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1954 Kansas governor election

Fred Hall (Republican) beat George Docking (Democrat) in Kansas in 1954, 53.0% to 46.0%, a margin of 7.0 points and 43,650 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1952, when Edward F. Arn won.

Republicans led in 87 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 62,753 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.4 points. The closest was Douglas, where 1 vote 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
Fred Hall won Republican 329,868 53.0%
George Docking Democratic 286,218 46.0%
All other candidates 6,547 1.1%
Total622,633

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 31,088 49.5% 30,818 49.1% 847 62,753 D+0.4
Wyandotte 29,398 56.9% 21,803 42.2% 453 51,654 D+14.7
Shawnee 18,390 50.0% 18,117 49.3% 261 36,768 D+0.7
Johnson 10,135 40.8% 14,612 58.8% 105 24,852 R+18.0
Reno 6,671 43.0% 8,578 55.3% 274 15,523 R+12.3
Crawford 7,752 53.5% 6,640 45.8% 100 14,492 D+7.7
Montgomery 6,069 42.8% 7,961 56.2% 141 14,171 R+13.4
Cowley 5,595 47.4% 6,077 51.5% 136 11,808 R+4.1
Saline 4,707 42.1% 6,356 56.9% 111 11,174 R+14.8
Leavenworth 5,282 47.8% 5,727 51.8% 38 11,047 R+4.0
Butler 5,405 50.3% 5,252 48.9% 87 10,744 D+1.4
Labette 5,286 49.6% 5,270 49.4% 109 10,665 D+0.2
Douglas 5,138 49.7% 5,139 49.7% 63 10,340 level
Lyon 4,954 50.3% 4,767 48.4% 126 9,847 D+1.9
Barton 4,251 46.5% 4,827 52.8% 59 9,137 R+6.3
Cherokee 4,444 52.3% 3,988 46.9% 68 8,500 D+5.4
Riley 2,594 31.8% 5,465 66.9% 105 8,164 R+35.2
Sumner 3,857 48.4% 4,008 50.3% 104 7,969 R+1.9
McPherson 2,926 36.8% 4,899 61.5% 135 7,960 R+24.8
Dickinson 3,208 40.3% 4,686 58.9% 65 7,959 R+18.6
Ford 4,310 57.9% 3,051 41.0% 89 7,450 D+16.9
Harvey 3,119 42.8% 4,093 56.2% 72 7,284 R+13.4
Bourbon 3,513 48.7% 3,637 50.4% 63 7,213 R+1.7
Neosho 3,104 45.6% 3,614 53.1% 92 6,810 R+7.5
Marshall 2,645 40.0% 3,925 59.4% 37 6,607 R+19.4
Franklin 2,607 39.6% 3,935 59.7% 49 6,591 R+20.1
Atchison 3,153 48.2% 3,361 51.4% 27 6,541 R+3.2
Miami 3,444 53.0% 3,002 46.2% 52 6,498 D+6.8
Brown 1,766 32.5% 3,633 66.9% 30 5,429 R+34.4
Ellis 3,574 66.5% 1,768 32.9% 29 5,371 D+33.6
Osage 2,357 45.7% 2,730 52.9% 71 5,158 R+7.2
Rice 1,969 38.5% 3,082 60.3% 63 5,114 R+21.8
Nemaha 2,384 46.9% 2,654 52.2% 47 5,085 R+5.3
Cloud 2,209 43.8% 2,774 55.0% 63 5,046 R+11.2
Marion 1,697 34.5% 3,174 64.5% 51 4,922 R+30.0
Allen 1,972 40.1% 2,905 59.1% 40 4,917 R+19.0
Wilson 1,992 41.4% 2,752 57.2% 63 4,807 R+15.8
Greenwood 1,976 41.6% 2,719 57.3% 54 4,749 R+15.6
Clay 1,570 34.0% 2,996 64.9% 49 4,615 R+30.9
Pottawatomie 1,626 35.8% 2,879 63.3% 40 4,545 R+27.6
Russell 1,933 42.8% 2,523 55.8% 62 4,518 R+13.1
Geary 1,975 44.8% 2,369 53.8% 61 4,405 R+8.9
Washington 1,416 32.7% 2,874 66.5% 35 4,325 R+33.7
Republic 1,814 42.0% 2,443 56.6% 63 4,320 R+14.6
Pratt 1,810 43.9% 2,266 54.9% 49 4,125 R+11.1
Jackson 1,441 35.8% 2,556 63.5% 26 4,023 R+27.7
Jewell 1,293 33.3% 2,407 62.0% 184 3,884 R+28.7
Finney 2,039 52.6% 1,809 46.7% 28 3,876 D+5.9
Anderson 1,739 45.7% 2,049 53.8% 19 3,807 R+8.1
Mitchell 1,485 39.4% 2,244 59.5% 44 3,773 R+20.1
Coffey 1,670 45.3% 1,999 54.2% 19 3,688 R+8.9
Smith 1,347 37.5% 2,189 60.9% 56 3,592 R+23.4
Jefferson 1,489 41.8% 2,045 57.4% 29 3,563 R+15.6
Kingman 1,431 40.3% 2,089 58.8% 33 3,553 R+18.5
Pawnee 1,595 45.4% 1,872 53.3% 43 3,510 R+7.9
Phillips 1,175 34.5% 2,177 64.0% 52 3,404 R+29.4
Linn 1,345 39.6% 2,022 59.6% 28 3,395 R+19.9
Morris 1,385 41.3% 1,940 57.8% 31 3,356 R+16.5
Norton 1,416 42.9% 1,830 55.4% 56 3,302 R+12.5
Ellsworth 1,539 47.6% 1,673 51.8% 19 3,231 R+4.1
Harper 1,168 36.3% 2,010 62.5% 39 3,217 R+26.2
Stafford 1,247 39.5% 1,867 59.1% 43 3,157 R+19.6
Barber 1,347 42.9% 1,757 56.0% 35 3,139 R+13.1
Osborne 1,034 35.0% 1,854 62.8% 64 2,952 R+27.8
Doniphan 1,047 36.1% 1,836 63.4% 14 2,897 R+27.2
Ottawa 1,102 38.8% 1,697 59.7% 44 2,843 R+20.9
Wabaunsee 977 35.3% 1,767 63.9% 20 2,764 R+28.6
Seward 1,317 48.2% 1,383 50.6% 31 2,731 R+2.4
Rooks 1,187 43.7% 1,483 54.5% 49 2,719 R+10.9
Rush 1,274 47.1% 1,408 52.0% 24 2,706 R+5.0
Woodson 989 37.3% 1,631 61.4% 35 2,655 R+24.2
Thomas 1,409 53.1% 1,221 46.0% 22 2,652 D+7.1
Lincoln 852 33.7% 1,652 65.3% 25 2,529 R+31.6
Decatur 1,178 48.5% 1,231 50.7% 19 2,428 R+2.2
Chautauqua 836 34.8% 1,543 64.2% 25 2,404 R+29.4
Sherman 1,194 50.4% 1,121 47.3% 56 2,371 D+3.1
Edwards 908 41.7% 1,237 56.8% 33 2,178 R+15.1
Rawlins 974 45.2% 1,130 52.5% 50 2,154 R+7.2
Meade 1,133 52.7% 946 44.0% 69 2,148 D+8.7
Elk 751 37.5% 1,225 61.2% 26 2,002 R+23.7
Trego 948 47.4% 1,037 51.9% 13 1,998 R+4.5
Ness 785 39.5% 1,161 58.5% 39 1,985 R+18.9
Chase 782 40.1% 1,157 59.4% 9 1,948 R+19.3
Cheyenne 800 42.6% 1,059 56.4% 17 1,876 R+13.8
Graham 798 46.0% 917 52.9% 20 1,735 R+6.9
Gove 689 40.3% 1,001 58.5% 21 1,711 R+18.2
Gray 965 56.8% 683 40.2% 51 1,699 D+16.6
Kiowa 556 33.7% 1,061 64.3% 32 1,649 R+30.6
Sheridan 824 50.5% 793 48.6% 14 1,631 D+1.9
Comanche 564 38.3% 896 60.8% 13 1,473 R+22.5
Stevens 638 45.1% 766 54.1% 12 1,416 R+9.0
Hodgeman 659 47.3% 715 51.3% 20 1,394 R+4.0
Logan 562 40.3% 814 58.4% 18 1,394 R+18.1
Hamilton 627 46.0% 729 53.5% 7 1,363 R+7.5
Clark 626 46.0% 719 52.9% 15 1,360 R+6.8
Scott 484 37.3% 791 61.0% 21 1,296 R+23.7
Lane 464 39.2% 707 59.7% 13 1,184 R+20.5
Grant 474 42.9% 621 56.1% 11 1,106 R+13.3
Morton 509 48.9% 522 50.2% 9 1,040 R+1.3
Haskell 534 57.9% 369 40.0% 19 922 D+17.9
Wallace 312 35.5% 557 63.4% 10 879 R+27.9
Wichita 328 39.6% 491 59.3% 9 828 R+19.7
Kearny 359 47.1% 395 51.8% 8 762 R+4.7
Stanton 303 41.7% 415 57.2% 8 726 R+15.4
Greeley 230 33.7% 443 64.9% 10 683 R+31.2

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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