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Election 1972 Results

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1972 Kansas governor election

Robert Docking (Democrat) beat Morris Kay (Republican) in Kansas in 1972, 62.0% to 37.1%, a margin of 24.9 points and 229,818 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Robert Docking also won.

Democrats led in 94 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 127,319 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.0 points. The closest was Chautauqua, where 5 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
Robert Docking won Democratic 571,256 62.0%
Morris Kay Republican 341,438 37.1%
All other candidates 8,856 1.0%
Total921,550

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 85,727 67.3% 39,912 31.3% 1,680 127,319 D+36.0
Johnson 62,845 62.2% 36,877 36.5% 1,316 101,038 D+25.7
Shawnee 46,992 70.0% 19,635 29.3% 480 67,107 D+40.8
Wyandotte 45,416 70.6% 17,792 27.7% 1,083 64,291 D+43.0
Douglas 18,480 69.8% 7,628 28.8% 376 26,484 D+41.0
Reno 15,519 62.2% 9,183 36.8% 233 24,935 D+25.4
Saline 11,442 62.1% 6,864 37.3% 106 18,412 D+24.9
Crawford 10,459 60.4% 6,766 39.1% 83 17,308 D+21.3
Riley 10,559 63.2% 6,014 36.0% 133 16,706 D+27.2
Butler 10,555 63.5% 5,911 35.6% 156 16,622 D+27.9
Leavenworth 10,807 67.3% 5,155 32.1% 107 16,069 D+35.2
Montgomery 8,191 52.0% 7,469 47.4% 95 15,755 D+4.6
Cowley 9,876 66.2% 4,930 33.1% 102 14,908 D+33.2
Lyon 9,072 67.8% 4,220 31.5% 96 13,388 D+36.2
Barton 7,026 56.0% 5,455 43.5% 73 12,554 D+12.5
Harvey 6,842 55.8% 5,287 43.1% 134 12,263 D+12.7
McPherson 5,484 52.4% 4,846 46.3% 138 10,468 D+6.1
Sumner 6,588 63.6% 3,687 35.6% 83 10,358 D+28.0
Labette 5,956 59.2% 4,054 40.3% 54 10,064 D+18.9
Ellis 6,935 71.6% 2,669 27.6% 79 9,683 D+44.1
Ford 5,950 63.3% 3,393 36.1% 61 9,404 D+27.2
Cherokee 5,230 56.6% 3,978 43.0% 40 9,248 D+13.5
Dickinson 4,633 52.7% 4,105 46.7% 59 8,797 D+6.0
Franklin 5,044 60.1% 3,273 39.0% 73 8,390 D+21.1
Atchison 5,035 62.9% 2,927 36.6% 40 8,002 D+26.3
Neosho 4,557 57.8% 3,297 41.8% 35 7,889 D+16.0
Miami 4,961 65.0% 2,597 34.0% 72 7,630 D+31.0
Bourbon 3,886 55.7% 3,052 43.7% 40 6,978 D+12.0
Finney 4,272 62.0% 2,548 37.0% 72 6,892 D+25.0
Marshall 3,638 57.1% 2,691 42.2% 43 6,372 D+14.9
Geary 4,079 66.0% 2,063 33.4% 34 6,176 D+32.6
Marion 2,824 46.4% 3,186 52.4% 75 6,085 R+5.9
Rice 3,206 54.4% 2,638 44.8% 49 5,893 D+9.6
Cloud 3,732 63.9% 2,066 35.4% 43 5,841 D+28.5
Osage 3,610 61.9% 2,183 37.4% 38 5,831 D+24.5
Allen 3,205 56.1% 2,465 43.1% 44 5,714 D+13.0
Brown 2,643 48.3% 2,784 50.9% 42 5,469 R+2.6
Nemaha 3,317 60.7% 2,132 39.0% 15 5,464 D+21.7
Pottawatomie 3,131 57.3% 2,306 42.2% 27 5,464 D+15.1
Jefferson 3,179 61.3% 1,970 38.0% 38 5,187 D+23.3
Seward 2,552 51.4% 2,398 48.3% 19 4,969 D+3.1
Wilson 2,469 50.3% 2,404 49.0% 33 4,906 D+1.3
Jackson 2,641 54.5% 2,164 44.7% 39 4,844 D+9.8
Clay 2,159 44.7% 2,608 54.0% 59 4,826 R+9.3
Pratt 2,429 52.9% 2,135 46.5% 26 4,590 D+6.4
Washington 2,259 50.3% 2,201 49.0% 28 4,488 D+1.3
Russell 2,215 51.1% 2,096 48.4% 20 4,331 D+2.7
Greenwood 2,260 52.3% 2,032 47.0% 31 4,323 D+5.3
Republic 2,430 59.5% 1,626 39.8% 27 4,083 D+19.7
Kingman 2,294 56.7% 1,708 42.2% 41 4,043 D+14.5
Mitchell 2,211 54.9% 1,789 44.4% 28 4,028 D+10.5
Anderson 2,242 56.5% 1,703 42.9% 23 3,968 D+13.6
Phillips 1,847 47.0% 2,067 52.6% 17 3,931 R+5.6
Pawnee 2,323 63.0% 1,343 36.4% 20 3,686 D+26.6
Linn 1,935 52.9% 1,707 46.7% 14 3,656 D+6.2
Coffey 1,897 52.3% 1,705 47.0% 27 3,629 D+5.3
Norton 1,774 48.9% 1,842 50.8% 9 3,625 R+1.9
Doniphan 1,829 50.9% 1,738 48.4% 25 3,592 D+2.5
Harper 1,782 50.1% 1,745 49.1% 29 3,556 D+1.0
Smith 1,798 50.7% 1,729 48.7% 21 3,548 D+1.9
Rooks 2,012 57.7% 1,445 41.5% 27 3,484 D+16.3
Thomas 2,085 60.8% 1,326 38.7% 19 3,430 D+22.1
Sherman 2,133 64.5% 1,147 34.7% 25 3,305 D+29.8
Morris 1,805 55.1% 1,450 44.3% 19 3,274 D+10.8
Ellsworth 1,978 60.5% 1,268 38.8% 21 3,267 D+21.7
Stafford 1,719 54.1% 1,426 44.8% 35 3,180 D+9.2
Wabaunsee 1,748 55.2% 1,404 44.3% 15 3,167 D+10.9
Barber 1,744 56.6% 1,323 42.9% 15 3,082 D+13.7
Jewell 1,603 52.2% 1,440 46.9% 28 3,071 D+5.3
Osborne 1,530 50.7% 1,458 48.3% 28 3,016 D+2.4
Ottawa 1,567 54.1% 1,297 44.8% 30 2,894 D+9.3
Rush 1,540 59.7% 1,024 39.7% 16 2,580 D+20.0
Edwards 1,435 59.2% 965 39.8% 23 2,423 D+19.4
Decatur 1,249 51.7% 1,154 47.7% 15 2,418 D+3.9
Meade 1,112 47.4% 1,194 50.9% 38 2,344 R+3.5
Ness 1,201 52.9% 1,050 46.2% 20 2,271 D+6.6
Woodson 1,133 50.5% 1,102 49.1% 10 2,245 D+1.4
Lincoln 1,266 56.5% 946 42.2% 28 2,240 D+14.3
Rawlins 1,234 56.0% 953 43.3% 15 2,202 D+12.8
Trego 1,235 58.3% 878 41.5% 5 2,118 D+16.9
Scott 1,092 52.2% 974 46.6% 26 2,092 D+5.6
Kiowa 974 46.7% 1,082 51.8% 31 2,087 R+5.2
Grant 1,214 58.4% 849 40.9% 15 2,078 D+17.6
Elk 1,012 48.9% 1,050 50.7% 9 2,071 R+1.8
Graham 1,066 52.2% 956 46.8% 20 2,042 D+5.4
Chautauqua 1,010 49.8% 1,005 49.6% 13 2,028 D+0.2
Stevens 1,072 55.7% 841 43.7% 11 1,924 D+12.0
Cheyenne 1,071 56.1% 820 43.0% 17 1,908 D+13.2
Gray 1,058 57.9% 755 41.3% 15 1,828 D+16.6
Sheridan 1,090 61.0% 680 38.1% 17 1,787 D+22.9
Gove 991 56.1% 754 42.6% 23 1,768 D+13.4
Logan 881 52.1% 797 47.1% 13 1,691 D+5.0
Morton 984 60.2% 640 39.1% 11 1,635 D+21.0
Chase 876 55.9% 679 43.4% 11 1,566 D+12.6
Clark 767 50.6% 743 49.0% 6 1,516 D+1.6
Haskell 858 58.3% 599 40.7% 15 1,472 D+17.6
Hamilton 798 55.7% 625 43.6% 9 1,432 D+12.1
Comanche 643 47.4% 706 52.1% 7 1,356 R+4.6
Lane 680 51.6% 626 47.5% 13 1,319 D+4.1
Hodgeman 718 54.8% 572 43.7% 20 1,310 D+11.1
Kearny 680 55.6% 531 43.4% 12 1,223 D+12.2
Wallace 553 48.0% 593 51.5% 5 1,151 R+3.5
Wichita 585 51.9% 535 47.5% 7 1,127 D+4.4
Stanton 556 50.3% 541 48.9% 9 1,106 D+1.4
Greeley 449 47.7% 487 51.7% 6 942 R+4.0

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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