Election 1928 Results
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1928 Kansas governor election
Clyde M. Reed (Republican) beat Chauncey B. Little (Democrat) in Kansas in 1928, 65.6% to 33.2%, a margin of 32.4 points and 214,068 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1926, when Ben S. Paulen won.
Republicans led in 103 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 45,897 votes and went to the Republican by 19.1 points. The closest was Johnson, where 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde M. Reed won | Republican | 433,395 | 65.6% |
| Chauncey B. Little | Democratic | 219,327 | 33.2% |
| All other candidates | 7,924 | 1.2% | |
| Total | 660,646 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 18,436 40.2% | 27,207 59.3% | 254 | 45,897 | R+19.1 |
| Sedgwick | 14,162 34.6% | 26,469 64.6% | 339 | 40,970 | R+30.0 |
| Shawnee | 10,772 34.7% | 20,084 64.7% | 182 | 31,038 | R+30.0 |
| Montgomery | 4,708 27.1% | 12,190 70.1% | 503 | 17,401 | R+43.0 |
| Crawford | 6,682 39.7% | 9,748 57.9% | 401 | 16,831 | R+18.2 |
| Reno | 5,551 34.4% | 10,430 64.6% | 156 | 16,137 | R+30.2 |
| Cowley | 4,758 32.6% | 9,638 66.0% | 213 | 14,609 | R+33.4 |
| Leavenworth | 5,610 42.3% | 7,484 56.4% | 177 | 13,271 | R+14.1 |
| Labette | 3,594 30.4% | 8,038 68.0% | 181 | 11,813 | R+37.6 |
| Butler | 3,593 30.8% | 7,915 67.9% | 150 | 11,658 | R+37.1 |
| Johnson | 5,440 49.3% | 5,506 49.9% | 90 | 11,036 | R+0.6 |
| Lyon | 3,473 32.2% | 7,189 66.7% | 112 | 10,774 | R+34.5 |
| Douglas | 3,148 29.4% | 7,511 70.1% | 53 | 10,712 | R+40.7 |
| Saline | 3,589 33.9% | 6,888 65.1% | 99 | 10,576 | R+31.2 |
| Sumner | 3,200 30.8% | 7,070 68.2% | 104 | 10,374 | R+37.3 |
| Cherokee | 3,877 39.5% | 5,670 57.8% | 265 | 9,812 | R+18.3 |
| Marshall | 3,098 32.3% | 6,421 66.9% | 82 | 9,601 | R+34.6 |
| Atchison | 3,065 32.7% | 6,260 66.8% | 51 | 9,376 | R+34.1 |
| Dickinson | 2,291 24.8% | 6,860 74.3% | 85 | 9,236 | R+49.5 |
| Franklin | 3,192 35.7% | 5,710 63.8% | 51 | 8,953 | R+28.1 |
| Bourbon | 2,976 33.4% | 5,830 65.4% | 105 | 8,911 | R+32.0 |
| Neosho | 2,705 31.8% | 5,723 67.3% | 70 | 8,498 | R+35.5 |
| Riley | 1,706 20.9% | 6,391 78.5% | 48 | 8,145 | R+57.5 |
| Allen | 2,566 32.4% | 5,322 67.2% | 37 | 7,925 | R+34.8 |
| Osage | 2,629 33.6% | 5,092 65.1% | 104 | 7,825 | R+31.5 |
| Brown | 2,135 27.5% | 5,610 72.2% | 29 | 7,774 | R+44.7 |
| Miami | 3,987 51.5% | 3,706 47.9% | 46 | 7,739 | D+3.6 |
| Harvey | 2,805 36.3% | 4,851 62.7% | 80 | 7,736 | R+26.4 |
| McPherson | 1,755 24.0% | 5,415 74.2% | 130 | 7,300 | R+50.1 |
| Barton | 3,082 43.0% | 4,008 55.9% | 85 | 7,175 | R+12.9 |
| Greenwood | 2,039 29.2% | 4,881 69.8% | 73 | 6,993 | R+40.6 |
| Cloud | 2,159 31.0% | 4,702 67.4% | 112 | 6,973 | R+36.5 |
| Marion | 1,692 25.5% | 4,869 73.5% | 63 | 6,624 | R+48.0 |
| Nemaha | 2,311 35.4% | 4,173 63.9% | 45 | 6,529 | R+28.5 |
| Ford | 1,968 31.0% | 4,119 64.8% | 269 | 6,356 | R+33.8 |
| Wilson | 1,566 24.7% | 4,723 74.4% | 55 | 6,344 | R+49.8 |
| Washington | 1,599 25.8% | 4,556 73.4% | 50 | 6,205 | R+47.7 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,956 32.0% | 4,119 67.3% | 46 | 6,121 | R+35.3 |
| Jefferson | 2,034 33.4% | 3,994 65.6% | 62 | 6,090 | R+32.2 |
| Jackson | 1,703 28.1% | 4,311 71.2% | 38 | 6,052 | R+43.1 |
| Republic | 1,841 31.3% | 4,009 68.1% | 35 | 5,885 | R+36.8 |
| Jewell | 1,462 25.6% | 4,151 72.7% | 96 | 5,709 | R+47.1 |
| Clay | 1,463 26.5% | 4,008 72.5% | 58 | 5,529 | R+46.0 |
| Coffey | 1,797 32.5% | 3,687 66.8% | 37 | 5,521 | R+34.2 |
| Rice | 1,488 27.1% | 3,940 71.9% | 54 | 5,482 | R+44.7 |
| Anderson | 2,484 46.1% | 2,869 53.3% | 31 | 5,384 | R+7.2 |
| Linn | 1,911 36.7% | 3,244 62.2% | 58 | 5,213 | R+25.6 |
| Smith | 1,538 29.9% | 3,558 69.3% | 41 | 5,137 | R+39.3 |
| Mitchell | 1,708 34.8% | 3,134 63.9% | 66 | 4,908 | R+29.1 |
| Pratt | 1,400 29.7% | 3,276 69.5% | 35 | 4,711 | R+39.8 |
| Morris | 1,181 25.7% | 3,371 73.4% | 43 | 4,595 | R+47.7 |
| Ellis | 2,778 61.2% | 1,725 38.0% | 33 | 4,536 | D+23.2 |
| Doniphan | 1,212 27.0% | 3,242 72.3% | 28 | 4,482 | R+45.3 |
| Phillips | 1,395 31.9% | 2,899 66.4% | 75 | 4,369 | R+34.4 |
| Harper | 1,137 26.2% | 3,141 72.5% | 55 | 4,333 | R+46.2 |
| Kingman | 1,579 36.8% | 2,659 62.0% | 54 | 4,292 | R+25.2 |
| Stafford | 1,159 28.4% | 2,870 70.3% | 52 | 4,081 | R+41.9 |
| Ottawa | 1,190 29.3% | 2,817 69.3% | 60 | 4,067 | R+40.0 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,045 25.9% | 2,971 73.7% | 17 | 4,033 | R+47.8 |
| Osborne | 789 19.8% | 3,155 79.1% | 44 | 3,988 | R+59.3 |
| Norton | 1,105 28.3% | 2,690 68.9% | 107 | 3,902 | R+40.6 |
| Chautauqua | 896 23.2% | 2,884 74.8% | 77 | 3,857 | R+51.5 |
| Russell | 1,060 27.8% | 2,709 71.1% | 40 | 3,809 | R+43.3 |
| Ellsworth | 1,421 38.4% | 2,241 60.6% | 36 | 3,698 | R+22.2 |
| Geary | 1,133 31.0% | 2,496 68.3% | 25 | 3,654 | R+37.3 |
| Barber | 1,137 31.3% | 2,447 67.4% | 48 | 3,632 | R+36.1 |
| Elk | 1,141 31.5% | 2,450 67.6% | 32 | 3,623 | R+36.1 |
| Pawnee | 1,161 33.0% | 2,287 65.0% | 72 | 3,520 | R+32.0 |
| Woodson | 931 26.6% | 2,552 72.9% | 16 | 3,499 | R+46.3 |
| Rooks | 1,028 30.8% | 2,284 68.4% | 29 | 3,341 | R+37.6 |
| Lincoln | 842 25.3% | 2,432 73.0% | 56 | 3,330 | R+47.7 |
| Decatur | 1,378 44.0% | 1,709 54.6% | 43 | 3,130 | R+10.6 |
| Rush | 1,136 36.9% | 1,909 62.0% | 33 | 3,078 | R+25.1 |
| Finney | 736 25.2% | 2,102 72.0% | 83 | 2,921 | R+46.8 |
| Graham | 976 35.1% | 1,752 63.0% | 54 | 2,782 | R+27.9 |
| Chase | 931 33.6% | 1,810 65.2% | 33 | 2,774 | R+31.7 |
| Edwards | 810 30.3% | 1,802 67.5% | 58 | 2,670 | R+37.2 |
| Rawlins | 966 37.0% | 1,594 61.0% | 54 | 2,614 | R+24.0 |
| Sherman | 711 27.6% | 1,807 70.1% | 59 | 2,577 | R+42.5 |
| Thomas | 955 37.6% | 1,541 60.6% | 45 | 2,541 | R+23.1 |
| Ness | 772 30.6% | 1,668 66.1% | 84 | 2,524 | R+35.5 |
| Seward | 590 25.8% | 1,660 72.6% | 35 | 2,285 | R+46.8 |
| Kiowa | 507 22.8% | 1,694 76.2% | 23 | 2,224 | R+53.4 |
| Sheridan | 974 45.0% | 1,168 53.9% | 23 | 2,165 | R+9.0 |
| Trego | 769 36.2% | 1,334 62.7% | 24 | 2,127 | R+26.6 |
| Meade | 511 25.1% | 1,490 73.3% | 31 | 2,032 | R+48.2 |
| Gove | 669 36.4% | 1,132 61.6% | 36 | 1,837 | R+25.2 |
| Cheyenne | 493 26.9% | 1,276 69.5% | 66 | 1,835 | R+42.7 |
| Comanche | 456 26.2% | 1,267 72.8% | 18 | 1,741 | R+46.6 |
| Gray | 504 30.0% | 1,123 66.9% | 51 | 1,678 | R+36.9 |
| Clark | 468 28.7% | 1,143 70.1% | 19 | 1,630 | R+41.4 |
| Hodgeman | 406 27.6% | 985 66.9% | 81 | 1,472 | R+39.3 |
| Logan | 299 23.0% | 960 73.8% | 41 | 1,300 | R+50.8 |
| Scott | 508 39.5% | 751 58.4% | 26 | 1,285 | R+18.9 |
| Stevens | 284 22.3% | 974 76.4% | 17 | 1,275 | R+54.1 |
| Lane | 380 32.8% | 735 63.4% | 45 | 1,160 | R+30.6 |
| Hamilton | 373 33.5% | 707 63.5% | 33 | 1,113 | R+30.0 |
| Morton | 277 25.6% | 748 69.3% | 55 | 1,080 | R+43.6 |
| Wallace | 255 25.7% | 716 72.1% | 22 | 993 | R+46.4 |
| Kearny | 260 26.4% | 685 69.5% | 41 | 986 | R+43.1 |
| Wichita | 339 43.4% | 429 54.9% | 13 | 781 | R+11.5 |
| Haskell | 187 24.3% | 563 73.0% | 21 | 771 | R+48.8 |
| Grant | 163 23.0% | 509 71.9% | 36 | 708 | R+48.9 |
| Stanton | 167 28.9% | 400 69.3% | 10 | 577 | R+40.4 |
| Greeley | 93 19.8% | 371 78.9% | 6 | 470 | R+59.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1928; 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 |