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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hall won | Republican | 329,868 | 53.0% |
| George Docking | Democratic | 286,218 | 46.0% |
| All other candidates | 6,547 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 622,633 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |