Election 1936 Results
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1936 Kansas governor election
Walter A. Huxman (Democrat) beat Will G. West (Republican) in Kansas in 1936, 51.1% to 48.5%, a margin of 2.6 points and 21,873 votes.
Kansas changed party: in 1934 it went Republican, for Alfred M. Landon.
Democrats led in 54 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 51. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 64,044 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.7 points. The closest was Kearny, where 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter A. Huxman won | Democratic | 433,319 | 51.1% |
| Will G. West | Republican | 411,446 | 48.5% |
| All other candidates | 3,319 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 848,084 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 34,951 54.6% | 28,747 44.9% | 346 | 64,044 | D+9.7 |
| Sedgwick | 35,770 59.8% | 23,788 39.8% | 212 | 59,770 | D+20.0 |
| Shawnee | 21,046 49.7% | 21,155 50.0% | 133 | 42,334 | R+0.3 |
| Reno | 14,310 62.7% | 8,440 37.0% | 85 | 22,835 | D+25.7 |
| Montgomery | 11,087 48.9% | 11,494 50.7% | 108 | 22,689 | R+1.8 |
| Crawford | 12,086 56.9% | 9,045 42.6% | 107 | 21,238 | D+14.3 |
| Cowley | 9,867 52.3% | 8,895 47.2% | 91 | 18,853 | D+5.2 |
| Leavenworth | 7,213 44.5% | 8,898 55.0% | 81 | 16,192 | R+10.4 |
| Butler | 8,624 56.9% | 6,477 42.7% | 53 | 15,154 | D+14.2 |
| Labette | 7,411 51.0% | 7,039 48.5% | 68 | 14,518 | D+2.6 |
| Johnson | 5,936 41.9% | 8,175 57.7% | 61 | 14,172 | R+15.8 |
| Saline | 7,352 52.6% | 6,570 47.0% | 46 | 13,968 | D+5.6 |
| Lyon | 6,900 52.3% | 6,220 47.2% | 62 | 13,182 | D+5.2 |
| Douglas | 4,697 36.3% | 8,166 63.1% | 83 | 12,946 | R+26.8 |
| Cherokee | 7,206 56.5% | 5,455 42.8% | 95 | 12,756 | D+13.7 |
| Sumner | 7,342 58.1% | 5,227 41.4% | 67 | 12,636 | D+16.7 |
| Neosho | 5,299 47.6% | 5,798 52.1% | 33 | 11,130 | R+4.5 |
| McPherson | 5,625 51.0% | 5,377 48.8% | 23 | 11,025 | D+2.2 |
| Dickinson | 4,991 45.3% | 5,989 54.4% | 28 | 11,008 | R+9.1 |
| Marshall | 4,967 45.2% | 5,981 54.5% | 32 | 10,980 | R+9.2 |
| Bourbon | 5,861 53.5% | 5,058 46.2% | 33 | 10,952 | D+7.3 |
| Atchison | 5,156 48.3% | 5,503 51.5% | 27 | 10,686 | R+3.2 |
| Franklin | 4,532 43.8% | 5,791 56.0% | 25 | 10,348 | R+12.2 |
| Riley | 3,906 38.4% | 6,205 61.0% | 60 | 10,171 | R+22.6 |
| Allen | 3,984 41.1% | 5,690 58.7% | 24 | 9,698 | R+17.6 |
| Harvey | 5,015 52.0% | 4,611 47.8% | 27 | 9,653 | D+4.2 |
| Barton | 5,523 59.4% | 3,775 40.6% | 6 | 9,304 | D+18.8 |
| Miami | 4,489 49.4% | 4,565 50.3% | 28 | 9,082 | R+0.8 |
| Brown | 3,300 36.4% | 5,754 63.5% | 7 | 9,061 | R+27.1 |
| Ford | 5,091 58.4% | 3,598 41.3% | 24 | 8,713 | D+17.1 |
| Cloud | 4,169 48.6% | 4,386 51.1% | 21 | 8,576 | R+2.5 |
| Wilson | 3,741 44.0% | 4,678 55.0% | 84 | 8,503 | R+11.0 |
| Osage | 3,935 46.7% | 4,452 52.9% | 36 | 8,423 | R+6.1 |
| Marion | 3,962 48.5% | 4,192 51.3% | 15 | 8,169 | R+2.8 |
| Greenwood | 3,955 48.4% | 4,193 51.3% | 20 | 8,168 | R+2.9 |
| Rice | 4,605 56.9% | 3,461 42.7% | 30 | 8,096 | D+14.1 |
| Nemaha | 4,157 51.4% | 3,908 48.4% | 16 | 8,081 | D+3.1 |
| Washington | 3,122 39.2% | 4,788 60.2% | 50 | 7,960 | R+20.9 |
| Pottawatomie | 3,045 41.8% | 4,223 58.0% | 16 | 7,284 | R+16.2 |
| Republic | 3,310 46.3% | 3,816 53.4% | 17 | 7,143 | R+7.1 |
| Jackson | 3,098 45.1% | 3,741 54.5% | 25 | 6,864 | R+9.4 |
| Clay | 3,063 44.8% | 3,745 54.8% | 27 | 6,835 | R+10.0 |
| Jefferson | 2,907 43.4% | 3,762 56.2% | 23 | 6,692 | R+12.8 |
| Jewell | 2,634 40.2% | 3,892 59.4% | 30 | 6,556 | R+19.2 |
| Linn | 2,769 43.0% | 3,640 56.5% | 29 | 6,438 | R+13.5 |
| Ellis | 4,656 72.4% | 1,761 27.4% | 14 | 6,431 | D+45.0 |
| Coffey | 2,795 44.2% | 3,513 55.6% | 13 | 6,321 | R+11.4 |
| Anderson | 2,963 47.1% | 3,315 52.7% | 14 | 6,292 | R+5.6 |
| Doniphan | 2,486 40.9% | 3,567 58.7% | 23 | 6,076 | R+17.8 |
| Smith | 2,750 45.4% | 3,271 54.0% | 37 | 6,058 | R+8.6 |
| Mitchell | 2,934 49.1% | 3,009 50.4% | 28 | 5,971 | R+1.3 |
| Russell | 3,208 55.3% | 2,568 44.3% | 20 | 5,796 | D+11.0 |
| Pratt | 3,468 60.5% | 2,242 39.1% | 23 | 5,733 | D+21.4 |
| Harper | 2,955 52.0% | 2,705 47.6% | 24 | 5,684 | D+4.4 |
| Kingman | 3,362 60.6% | 2,171 39.1% | 16 | 5,549 | D+21.5 |
| Morris | 2,572 47.2% | 2,851 52.4% | 21 | 5,444 | R+5.1 |
| Phillips | 2,031 39.0% | 3,154 60.6% | 21 | 5,206 | R+21.6 |
| Geary | 2,740 52.6% | 2,457 47.2% | 8 | 5,205 | D+5.4 |
| Stafford | 3,028 59.9% | 2,005 39.7% | 19 | 5,052 | D+20.2 |
| Norton | 2,084 41.7% | 2,891 57.8% | 28 | 5,003 | R+16.1 |
| Ellsworth | 2,755 55.4% | 2,212 44.4% | 10 | 4,977 | D+10.9 |
| Ottawa | 2,531 50.9% | 2,434 48.9% | 11 | 4,976 | D+1.9 |
| Wabaunsee | 2,037 41.7% | 2,819 57.7% | 27 | 4,883 | R+16.0 |
| Osborne | 2,004 41.6% | 2,807 58.2% | 11 | 4,822 | R+16.7 |
| Pawnee | 2,657 58.2% | 1,896 41.5% | 12 | 4,565 | D+16.7 |
| Finney | 2,516 55.7% | 1,987 44.0% | 12 | 4,515 | D+11.7 |
| Barber | 2,460 55.3% | 1,979 44.5% | 12 | 4,451 | D+10.8 |
| Chautauqua | 1,909 43.5% | 2,455 55.9% | 26 | 4,390 | R+12.4 |
| Elk | 1,928 44.6% | 2,385 55.2% | 9 | 4,322 | R+10.6 |
| Rooks | 1,927 45.7% | 2,273 53.9% | 19 | 4,219 | R+8.2 |
| Woodson | 1,834 43.7% | 2,338 55.7% | 24 | 4,196 | R+12.0 |
| Rush | 2,301 55.3% | 1,846 44.4% | 13 | 4,160 | D+10.9 |
| Lincoln | 1,943 47.8% | 2,102 51.7% | 21 | 4,066 | R+3.9 |
| Decatur | 2,243 56.1% | 1,744 43.6% | 10 | 3,997 | D+12.5 |
| Edwards | 1,864 55.9% | 1,469 44.1% | 1 | 3,334 | D+11.8 |
| Thomas | 1,909 57.8% | 1,376 41.6% | 20 | 3,305 | D+16.1 |
| Chase | 1,561 47.5% | 1,710 52.0% | 16 | 3,287 | R+4.5 |
| Ness | 1,978 60.3% | 1,293 39.4% | 8 | 3,279 | D+20.9 |
| Rawlins | 1,639 50.9% | 1,560 48.5% | 20 | 3,219 | D+2.5 |
| Graham | 1,548 49.4% | 1,574 50.3% | 9 | 3,131 | R+0.8 |
| Seward | 1,894 62.2% | 1,142 37.5% | 7 | 3,043 | D+24.7 |
| Sherman | 1,711 58.0% | 1,184 40.1% | 57 | 2,952 | D+17.9 |
| Cheyenne | 1,528 54.5% | 1,267 45.2% | 9 | 2,804 | D+9.3 |
| Trego | 1,634 58.7% | 1,139 40.9% | 11 | 2,784 | D+17.8 |
| Kiowa | 1,245 46.9% | 1,405 52.9% | 6 | 2,656 | R+6.0 |
| Meade | 1,328 51.6% | 1,238 48.1% | 8 | 2,574 | D+3.5 |
| Sheridan | 1,323 54.0% | 1,117 45.6% | 10 | 2,450 | D+8.4 |
| Clark | 1,354 57.8% | 984 42.0% | 4 | 2,342 | D+15.8 |
| Comanche | 1,262 54.7% | 1,042 45.1% | 4 | 2,308 | D+9.5 |
| Gray | 1,403 63.6% | 801 36.3% | 2 | 2,206 | D+27.3 |
| Gove | 1,033 47.5% | 1,137 52.3% | 4 | 2,174 | R+4.8 |
| Hodgeman | 1,052 55.4% | 843 44.4% | 5 | 1,900 | D+11.0 |
| Logan | 838 45.5% | 995 54.0% | 10 | 1,843 | R+8.5 |
| Stevens | 928 55.3% | 744 44.3% | 7 | 1,679 | D+11.0 |
| Scott | 1,031 61.4% | 640 38.1% | 7 | 1,678 | D+23.3 |
| Hamilton | 908 55.7% | 713 43.7% | 10 | 1,631 | D+12.0 |
| Lane | 741 49.0% | 765 50.6% | 7 | 1,513 | R+1.6 |
| Morton | 865 57.5% | 634 42.2% | 5 | 1,504 | D+15.4 |
| Kearny | 657 49.3% | 666 50.0% | 10 | 1,333 | R+0.7 |
| Wallace | 409 36.4% | 702 62.5% | 12 | 1,123 | R+26.1 |
| Wichita | 598 54.9% | 486 44.6% | 5 | 1,089 | D+10.3 |
| Haskell | 633 58.7% | 445 41.2% | 1 | 1,079 | D+17.4 |
| Grant | 568 52.7% | 506 47.0% | 3 | 1,077 | D+5.8 |
| Greeley | 357 46.2% | 416 53.8% | 773 | R+7.6 | |
| Stanton | 434 56.5% | 333 43.4% | 1 | 768 | D+13.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1936; 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 |