22.0% 4,581 48.0% 2,872 9,551 R+26.0
Marshall 2,318 24.7% 4,624 49.3% 2,441 9,383 R+24.6
Johnson 1,626 17.6% 4,908 53.1% 2,708 9,242 R+35.5
Franklin 2,816 31.8% 3,930 44.4% 2,096 8,842 R+12.6
Allen 2,637 30.1% 3,797 43.4% 2,320 8,754 R+13.3
Bourbon 3,819 44.2% 2,727 31.6% 2,085 8,631 D+12.7
Neosho 2,535 29.6% 4,301 50.3% 1,720 8,556 R+20.6
Brown 2,276 28.6% 4,306 54.2% 1,368 7,950 R+25.5
Riley 1,998 25.6% 4,252 54.5% 1,548 7,798 R+28.9
Osage 2,325 30.1% 4,268 55.2% 1,134 7,727 R+25.1
Harvey 2,223 29.1% 3,685 48.2% 1,744 7,652 R+19.1
McPherson 2,368 31.0% 3,670 48.1% 1,597 7,635 R+17.1
Miami 2,245 29.6% 3,613 47.6% 1,737 7,595 R+18.0
Wilson 2,014 27.8% 4,314 59.6% 916 7,244 R+31.8
Barton 1,661 23.2% 3,267 45.6% 2,241 7,169 R+22.4
Cloud 1,813 26.2% 3,198 46.2% 1,912 6,923 R+20.0
Marion 2,065 30.0% 2,953 42.9% 1,865 6,883 R+12.9
Nemaha 2,109 30.9% 2,823 41.4% 1,889 6,821 R+10.5
Jewell 2,546 38.1% 2,855 42.8% 1,274 6,675 R+4.6
Greenwood 1,762 26.8% 3,489 53.0% 1,332 6,583 R+26.2
Washington 2,080 31.8% 3,084 47.2% 1,372 6,536 R+15.4
Jefferson 1,022 16.2% 3,902 61.8% 1,394 6,318 R+45.6
Pottawatomie 1,160 18.8% 3,112 50.5% 1,885 6,157 R+31.7
Jackson 1,430 23.3% 3,499 57.1% 1,202 6,131 R+33.7
Ford 1,732 28.4% 2,922 48.0% 1,436 6,090 R+19.5
Republic 2,110 35.2% 3,055 51.0% 825 5,990 R+15.8
Coffey 1,862 31.4% 2,724 45.9% 1,346 5,932 R+14.5
Rice 1,660 29.0% 2,713 47.4% 1,348 5,721 R+18.4
Smith 2,523 45.4% 2,294 41.3% 741 5,558 D+4.1
Clay 2,195 40.4% 2,470 45.5% 764 5,429 R+5.1
Linn 2,178 40.8% 2,426 45.4% 737 5,341 R+4.6
Anderson 1,852 35.3% 2,081 39.6% 1,317 5,250 R+4.4
Mitchell 1,916 36.6% 2,356 45.1% 956 5,228 R+8.4
Doniphan 1,123 22.9% 2,860 58.2% 931 4,914 R+35.3
Morris 1,388 28.8% 2,523 52.3% 910 4,821 R+23.5
Phillips 2,121 44.8% 1,991 42.1% 622 4,734 D+2.7
Pratt 1,467 31.1% 2,303 48.9% 943 4,713 R+17.7
Osborne 1,206 25.9% 2,619 56.2% 837 4,662 R+30.3
Norton 1,273 27.9% 2,509 54.9% 785 4,567 R+27.1
Stafford 1,030 23.0% 2,671 59.8% 768 4,469 R+36.7
Kingman 1,118 25.2% 2,182 49.3% 1,129 4,429 R+24.0
Harper 1,557 36.5% 1,564 36.7% 1,145 4,266 R+0.2
Wabaunsee 899 21.6% 2,294 55.1% 969 4,162 R+33.5
Ottawa 1,521 36.7% 1,984 47.8% 645 4,150 R+11.2
Geary 829 20.6% 2,034 50.4% 1,170 4,033 R+29.9
Chautauqua 1,201 29.8% 2,014 50.0% 817 4,032 R+20.2
Ellis 1,181 30.0% 987 25.0% 1,774 3,942 Others
Russell 833 21.5% 1,828 47.2% 1,212 3,873 R+25.7
Pawnee 1,399 36.2% 1,884 48.7% 586 3,869 R+12.5
Woodson 1,277 33.3% 1,811 47.2% 745 3,833 R+13.9
Ellsworth 1,148 30.0% 1,640 42.9% 1,035 3,823 R+12.9
Elk 1,116 29.6% 1,862 49.3% 798 3,776 R+19.8
Rooks 1,547 41.2% 1,729 46.0% 483 3,759 R+4.8
Barber 913 24.4% 1,576 42.1% 1,256 3,745 R+17.7
Lincoln 1,007 27.1% 1,857 50.0% 851 3,715 R+22.9
Decatur 1,359 40.6% 1,506 45.0% 481 3,346 R+4.4
Graham 1,437 46.0% 1,177 37.7% 508 3,122 D+8.3
Rush 1,239 40.5% 1,373 44.9% 446 3,058 R+4.4
Chase 868 29.4% 1,370 46.3% 718 2,956 R+17.0
Edwards 691 23.6% 1,487 50.8% 748 2,926 R+27.2
Finney 878 32.2% 1,279 46.8% 573 2,730 R+14.7
Thomas 1,153 44.5% 978 37.7% 462 2,593 D+6.7
Rawlins 1,199 46.7% 964 37.5% 407 2,570 D+9.1
Ness 573 22.8% 1,273 50.6% 669 2,515 R+27.8
Sherman 960 39.6% 1,143 47.1% 323 2,426 R+7.5
Sheridan 673 31.0% 1,036 47.7% 465 2,174 R+16.7
Kiowa 533 24.9% 1,188 55.6% 416 2,137 R+30.7
Seward 818 38.6% 851 40.1% 452 2,121 R+1.6
Cheyenne 900 43.7% 809 39.3% 350 2,059 D+4.4
Trego 623 31.8% 792 40.5% 542 1,957 R+8.6
Meade 539 28.8% 916 49.0% 414 1,869 R+20.2
Gove 593 33.1% 886 49.4% 314 1,793 R+16.3
Comanche 497 28.8% 935 54.2% 293 1,725 R+25.4
Clark 537 32.3% 839 50.5% 287 1,663 R+18.2
Gray 516 32.8% 795 50.5% 262 1,573 R+17.7
Hodgeman 436 29.4% 668 45.1% 378 1,482 R+15.7
Logan 403 28.5% 568 40.2% 443 1,414 R+11.7
Scott 616 44.6% 550 39.8% 215 1,381 D+4.8
Stevens 411 31.9% 658 51.0% 221 1,290 R+19.1
Lane 444 38.3% 570 49.2% 145 1,159 R+10.9
Morton 366 32.3% 523 46.2% 243 1,132 R+13.9
Hamilton 397 35.6% 528 47.3% 191 1,116 R+11.7
Wallace 257 23.8% 493 45.7% 329 1,079 R+21.9
Kearny 322 30.2% 544 51.1% 199 1,065 R+20.8
Haskell 228 30.5% 416 55.7% 103 747 R+25.2
Wichita 244 33.2% 313 42.6% 178 735 R+9.4
Grant 158 22.6% 368 52.7% 172 698 R+30.1
Stanton 195 33.1% 280 47.5% 115 590 R+14.4
Greeley 125 22.6% 308 55.8% 119 552 R+33.2

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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