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1950 Kansas governor election

Edward F. Arn (Republican) beat Kenneth T. Anderson (Democrat) in Kansas in 1950, 53.8% to 44.5%, a margin of 9.3 points and 57,507 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1948, when Frank Carlson won.

Republicans led in 95 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 10. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 56,056 votes and went to the Republican by 5.9 points. The closest was Ford, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Edward F. Arn won Republican 333,001 53.8%
Kenneth T. Anderson Democratic 275,494 44.5%
All other candidates 10,815 1.7%
Total619,310

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 25,891 46.2% 29,202 52.1% 963 56,056 R+5.9
Wyandotte 26,463 53.4% 22,547 45.5% 521 49,531 D+7.9
Shawnee 15,675 45.5% 18,274 53.0% 515 34,464 R+7.5
Johnson 7,051 39.0% 10,873 60.2% 136 18,060 R+21.2
Reno 7,823 47.4% 8,134 49.3% 546 16,503 R+1.9
Crawford 8,111 52.1% 7,350 47.2% 112 15,573 D+4.9
Montgomery 6,194 41.1% 8,686 57.6% 204 15,084 R+16.5
Cowley 5,280 44.2% 6,461 54.1% 210 11,951 R+9.9
Saline 5,379 46.2% 6,137 52.7% 130 11,646 R+6.5
Leavenworth 4,829 43.8% 6,110 55.4% 93 11,032 R+11.6
Lyon 6,019 54.6% 4,860 44.1% 152 11,031 D+10.5
Butler 4,623 43.9% 5,797 55.1% 105 10,525 R+11.2
Labette 4,963 49.2% 5,023 49.7% 111 10,097 R+0.6
Douglas 3,800 41.1% 5,200 56.3% 238 9,238 R+15.2
Cherokee 4,576 51.9% 4,154 47.1% 83 8,813 D+4.8
Sumner 3,859 46.3% 4,309 51.7% 171 8,339 R+5.4
Barton 3,344 40.6% 4,822 58.5% 80 8,246 R+17.9
Riley 2,876 35.1% 5,008 61.1% 314 8,198 R+26.0
McPherson 3,376 41.8% 4,500 55.7% 205 8,081 R+13.9
Dickinson 3,060 39.8% 4,486 58.4% 142 7,688 R+18.5
Neosho 3,570 46.5% 3,986 51.9% 128 7,684 R+5.4
Harvey 3,155 43.2% 4,051 55.4% 100 7,306 R+12.3
Franklin 2,760 39.4% 4,128 59.0% 109 6,997 R+19.6
Bourbon 3,274 47.2% 3,604 51.9% 60 6,938 R+4.8
Marshall 2,831 41.0% 3,995 57.9% 77 6,903 R+16.9
Atchison 3,006 46.7% 3,387 52.6% 46 6,439 R+5.9
Ford 3,089 48.9% 3,092 49.0% 130 6,311 level
Miami 2,898 47.3% 3,182 51.9% 51 6,131 R+4.6
Cloud 2,379 42.1% 3,064 54.2% 212 5,655 R+12.1
Allen 1,976 35.0% 3,588 63.5% 82 5,646 R+28.6
Nemaha 2,957 52.5% 2,628 46.6% 51 5,636 D+5.8
Osage 2,787 50.8% 2,597 47.3% 103 5,487 D+3.5
Brown 1,720 32.2% 3,544 66.3% 83 5,347 R+34.1
Ellis 2,907 54.6% 2,400 45.0% 22 5,329 D+9.5
Wilson 1,926 36.2% 3,325 62.5% 67 5,318 R+26.3
Marion 2,108 39.7% 3,122 58.8% 79 5,309 R+19.1
Rice 1,971 38.8% 2,966 58.4% 146 5,083 R+19.6
Greenwood 1,925 38.5% 3,022 60.5% 49 4,996 R+22.0
Washington 1,725 36.0% 2,985 62.3% 81 4,791 R+26.3
Pottawatomie 1,915 40.5% 2,727 57.7% 81 4,723 R+17.2
Republic 2,149 45.5% 2,458 52.1% 114 4,721 R+6.5
Pratt 2,338 50.3% 2,223 47.8% 91 4,652 D+2.5
Jackson 1,715 38.6% 2,684 60.4% 46 4,445 R+21.8
Anderson 1,964 44.6% 2,411 54.7% 32 4,407 R+10.1
Russell 1,599 36.4% 2,720 62.0% 70 4,389 R+25.5
Clay 1,501 35.5% 2,556 60.4% 172 4,229 R+24.9
Finney 2,001 47.6% 2,114 50.2% 93 4,208 R+2.7
Kingman 1,837 44.4% 2,095 50.6% 208 4,140 R+6.2
Jewell 1,380 33.5% 2,506 60.8% 237 4,123 R+27.3
Mitchell 1,795 43.7% 2,206 53.8% 103 4,104 R+10.0
Coffey 1,895 46.4% 2,158 52.8% 34 4,087 R+6.4
Jefferson 1,671 42.3% 2,204 55.8% 74 3,949 R+13.5
Osborne 1,324 35.0% 2,304 60.9% 153 3,781 R+25.9
Morris 1,867 49.6% 1,853 49.2% 46 3,766 D+0.4
Geary 1,625 43.4% 2,010 53.7% 109 3,744 R+10.3
Smith 1,526 40.9% 2,068 55.4% 137 3,731 R+14.5
Linn 1,434 38.8% 2,230 60.4% 30 3,694 R+21.5
Stafford 1,579 43.9% 1,920 53.4% 99 3,598 R+9.5
Norton 1,326 38.6% 1,993 58.1% 112 3,431 R+19.4
Phillips 1,150 34.2% 2,045 60.7% 172 3,367 R+26.6
Barber 1,289 39.8% 1,883 58.2% 65 3,237 R+18.4
Wabaunsee 1,391 43.4% 1,746 54.5% 66 3,203 R+11.1
Harper 1,049 32.8% 2,045 63.9% 104 3,198 R+31.1
Rooks 1,060 33.2% 2,031 63.7% 99 3,190 R+30.4
Pawnee 1,406 44.6% 1,695 53.8% 49 3,150 R+9.2
Ellsworth 1,478 47.2% 1,628 52.0% 23 3,129 R+4.8
Ottawa 1,267 41.0% 1,718 55.6% 107 3,092 R+14.6
Doniphan 1,091 35.7% 1,928 63.1% 36 3,055 R+27.4
Rush 1,391 48.7% 1,417 49.6% 50 2,858 R+0.9
Woodson 1,037 38.4% 1,608 59.5% 56 2,701 R+21.1
Lincoln 951 35.4% 1,695 63.2% 37 2,683 R+27.7
Decatur 1,176 44.1% 1,462 54.8% 29 2,667 R+10.7
Edwards 1,169 44.1% 1,445 54.5% 37 2,651 R+10.4
Thomas 1,243 48.8% 1,266 49.7% 39 2,548 R+0.9
Seward 994 41.0% 1,361 56.2% 67 2,422 R+15.2
Chautauqua 825 35.7% 1,456 62.9% 33 2,314 R+27.3
Rawlins 927 40.4% 1,339 58.3% 29 2,295 R+18.0
Sherman 997 44.1% 1,157 51.2% 105 2,259 R+7.1
Elk 844 37.4% 1,400 62.1% 12 2,256 R+24.6
Trego 1,113 50.8% 1,044 47.7% 32 2,189 D+3.2
Graham 935 43.1% 1,188 54.8% 45 2,168 R+11.7
Chase 1,032 48.5% 1,078 50.7% 17 2,127 R+2.2
Cheyenne 867 42.3% 1,105 53.9% 78 2,050 R+11.6
Meade 854 43.4% 1,015 51.6% 98 1,967 R+8.2
Ness 755 38.4% 1,152 58.6% 60 1,967 R+20.2
Kiowa 767 40.6% 1,046 55.4% 74 1,887 R+14.8
Sheridan 876 47.7% 944 51.4% 16 1,836 R+3.7
Gray 765 45.3% 887 52.5% 36 1,688 R+7.2
Clark 704 44.1% 842 52.8% 50 1,596 R+8.6
Gove 736 46.3% 831 52.3% 23 1,590 R+6.0
Scott 765 48.3% 785 49.6% 33 1,583 R+1.3
Logan 527 36.5% 882 61.2% 33 1,442 R+24.6
Comanche 535 37.8% 857 60.5% 25 1,417 R+22.7
Hodgeman 463 34.1% 865 63.7% 29 1,357 R+29.6
Hamilton 633 48.6% 653 50.2% 16 1,302 R+1.5
Grant 468 37.2% 761 60.5% 28 1,257 R+23.3
Morton 581 48.4% 598 49.8% 21 1,200 R+1.4
Stevens 418 36.7% 691 60.7% 29 1,138 R+24.0
Kearny 479 44.4% 589 54.6% 10 1,078 R+10.2
Lane 391 38.7% 607 60.0% 13 1,011 R+21.4
Wichita 382 41.4% 518 56.2% 22 922 R+14.8
Wallace 281 35.8% 492 62.8% 11 784 R+26.9
Haskell 356 45.5% 404 51.6% 23 783 R+6.1
Stanton 249 37.0% 411 61.1% 13 673 R+24.1
Greeley 230 36.0% 392 61.3% 17 639 R+25.4

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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