Election 1964 Results
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1964 Kansas governor election
William H. Avery (Republican) beat Harry G. Wiles (Democrat) in Kansas in 1964, 50.9% to 47.1%, a margin of 3.8 points and 32,403 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1962, when John Anderson Jr. won.
Republicans led in 86 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 115,528 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.7 points. The closest was Rush, where 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Avery won | Republican | 432,667 | 50.9% |
| Harry G. Wiles | Democratic | 400,264 | 47.1% |
| All other candidates | 17,483 | 2.1% | |
| Total | 850,414 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 62,311 53.9% | 48,790 42.2% | 4,427 | 115,528 | D+11.7 |
| Johnson | 26,954 39.0% | 41,486 60.0% | 736 | 69,176 | R+21.0 |
| Wyandotte | 29,873 51.3% | 23,736 40.8% | 4,628 | 58,237 | D+10.5 |
| Shawnee | 29,637 52.0% | 26,872 47.1% | 538 | 57,047 | D+4.8 |
| Reno | 12,528 51.2% | 11,620 47.5% | 299 | 24,447 | D+3.7 |
| Montgomery | 8,799 49.0% | 8,906 49.6% | 259 | 17,964 | R+0.6 |
| Crawford | 8,632 50.4% | 8,305 48.5% | 184 | 17,121 | D+1.9 |
| Douglas | 7,414 43.4% | 9,496 55.5% | 187 | 17,097 | R+12.2 |
| Saline | 8,000 48.8% | 8,254 50.4% | 128 | 16,382 | R+1.6 |
| Butler | 8,510 54.4% | 6,906 44.1% | 229 | 15,645 | D+10.3 |
| Cowley | 7,645 50.4% | 7,309 48.2% | 209 | 15,163 | D+2.2 |
| Leavenworth | 5,672 42.0% | 7,594 56.2% | 243 | 13,509 | R+14.2 |
| Barton | 6,162 49.2% | 6,239 49.8% | 126 | 12,527 | R+0.6 |
| Riley | 5,324 44.4% | 6,455 53.8% | 225 | 12,004 | R+9.4 |
| Lyon | 5,471 47.1% | 5,977 51.4% | 172 | 11,620 | R+4.4 |
| Labette | 5,859 52.0% | 5,267 46.7% | 141 | 11,267 | D+5.3 |
| Sumner | 5,474 52.0% | 4,914 46.6% | 149 | 10,537 | D+5.3 |
| Harvey | 4,571 44.1% | 5,657 54.6% | 138 | 10,366 | R+10.5 |
| McPherson | 4,129 41.9% | 5,542 56.2% | 187 | 9,858 | R+14.3 |
| Cherokee | 4,882 52.2% | 4,370 46.7% | 109 | 9,361 | D+5.5 |
| Dickinson | 3,423 38.1% | 5,431 60.4% | 134 | 8,988 | R+22.3 |
| Ford | 4,540 51.9% | 4,100 46.9% | 109 | 8,749 | D+5.0 |
| Atchison | 3,652 44.0% | 4,572 55.1% | 77 | 8,301 | R+11.1 |
| Neosho | 4,057 48.9% | 4,103 49.5% | 131 | 8,291 | R+0.6 |
| Franklin | 3,356 40.8% | 4,741 57.6% | 131 | 8,228 | R+16.8 |
| Ellis | 4,988 61.4% | 3,096 38.1% | 42 | 8,126 | D+23.3 |
| Miami | 3,741 49.4% | 3,722 49.1% | 114 | 7,577 | D+0.3 |
| Bourbon | 3,472 46.2% | 3,941 52.4% | 106 | 7,519 | R+6.2 |
| Marshall | 3,014 44.0% | 3,758 54.8% | 83 | 6,855 | R+10.9 |
| Allen | 2,964 46.1% | 3,400 52.9% | 60 | 6,424 | R+6.8 |
| Marion | 2,287 36.0% | 3,986 62.8% | 73 | 6,346 | R+26.8 |
| Rice | 2,839 46.7% | 3,195 52.6% | 45 | 6,079 | R+5.9 |
| Finney | 2,967 49.4% | 2,984 49.7% | 56 | 6,007 | R+0.3 |
| Cloud | 2,731 45.6% | 3,151 52.6% | 109 | 5,991 | R+7.0 |
| Geary | 2,722 46.4% | 3,059 52.1% | 90 | 5,871 | R+5.7 |
| Nemaha | 2,845 49.0% | 2,896 49.8% | 69 | 5,810 | R+0.9 |
| Brown | 1,689 29.5% | 3,968 69.4% | 62 | 5,719 | R+39.8 |
| Osage | 2,699 48.7% | 2,760 49.8% | 79 | 5,538 | R+1.1 |
| Wilson | 2,268 41.3% | 3,149 57.3% | 74 | 5,491 | R+16.0 |
| Seward | 2,405 44.8% | 2,922 54.4% | 46 | 5,373 | R+9.6 |
| Pratt | 2,680 51.8% | 2,423 46.9% | 67 | 5,170 | D+5.0 |
| Pottawatomie | 2,444 47.7% | 2,602 50.8% | 77 | 5,123 | R+3.1 |
| Clay | 1,864 36.9% | 3,051 60.4% | 135 | 5,050 | R+23.5 |
| Russell | 1,981 39.4% | 3,016 59.9% | 34 | 5,031 | R+20.6 |
| Greenwood | 1,929 39.8% | 2,850 58.8% | 65 | 4,844 | R+19.0 |
| Washington | 1,609 34.8% | 2,960 63.9% | 60 | 4,629 | R+29.2 |
| Republic | 1,813 39.5% | 2,705 59.0% | 69 | 4,587 | R+19.4 |
| Jefferson | 2,104 46.0% | 2,352 51.4% | 118 | 4,574 | R+5.4 |
| Jackson | 1,885 42.9% | 2,464 56.1% | 44 | 4,393 | R+13.2 |
| Kingman | 2,311 55.4% | 1,808 43.3% | 52 | 4,171 | D+12.1 |
| Pawnee | 2,345 56.9% | 1,742 42.2% | 37 | 4,124 | D+14.6 |
| Rooks | 1,649 42.2% | 2,241 57.3% | 22 | 3,912 | R+15.1 |
| Mitchell | 1,594 40.9% | 2,242 57.5% | 64 | 3,900 | R+16.6 |
| Phillips | 1,455 37.4% | 2,315 59.5% | 120 | 3,890 | R+22.1 |
| Anderson | 1,683 43.8% | 2,127 55.3% | 35 | 3,845 | R+11.5 |
| Norton | 1,183 31.1% | 2,585 67.9% | 39 | 3,807 | R+36.8 |
| Harper | 1,546 40.9% | 2,177 57.6% | 57 | 3,780 | R+16.7 |
| Smith | 1,436 38.3% | 2,260 60.3% | 49 | 3,745 | R+22.0 |
| Doniphan | 1,111 29.8% | 2,584 69.4% | 27 | 3,722 | R+39.6 |
| Stafford | 1,894 51.7% | 1,733 47.3% | 39 | 3,666 | D+4.4 |
| Coffey | 1,505 41.2% | 2,092 57.2% | 60 | 3,657 | R+16.1 |
| Linn | 1,414 39.0% | 2,163 59.6% | 50 | 3,627 | R+20.7 |
| Barber | 1,674 46.2% | 1,907 52.7% | 41 | 3,622 | R+6.4 |
| Ellsworth | 1,696 47.4% | 1,862 52.0% | 22 | 3,580 | R+4.6 |
| Jewell | 1,192 34.1% | 2,226 63.7% | 79 | 3,497 | R+29.6 |
| Osborne | 1,347 39.8% | 1,969 58.1% | 72 | 3,388 | R+18.4 |
| Thomas | 1,449 43.0% | 1,892 56.1% | 31 | 3,372 | R+13.1 |
| Morris | 1,424 43.1% | 1,809 54.7% | 72 | 3,305 | R+11.6 |
| Wabaunsee | 1,365 42.7% | 1,789 56.0% | 42 | 3,196 | R+13.3 |
| Ottawa | 1,276 40.8% | 1,798 57.5% | 51 | 3,125 | R+16.7 |
| Sherman | 1,272 42.2% | 1,707 56.7% | 34 | 3,013 | R+14.4 |
| Rush | 1,421 49.4% | 1,434 49.9% | 21 | 2,876 | R+0.5 |
| Lincoln | 1,085 40.1% | 1,580 58.3% | 44 | 2,709 | R+18.3 |
| Decatur | 1,091 40.5% | 1,581 58.7% | 22 | 2,694 | R+18.2 |
| Ness | 1,147 43.6% | 1,456 55.4% | 25 | 2,628 | R+11.8 |
| Chautauqua | 1,049 40.0% | 1,530 58.4% | 42 | 2,621 | R+18.4 |
| Meade | 981 39.6% | 1,456 58.8% | 38 | 2,475 | R+19.2 |
| Woodson | 1,071 43.7% | 1,363 55.6% | 16 | 2,450 | R+11.9 |
| Edwards | 1,199 50.3% | 1,171 49.1% | 16 | 2,386 | D+1.2 |
| Graham | 934 39.7% | 1,381 58.7% | 36 | 2,351 | R+19.0 |
| Elk | 926 40.0% | 1,366 59.0% | 23 | 2,315 | R+19.0 |
| Rawlins | 846 36.8% | 1,421 61.8% | 31 | 2,298 | R+25.0 |
| Trego | 971 45.2% | 1,170 54.4% | 9 | 2,150 | R+9.3 |
| Kiowa | 893 41.6% | 1,195 55.6% | 60 | 2,148 | R+14.1 |
| Scott | 764 35.6% | 1,364 63.6% | 16 | 2,144 | R+28.0 |
| Cheyenne | 724 35.6% | 1,288 63.3% | 23 | 2,035 | R+27.7 |
| Stevens | 909 45.4% | 1,071 53.5% | 21 | 2,001 | R+8.1 |
| Logan | 757 38.7% | 1,174 60.0% | 26 | 1,957 | R+21.3 |
| Sheridan | 890 48.2% | 948 51.4% | 8 | 1,846 | R+3.1 |
| Chase | 747 41.4% | 1,042 57.8% | 15 | 1,804 | R+16.4 |
| Gove | 800 44.4% | 978 54.2% | 25 | 1,803 | R+9.9 |
| Gray | 869 48.4% | 909 50.6% | 19 | 1,797 | R+2.2 |
| Grant | 799 46.2% | 918 53.0% | 14 | 1,731 | R+6.9 |
| Clark | 760 45.3% | 903 53.8% | 16 | 1,679 | R+8.5 |
| Morton | 764 49.5% | 747 48.4% | 31 | 1,542 | D+1.1 |
| Comanche | 632 42.1% | 862 57.5% | 6 | 1,500 | R+15.3 |
| Hodgeman | 598 41.1% | 845 58.1% | 11 | 1,454 | R+17.0 |
| Haskell | 659 46.1% | 754 52.8% | 16 | 1,429 | R+6.6 |
| Hamilton | 619 43.4% | 790 55.4% | 16 | 1,425 | R+12.0 |
| Lane | 535 39.8% | 796 59.2% | 14 | 1,345 | R+19.4 |
| Kearny | 562 42.2% | 757 56.9% | 12 | 1,331 | R+14.7 |
| Wichita | 520 44.3% | 646 55.0% | 8 | 1,174 | R+10.7 |
| Wallace | 358 35.5% | 644 63.8% | 7 | 1,009 | R+28.3 |
| Stanton | 422 43.1% | 538 55.0% | 18 | 978 | R+11.9 |
| Greeley | 326 38.6% | 509 60.2% | 10 | 845 | R+21.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1964; 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 |