Election 1944 Results
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1944 Kansas governor election
Andrew F. Schoeppel (Republican) beat Robert S. Lemon (Democrat) in Kansas in 1944, 65.7% to 32.8%, a margin of 32.9 points and 231,700 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1942, when Andrew F. Schoeppel also won.
Republicans led in 105 of the 105 counties as they stood then. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 70,475 votes and went to the Republican by 19.3 points. The closest was Stanton, where 251 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 | 463,110 | 65.7% |
| Robert S. Lemon | Democratic | 231,410 | 32.8% |
| All other candidates | 10,077 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 704,597 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 28,009 39.7% | 41,585 59.0% | 881 | 70,475 | R+19.3 |
| Wyandotte | 26,617 47.3% | 28,529 50.7% | 1,124 | 56,270 | R+3.4 |
| Shawnee | 11,255 31.7% | 23,725 66.9% | 489 | 35,469 | R+35.2 |
| Reno | 5,602 30.6% | 12,052 65.9% | 630 | 18,284 | R+35.3 |
| Montgomery | 6,382 35.1% | 11,588 63.7% | 216 | 18,186 | R+28.6 |
| Crawford | 7,602 44.4% | 9,374 54.7% | 164 | 17,140 | R+10.3 |
| Johnson | 4,582 28.0% | 11,675 71.3% | 124 | 16,381 | R+43.3 |
| Cowley | 5,356 36.5% | 9,144 62.4% | 162 | 14,662 | R+25.8 |
| Butler | 4,871 37.8% | 7,933 61.6% | 82 | 12,886 | R+23.8 |
| Labette | 4,692 36.7% | 7,955 62.3% | 129 | 12,776 | R+25.5 |
| Saline | 4,200 33.6% | 8,165 65.3% | 143 | 12,508 | R+31.7 |
| Douglas | 3,056 26.1% | 8,553 73.2% | 80 | 11,689 | R+47.0 |
| Leavenworth | 3,959 33.9% | 7,610 65.2% | 95 | 11,664 | R+31.3 |
| Lyon | 3,893 36.7% | 6,547 61.8% | 154 | 10,594 | R+25.1 |
| Sumner | 3,767 37.8% | 6,030 60.5% | 175 | 9,972 | R+22.7 |
| Cherokee | 4,207 43.4% | 5,355 55.3% | 125 | 9,687 | R+11.9 |
| Dickinson | 2,559 28.0% | 6,487 71.0% | 88 | 9,134 | R+43.0 |
| McPherson | 2,363 26.1% | 6,492 71.7% | 201 | 9,056 | R+45.6 |
| Riley | 2,097 23.2% | 6,801 75.3% | 130 | 9,028 | R+52.1 |
| Barton | 2,725 30.3% | 6,222 69.1% | 56 | 9,003 | R+38.8 |
| Marshall | 2,189 25.5% | 6,311 73.4% | 96 | 8,596 | R+48.0 |
| Harvey | 2,531 29.7% | 5,858 68.9% | 119 | 8,508 | R+39.1 |
| Neosho | 2,748 33.3% | 5,435 65.9% | 66 | 8,249 | R+32.6 |
| Bourbon | 3,186 39.6% | 4,786 59.5% | 70 | 8,042 | R+19.9 |
| Franklin | 2,207 27.9% | 5,616 71.0% | 84 | 7,907 | R+43.1 |
| Atchison | 2,755 35.9% | 4,882 63.6% | 40 | 7,677 | R+27.7 |
| Miami | 2,690 37.6% | 4,412 61.6% | 58 | 7,160 | R+24.1 |
| Allen | 1,982 28.0% | 5,015 70.9% | 74 | 7,071 | R+42.9 |
| Ford | 2,425 34.7% | 4,363 62.4% | 204 | 6,992 | R+27.7 |
| Marion | 1,614 23.2% | 5,254 75.6% | 85 | 6,953 | R+52.4 |
| Cloud | 1,856 27.9% | 4,650 69.9% | 145 | 6,651 | R+42.0 |
| Brown | 1,456 22.4% | 4,983 76.8% | 49 | 6,488 | R+54.4 |
| Rice | 1,779 28.1% | 4,414 69.7% | 141 | 6,334 | R+41.6 |
| Washington | 1,194 19.3% | 4,849 78.6% | 130 | 6,173 | R+59.2 |
| Osage | 1,846 29.9% | 4,211 68.3% | 111 | 6,168 | R+38.3 |
| Nemaha | 1,905 30.9% | 4,203 68.3% | 48 | 6,156 | R+37.3 |
| Greenwood | 1,770 29.3% | 4,175 69.1% | 94 | 6,039 | R+39.8 |
| Wilson | 1,561 26.8% | 4,146 71.3% | 108 | 5,815 | R+44.5 |
| Pottawatomie | 1,417 25.3% | 4,131 73.7% | 57 | 5,605 | R+48.4 |
| Republic | 1,632 29.5% | 3,813 68.9% | 89 | 5,534 | R+39.4 |
| Ellis | 1,868 34.4% | 3,526 64.9% | 43 | 5,437 | R+30.5 |
| Clay | 1,161 21.7% | 4,089 76.3% | 110 | 5,360 | R+54.6 |
| Jackson | 1,200 23.6% | 3,847 75.5% | 47 | 5,094 | R+52.0 |
| Jefferson | 1,306 26.2% | 3,653 73.3% | 28 | 4,987 | R+47.1 |
| Jewell | 1,055 21.4% | 3,695 74.8% | 189 | 4,939 | R+53.5 |
| Coffey | 1,439 29.3% | 3,439 70.0% | 37 | 4,915 | R+40.7 |
| Pratt | 1,730 35.8% | 3,007 62.3% | 89 | 4,826 | R+26.5 |
| Mitchell | 1,403 29.4% | 3,286 68.8% | 84 | 4,773 | R+39.5 |
| Russell | 1,164 24.8% | 3,460 73.7% | 69 | 4,693 | R+48.9 |
| Anderson | 1,468 32.0% | 3,099 67.5% | 21 | 4,588 | R+35.5 |
| Smith | 1,202 26.3% | 3,323 72.8% | 41 | 4,566 | R+46.5 |
| Geary | 1,490 32.7% | 3,014 66.2% | 49 | 4,553 | R+33.5 |
| Kingman | 1,250 28.8% | 3,020 69.6% | 67 | 4,337 | R+40.8 |
| Harper | 1,199 27.9% | 3,017 70.1% | 86 | 4,302 | R+42.3 |
| Stafford | 1,249 29.2% | 2,912 68.1% | 117 | 4,278 | R+38.9 |
| Linn | 1,162 27.3% | 3,054 71.8% | 40 | 4,256 | R+44.5 |
| Ellsworth | 1,288 30.3% | 2,939 69.3% | 17 | 4,244 | R+38.9 |
| Morris | 1,285 31.9% | 2,693 66.8% | 55 | 4,033 | R+34.9 |
| Phillips | 891 22.5% | 2,932 74.2% | 130 | 3,953 | R+51.6 |
| Finney | 1,221 31.3% | 2,617 67.0% | 67 | 3,905 | R+35.7 |
| Norton | 961 24.8% | 2,859 73.8% | 52 | 3,872 | R+49.0 |
| Osborne | 852 22.2% | 2,898 75.4% | 91 | 3,841 | R+53.3 |
| Doniphan | 746 19.7% | 3,044 80.3% | 3,790 | R+60.6 | |
| Pawnee | 1,203 32.5% | 2,446 66.0% | 58 | 3,707 | R+33.5 |
| Ottawa | 1,109 30.0% | 2,524 68.2% | 69 | 3,702 | R+38.2 |
| Wabaunsee | 697 19.4% | 2,829 78.9% | 61 | 3,587 | R+59.4 |
| Barber | 1,112 32.3% | 2,289 66.4% | 44 | 3,445 | R+34.2 |
| Rooks | 851 25.4% | 2,436 72.7% | 63 | 3,350 | R+47.3 |
| Rush | 721 22.6% | 2,425 76.1% | 42 | 3,188 | R+53.5 |
| Woodson | 857 27.0% | 2,264 71.4% | 52 | 3,173 | R+44.3 |
| Chautauqua | 866 27.6% | 2,257 71.8% | 19 | 3,142 | R+44.3 |
| Lincoln | 670 21.7% | 2,359 76.4% | 58 | 3,087 | R+54.7 |
| Elk | 858 27.9% | 2,192 71.3% | 26 | 3,076 | R+43.4 |
| Seward | 1,069 38.9% | 1,630 59.3% | 49 | 2,748 | R+20.4 |
| Decatur | 972 35.4% | 1,747 63.7% | 25 | 2,744 | R+28.2 |
| Thomas | 915 33.9% | 1,746 64.8% | 35 | 2,696 | R+30.8 |
| Ness | 392 14.9% | 2,219 84.1% | 28 | 2,639 | R+69.2 |
| Sherman | 920 35.2% | 1,627 62.2% | 69 | 2,616 | R+27.0 |
| Chase | 778 31.2% | 1,700 68.1% | 19 | 2,497 | R+36.9 |
| Edwards | 637 25.6% | 1,818 73.0% | 36 | 2,491 | R+47.4 |
| Rawlins | 770 31.5% | 1,627 66.7% | 44 | 2,441 | R+35.1 |
| Graham | 640 26.2% | 1,766 72.4% | 34 | 2,440 | R+46.1 |
| Trego | 625 27.3% | 1,629 71.0% | 39 | 2,293 | R+43.8 |
| Cheyenne | 663 29.9% | 1,500 67.7% | 53 | 2,216 | R+37.8 |
| Kiowa | 432 21.1% | 1,565 76.3% | 55 | 2,052 | R+55.2 |
| Meade | 471 23.6% | 1,492 74.6% | 37 | 2,000 | R+51.1 |
| Sheridan | 561 28.9% | 1,363 70.2% | 17 | 1,941 | R+41.3 |
| Gray | 556 31.1% | 1,198 67.1% | 31 | 1,785 | R+36.0 |
| Clark | 578 35.1% | 1,039 63.1% | 30 | 1,647 | R+28.0 |
| Comanche | 439 27.4% | 1,127 70.4% | 35 | 1,601 | R+43.0 |
| Gove | 361 24.1% | 1,120 74.8% | 16 | 1,497 | R+50.7 |
| Logan | 315 21.6% | 1,130 77.3% | 16 | 1,461 | R+55.8 |
| Hodgeman | 308 21.5% | 1,096 76.5% | 28 | 1,432 | R+55.0 |
| Scott | 384 27.1% | 1,004 70.9% | 28 | 1,416 | R+43.8 |
| Hamilton | 382 31.9% | 805 67.2% | 11 | 1,198 | R+35.3 |
| Stevens | 295 26.2% | 798 70.9% | 32 | 1,125 | R+44.7 |
| Lane | 196 17.6% | 905 81.4% | 11 | 1,112 | R+63.8 |
| Kearny | 260 27.3% | 681 71.4% | 13 | 954 | R+44.1 |
| Wallace | 181 19.0% | 750 78.6% | 23 | 954 | R+59.6 |
| Morton | 313 33.7% | 588 63.4% | 27 | 928 | R+29.6 |
| Wichita | 221 24.2% | 674 73.8% | 18 | 913 | R+49.6 |
| Haskell | 244 29.4% | 567 68.2% | 20 | 831 | R+38.9 |
| Grant | 172 21.8% | 590 74.9% | 26 | 788 | R+53.0 |
| Stanton | 169 27.9% | 420 69.3% | 17 | 606 | R+41.4 |
| Greeley | 120 21.7% | 416 75.1% | 18 | 554 | R+53.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; 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 |