Election 1942 Results
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1942 Kansas governor election
Andrew F. Schoeppel (Republican) beat William H. Burke (Democrat) in Kansas in 1942, 56.7% to 41.8%, a margin of 14.9 points and 75,824 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1940, when Payne Ratner won.
Republicans led in 103 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, Wyandotte, cast 37,541 votes and went to the Republican by 2.0 points. The closest was Decatur, where 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew F. Schoeppel won | Republican | 287,895 | 56.7% |
| William H. Burke | Democratic | 212,071 | 41.8% |
| All other candidates | 7,963 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 507,929 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandotte | 18,026 48.0% | 18,765 50.0% | 750 | 37,541 | R+2.0 |
| Sedgwick | 14,664 46.7% | 16,180 51.6% | 523 | 31,367 | R+4.8 |
| Shawnee | 10,219 40.1% | 14,910 58.5% | 376 | 25,505 | R+18.4 |
| Crawford | 6,722 49.4% | 6,728 49.4% | 160 | 13,610 | level |
| Montgomery | 5,010 39.9% | 7,383 58.8% | 164 | 12,557 | R+18.9 |
| Reno | 4,757 39.4% | 6,938 57.5% | 375 | 12,070 | R+18.1 |
| Cowley | 4,755 46.1% | 5,467 53.0% | 100 | 10,322 | R+6.9 |
| Labette | 4,386 46.6% | 4,957 52.6% | 77 | 9,420 | R+6.1 |
| Leavenworth | 3,861 41.6% | 5,295 57.1% | 123 | 9,279 | R+15.5 |
| Butler | 4,361 48.6% | 4,542 50.6% | 76 | 8,979 | R+2.0 |
| Lyon | 3,905 45.5% | 4,564 53.2% | 104 | 8,573 | R+7.7 |
| Johnson | 2,651 33.4% | 5,210 65.7% | 72 | 7,933 | R+32.3 |
| Cherokee | 3,812 50.8% | 3,597 48.0% | 91 | 7,500 | D+2.9 |
| Sumner | 3,343 45.0% | 3,945 53.1% | 142 | 7,430 | R+8.1 |
| Saline | 3,032 41.6% | 4,179 57.3% | 78 | 7,289 | R+15.7 |
| Neosho | 3,083 43.7% | 3,916 55.5% | 51 | 7,050 | R+11.8 |
| Bourbon | 3,220 47.2% | 3,514 51.5% | 88 | 6,822 | R+4.3 |
| Barton | 2,954 43.7% | 3,757 55.6% | 48 | 6,759 | R+11.9 |
| McPherson | 2,738 40.8% | 3,827 57.0% | 144 | 6,709 | R+16.2 |
| Douglas | 1,977 30.0% | 4,517 68.6% | 95 | 6,589 | R+38.5 |
| Atchison | 3,140 48.5% | 3,281 50.7% | 51 | 6,472 | R+2.2 |
| Riley | 2,024 31.6% | 4,275 66.7% | 109 | 6,408 | R+35.1 |
| Dickinson | 2,398 37.9% | 3,841 60.7% | 89 | 6,328 | R+22.8 |
| Marshall | 2,271 36.7% | 3,837 62.1% | 75 | 6,183 | R+25.3 |
| Harvey | 2,645 43.4% | 3,348 54.9% | 102 | 6,095 | R+11.5 |
| Franklin | 2,374 39.6% | 3,531 58.9% | 85 | 5,990 | R+19.3 |
| Osage | 2,289 40.0% | 3,343 58.5% | 84 | 5,716 | R+18.4 |
| Allen | 2,212 38.8% | 3,441 60.3% | 53 | 5,706 | R+21.5 |
| Miami | 2,341 43.8% | 2,948 55.2% | 54 | 5,343 | R+11.4 |
| Cloud | 2,115 39.7% | 2,984 55.9% | 235 | 5,334 | R+16.3 |
| Rice | 2,242 43.2% | 2,854 55.0% | 92 | 5,188 | R+11.8 |
| Marion | 1,804 35.1% | 3,267 63.6% | 64 | 5,135 | R+28.5 |
| Wilson | 1,968 39.3% | 2,968 59.2% | 78 | 5,014 | R+19.9 |
| Brown | 1,688 33.8% | 3,224 64.5% | 88 | 5,000 | R+30.7 |
| Greenwood | 1,970 40.1% | 2,909 59.2% | 38 | 4,917 | R+19.1 |
| Nemaha | 2,104 43.1% | 2,726 55.8% | 55 | 4,885 | R+12.7 |
| Ford | 2,045 42.0% | 2,698 55.4% | 123 | 4,866 | R+13.4 |
| Washington | 1,401 30.6% | 3,080 67.2% | 100 | 4,581 | R+36.7 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,614 35.4% | 2,912 63.9% | 32 | 4,558 | R+28.5 |
| Anderson | 1,820 40.9% | 2,597 58.4% | 31 | 4,448 | R+17.5 |
| Jewell | 1,514 34.3% | 2,803 63.5% | 96 | 4,413 | R+29.2 |
| Republic | 1,680 38.2% | 2,605 59.2% | 116 | 4,401 | R+21.0 |
| Jackson | 1,514 34.7% | 2,792 63.9% | 60 | 4,366 | R+29.3 |
| Coffey | 1,816 41.8% | 2,507 57.6% | 26 | 4,349 | R+15.9 |
| Ellis | 2,087 49.8% | 2,071 49.4% | 34 | 4,192 | D+0.4 |
| Mitchell | 1,580 39.6% | 2,335 58.6% | 73 | 3,988 | R+18.9 |
| Russell | 1,469 37.3% | 2,412 61.2% | 57 | 3,938 | R+23.9 |
| Smith | 1,383 35.4% | 2,449 62.6% | 80 | 3,912 | R+27.2 |
| Clay | 1,254 32.5% | 2,472 64.0% | 138 | 3,864 | R+31.5 |
| Jefferson | 1,338 35.5% | 2,384 63.3% | 42 | 3,764 | R+27.8 |
| Pratt | 1,649 44.0% | 2,031 54.2% | 64 | 3,744 | R+10.2 |
| Kingman | 1,703 45.5% | 1,980 52.9% | 60 | 3,743 | R+7.4 |
| Linn | 1,370 38.1% | 2,194 61.0% | 35 | 3,599 | R+22.9 |
| Ellsworth | 1,581 48.2% | 1,677 51.1% | 21 | 3,279 | R+2.9 |
| Norton | 1,151 35.3% | 2,061 63.2% | 47 | 3,259 | R+27.9 |
| Osborne | 1,171 36.2% | 2,005 62.0% | 60 | 3,236 | R+25.8 |
| Ottawa | 1,226 38.0% | 1,922 59.5% | 82 | 3,230 | R+21.5 |
| Stafford | 1,322 41.4% | 1,766 55.3% | 106 | 3,194 | R+13.9 |
| Phillips | 985 31.1% | 2,113 66.7% | 72 | 3,170 | R+35.6 |
| Pawnee | 1,430 45.1% | 1,681 53.0% | 58 | 3,169 | R+7.9 |
| Doniphan | 1,127 36.2% | 1,953 62.7% | 37 | 3,117 | R+26.5 |
| Harper | 1,404 45.2% | 1,647 53.0% | 58 | 3,109 | R+7.8 |
| Rooks | 1,215 40.4% | 1,753 58.3% | 41 | 3,009 | R+17.9 |
| Wabaunsee | 905 30.1% | 2,040 67.8% | 63 | 3,008 | R+37.7 |
| Morris | 1,126 37.6% | 1,835 61.4% | 30 | 2,991 | R+23.7 |
| Geary | 1,312 44.5% | 1,616 54.8% | 22 | 2,950 | R+10.3 |
| Barber | 1,335 45.6% | 1,543 52.8% | 47 | 2,925 | R+7.1 |
| Woodson | 1,247 42.7% | 1,627 55.7% | 49 | 2,923 | R+13.0 |
| Lincoln | 1,087 38.6% | 1,694 60.2% | 34 | 2,815 | R+21.6 |
| Elk | 1,115 41.2% | 1,567 58.0% | 22 | 2,704 | R+16.7 |
| Finney | 1,026 38.2% | 1,638 60.9% | 25 | 2,689 | R+22.8 |
| Thomas | 1,033 43.9% | 1,283 54.6% | 35 | 2,351 | R+10.6 |
| Ness | 680 29.2% | 1,620 69.6% | 27 | 2,327 | R+40.4 |
| Chautauqua | 887 38.2% | 1,415 60.9% | 23 | 2,325 | R+22.7 |
| Rush | 798 34.6% | 1,472 63.9% | 34 | 2,304 | R+29.3 |
| Decatur | 1,130 49.3% | 1,133 49.4% | 30 | 2,293 | R+0.1 |
| Graham | 892 40.5% | 1,295 58.8% | 15 | 2,202 | R+18.3 |
| Chase | 913 42.4% | 1,231 57.1% | 10 | 2,154 | R+14.8 |
| Trego | 893 43.7% | 1,120 54.8% | 29 | 2,042 | R+11.1 |
| Sherman | 881 45.9% | 953 49.7% | 85 | 1,919 | R+3.8 |
| Rawlins | 804 43.7% | 996 54.1% | 41 | 1,841 | R+10.4 |
| Edwards | 627 34.1% | 1,176 64.0% | 34 | 1,837 | R+29.9 |
| Cheyenne | 738 42.5% | 945 54.4% | 53 | 1,736 | R+11.9 |
| Sheridan | 710 42.7% | 928 55.8% | 24 | 1,662 | R+13.1 |
| Kiowa | 554 34.7% | 1,007 63.1% | 36 | 1,597 | R+28.4 |
| Clark | 743 49.0% | 747 49.3% | 25 | 1,515 | R+0.3 |
| Gray | 649 44.1% | 805 54.7% | 18 | 1,472 | R+10.6 |
| Meade | 486 34.0% | 894 62.5% | 50 | 1,430 | R+28.5 |
| Gove | 573 41.0% | 810 58.0% | 13 | 1,396 | R+17.0 |
| Seward | 609 45.2% | 681 50.6% | 57 | 1,347 | R+5.3 |
| Hodgeman | 445 33.4% | 870 65.4% | 16 | 1,331 | R+31.9 |
| Comanche | 526 41.6% | 714 56.4% | 25 | 1,265 | R+14.9 |
| Logan | 432 35.1% | 786 63.9% | 12 | 1,230 | R+28.8 |
| Scott | 518 44.3% | 630 53.8% | 22 | 1,170 | R+9.6 |
| Lane | 341 34.0% | 650 64.9% | 11 | 1,002 | R+30.8 |
| Hamilton | 460 46.5% | 519 52.4% | 11 | 990 | R+6.0 |
| Stevens | 423 45.3% | 473 50.7% | 37 | 933 | R+5.4 |
| Wallace | 284 32.1% | 572 64.7% | 28 | 884 | R+32.6 |
| Kearny | 369 42.9% | 484 56.2% | 8 | 861 | R+13.4 |
| Morton | 398 47.3% | 421 50.0% | 23 | 842 | R+2.7 |
| Wichita | 282 36.8% | 445 58.1% | 39 | 766 | R+21.3 |
| Grant | 239 35.2% | 421 62.0% | 19 | 679 | R+26.8 |
| Stanton | 284 47.6% | 292 48.9% | 21 | 597 | R+1.3 |
| Haskell | 225 39.7% | 330 58.2% | 12 | 567 | R+18.5 |
| Greeley | 182 33.6% | 349 64.5% | 10 | 541 | R+30.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1942; 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 |