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1960 Kansas governor election
John Anderson Jr. (Republican) beat George Docking (Democrat) in Kansas in 1960, 55.4% to 43.6%, a margin of 11.8 points and 109,273 votes.
Kansas changed party: in 1958 it went Democratic, for George Docking.
Republicans led in 99 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 6. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 129,128 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.4 points. The closest was Geary, where 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Anderson Jr. won | Republican | 511,534 | 55.4% |
| George Docking | Democratic | 402,261 | 43.6% |
| All other candidates | 8,727 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 922,522 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 64,819 50.2% | 63,048 48.8% | 1,261 | 129,128 | D+1.4 |
| Wyandotte | 33,441 46.7% | 37,023 51.7% | 1,082 | 71,546 | R+5.0 |
| Johnson | 23,248 35.8% | 41,259 63.5% | 442 | 64,949 | R+27.7 |
| Shawnee | 28,035 49.2% | 28,486 50.0% | 425 | 56,946 | R+0.8 |
| Reno | 10,569 42.9% | 13,802 56.0% | 257 | 24,628 | R+13.1 |
| Montgomery | 10,039 48.3% | 10,141 48.8% | 613 | 20,793 | R+0.5 |
| Crawford | 8,864 48.9% | 9,148 50.5% | 112 | 18,124 | R+1.6 |
| Saline | 6,781 38.3% | 10,767 60.8% | 158 | 17,706 | R+22.5 |
| Butler | 8,496 49.2% | 8,644 50.1% | 125 | 17,265 | R+0.9 |
| Douglas | 5,850 34.3% | 11,066 64.9% | 141 | 17,057 | R+30.6 |
| Cowley | 8,204 48.7% | 8,506 50.5% | 140 | 16,850 | R+1.8 |
| Leavenworth | 6,874 46.4% | 7,823 52.9% | 103 | 14,800 | R+6.4 |
| Barton | 5,923 43.3% | 7,657 56.0% | 84 | 13,664 | R+12.7 |
| Labette | 6,445 50.5% | 6,099 47.8% | 222 | 12,766 | D+2.7 |
| Riley | 4,057 32.3% | 8,345 66.5% | 155 | 12,557 | R+34.1 |
| Lyon | 6,255 50.5% | 6,034 48.7% | 101 | 12,390 | D+1.8 |
| Sumner | 5,229 44.0% | 6,540 55.0% | 117 | 11,886 | R+11.0 |
| Harvey | 4,575 39.7% | 6,862 59.5% | 91 | 11,528 | R+19.8 |
| McPherson | 3,850 36.3% | 6,647 62.6% | 116 | 10,613 | R+26.4 |
| Cherokee | 5,457 53.2% | 4,721 46.0% | 86 | 10,264 | D+7.2 |
| Dickinson | 3,539 35.4% | 6,400 64.0% | 57 | 9,996 | R+28.6 |
| Neosho | 4,291 45.6% | 5,032 53.4% | 95 | 9,418 | R+7.9 |
| Franklin | 3,503 38.4% | 5,554 60.9% | 57 | 9,114 | R+22.5 |
| Atchison | 4,136 45.5% | 4,931 54.3% | 15 | 9,082 | R+8.8 |
| Ford | 4,288 47.8% | 4,616 51.4% | 71 | 8,975 | R+3.7 |
| Ellis | 5,317 59.9% | 3,519 39.7% | 38 | 8,874 | D+20.3 |
| Miami | 3,792 45.1% | 4,536 54.0% | 73 | 8,401 | R+8.9 |
| Bourbon | 3,621 43.3% | 4,692 56.1% | 53 | 8,366 | R+12.8 |
| Marshall | 3,539 44.4% | 4,364 54.7% | 68 | 7,971 | R+10.4 |
| Allen | 2,968 39.6% | 4,491 60.0% | 32 | 7,491 | R+20.3 |
| Marion | 2,589 35.6% | 4,628 63.6% | 57 | 7,274 | R+28.0 |
| Cloud | 2,879 43.2% | 3,738 56.0% | 53 | 6,670 | R+12.9 |
| Rice | 2,691 40.9% | 3,834 58.3% | 50 | 6,575 | R+17.4 |
| Wilson | 2,643 40.4% | 3,732 57.0% | 174 | 6,549 | R+16.6 |
| Brown | 2,255 34.4% | 4,255 65.0% | 37 | 6,547 | R+30.5 |
| Nemaha | 3,227 51.5% | 2,993 47.8% | 44 | 6,264 | D+3.7 |
| Finney | 2,391 38.2% | 3,807 60.8% | 60 | 6,258 | R+22.6 |
| Geary | 3,027 49.3% | 3,071 50.0% | 43 | 6,141 | R+0.7 |
| Osage | 2,728 45.1% | 3,278 54.2% | 45 | 6,051 | R+9.1 |
| Greenwood | 2,304 40.5% | 3,329 58.5% | 57 | 5,690 | R+18.0 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,288 40.3% | 3,351 59.0% | 38 | 5,677 | R+18.7 |
| Russell | 2,133 37.9% | 3,444 61.2% | 48 | 5,625 | R+23.3 |
| Seward | 2,223 39.8% | 3,314 59.3% | 52 | 5,589 | R+19.5 |
| Pratt | 2,241 40.8% | 3,201 58.3% | 47 | 5,489 | R+17.5 |
| Washington | 2,018 37.6% | 3,315 61.8% | 31 | 5,364 | R+24.2 |
| Clay | 1,753 32.7% | 3,571 66.6% | 35 | 5,359 | R+33.9 |
| Jefferson | 2,083 40.8% | 2,983 58.4% | 40 | 5,106 | R+17.6 |
| Republic | 2,114 41.6% | 2,906 57.2% | 57 | 5,077 | R+15.6 |
| Jackson | 1,916 38.3% | 3,072 61.4% | 18 | 5,006 | R+23.1 |
| Harper | 1,778 37.8% | 2,897 61.6% | 30 | 4,705 | R+23.8 |
| Kingman | 1,986 42.6% | 2,634 56.5% | 45 | 4,665 | R+13.9 |
| Pawnee | 1,929 42.5% | 2,554 56.3% | 52 | 4,535 | R+13.8 |
| Mitchell | 1,745 38.7% | 2,722 60.4% | 41 | 4,508 | R+21.7 |
| Rooks | 1,688 38.1% | 2,699 60.9% | 44 | 4,431 | R+22.8 |
| Anderson | 1,851 43.0% | 2,435 56.6% | 14 | 4,300 | R+13.6 |
| Coffey | 1,725 40.5% | 2,497 58.6% | 36 | 4,258 | R+18.1 |
| Smith | 1,558 36.7% | 2,656 62.6% | 27 | 4,241 | R+25.9 |
| Phillips | 1,389 33.4% | 2,736 65.7% | 37 | 4,162 | R+32.4 |
| Doniphan | 1,508 36.5% | 2,624 63.4% | 5 | 4,137 | R+27.0 |
| Linn | 1,420 34.5% | 2,664 64.7% | 31 | 4,115 | R+30.2 |
| Norton | 1,358 33.5% | 2,646 65.3% | 47 | 4,051 | R+31.8 |
| Jewell | 1,340 33.3% | 2,645 65.7% | 39 | 4,024 | R+32.4 |
| Barber | 1,573 39.8% | 2,352 59.5% | 27 | 3,952 | R+19.7 |
| Stafford | 1,439 36.8% | 2,424 62.0% | 47 | 3,910 | R+25.2 |
| Osborne | 1,351 34.6% | 2,505 64.2% | 47 | 3,903 | R+29.6 |
| Ellsworth | 1,559 42.3% | 2,107 57.2% | 16 | 3,682 | R+14.9 |
| Morris | 1,383 38.6% | 2,164 60.4% | 33 | 3,580 | R+21.8 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,215 35.7% | 2,159 63.5% | 25 | 3,399 | R+27.8 |
| Thomas | 1,468 43.5% | 1,871 55.4% | 36 | 3,375 | R+11.9 |
| Ottawa | 1,168 35.2% | 2,130 64.2% | 20 | 3,318 | R+29.0 |
| Sherman | 1,403 44.4% | 1,724 54.6% | 33 | 3,160 | R+10.2 |
| Rush | 1,395 44.5% | 1,711 54.6% | 27 | 3,133 | R+10.1 |
| Chautauqua | 1,081 36.9% | 1,783 60.9% | 63 | 2,927 | R+24.0 |
| Lincoln | 934 32.9% | 1,878 66.2% | 26 | 2,838 | R+33.3 |
| Decatur | 1,095 38.7% | 1,724 60.9% | 13 | 2,832 | R+22.2 |
| Woodson | 1,047 37.5% | 1,718 61.5% | 29 | 2,794 | R+24.0 |
| Ness | 1,012 37.6% | 1,662 61.7% | 20 | 2,694 | R+24.1 |
| Elk | 914 34.5% | 1,688 63.8% | 45 | 2,647 | R+29.2 |
| Edwards | 1,091 42.0% | 1,490 57.4% | 17 | 2,598 | R+15.4 |
| Meade | 960 37.6% | 1,562 61.2% | 31 | 2,553 | R+23.6 |
| Graham | 1,002 39.8% | 1,495 59.3% | 22 | 2,519 | R+19.6 |
| Rawlins | 1,025 41.3% | 1,436 57.8% | 22 | 2,483 | R+16.6 |
| Trego | 992 43.0% | 1,305 56.5% | 12 | 2,309 | R+13.6 |
| Kiowa | 660 30.0% | 1,518 68.9% | 25 | 2,203 | R+38.9 |
| Cheyenne | 863 39.4% | 1,310 59.8% | 17 | 2,190 | R+20.4 |
| Scott | 678 32.1% | 1,406 66.6% | 27 | 2,111 | R+34.5 |
| Stevens | 773 38.3% | 1,232 61.0% | 15 | 2,020 | R+22.7 |
| Chase | 835 41.9% | 1,150 57.7% | 8 | 1,993 | R+15.8 |
| Sheridan | 946 47.8% | 1,023 51.6% | 12 | 1,981 | R+3.9 |
| Grant | 793 41.2% | 1,108 57.6% | 23 | 1,924 | R+16.4 |
| Logan | 681 36.0% | 1,188 62.8% | 23 | 1,892 | R+26.8 |
| Gray | 856 45.6% | 1,011 53.8% | 11 | 1,878 | R+8.3 |
| Gove | 773 41.4% | 1,079 57.8% | 15 | 1,867 | R+16.4 |
| Clark | 746 40.5% | 1,088 59.1% | 8 | 1,842 | R+18.6 |
| Comanche | 585 35.3% | 1,063 64.1% | 11 | 1,659 | R+28.8 |
| Hodgeman | 576 37.6% | 950 62.0% | 7 | 1,533 | R+24.4 |
| Morton | 671 45.0% | 803 53.9% | 16 | 1,490 | R+8.9 |
| Hamilton | 633 43.0% | 828 56.3% | 10 | 1,471 | R+13.3 |
| Lane | 518 37.2% | 865 62.1% | 10 | 1,393 | R+24.9 |
| Kearny | 521 37.8% | 847 61.4% | 11 | 1,379 | R+23.6 |
| Haskell | 567 42.7% | 754 56.8% | 6 | 1,327 | R+14.1 |
| Wichita | 546 43.0% | 715 56.3% | 9 | 1,270 | R+13.3 |
| Wallace | 430 40.4% | 625 58.7% | 9 | 1,064 | R+18.3 |
| Stanton | 396 41.9% | 538 56.9% | 12 | 946 | R+15.0 |
| Greeley | 324 36.3% | 561 62.9% | 7 | 892 | R+26.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1960; 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 |