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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Kansas governor election

Mike Hayden (Republican) beat Thomas R. Docking (Democrat) in Kansas in 1986, 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.8 points and 31,929 votes.

Kansas changed party: in 1982 it went Democratic, for John Carlin.

Republicans led in 89 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 130,668 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.2 points. The closest was Anderson, where 26 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
Mike Hayden won Republican 436,267 51.9%
Thomas R. Docking Democratic 404,338 48.1%
Total840,605

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 67,412 51.6% 63,256 48.4% 130,668 D+3.2
Johnson 50,758 49.6% 51,561 50.4% 102,319 R+0.8
Shawnee 32,396 51.5% 30,496 48.5% 62,892 D+3.0
Wyandotte 31,012 69.6% 13,574 30.4% 44,586 D+39.1
Reno 12,389 50.1% 12,352 49.9% 24,741 D+0.1
Douglas 13,155 57.1% 9,895 42.9% 23,050 D+14.1
Saline 8,272 45.4% 9,936 54.6% 18,208 R+9.1
Butler 7,924 47.7% 8,683 52.3% 16,607 R+4.6
Riley 6,555 45.7% 7,773 54.3% 14,328 R+8.5
Leavenworth 7,107 50.9% 6,849 49.1% 13,956 D+1.8
Crawford 7,878 59.4% 5,389 40.6% 13,267 D+18.8
Montgomery 6,190 48.7% 6,520 51.3% 12,710 R+2.6
Barton 4,417 34.9% 8,256 65.1% 12,673 R+30.3
Cowley 6,985 55.3% 5,642 44.7% 12,627 D+10.6
Lyon 6,445 54.3% 5,430 45.7% 11,875 D+8.5
Harvey 5,614 48.4% 5,980 51.6% 11,594 R+3.2
McPherson 4,503 42.2% 6,166 57.8% 10,669 R+15.6
Ellis 4,087 41.8% 5,693 58.2% 9,780 R+16.4
Ford 4,382 45.9% 5,170 54.1% 9,552 R+8.2
Sumner 4,650 50.9% 4,485 49.1% 9,135 D+1.8
Labette 4,463 53.0% 3,963 47.0% 8,426 D+5.9
Dickinson 3,385 42.4% 4,605 57.6% 7,990 R+15.3
Finney 2,865 37.0% 4,871 63.0% 7,736 R+25.9
Franklin 3,287 45.3% 3,972 54.7% 7,259 R+9.4
Cherokee 3,989 55.8% 3,158 44.2% 7,147 D+11.6
Miami 3,766 56.0% 2,964 44.0% 6,730 D+11.9
Neosho 3,231 48.9% 3,374 51.1% 6,605 R+2.2
Osage 2,891 48.5% 3,075 51.5% 5,966 R+3.1
Jefferson 2,783 47.1% 3,131 52.9% 5,914 R+5.9
Pottawatomie 2,541 43.5% 3,298 56.5% 5,839 R+13.0
Atchison 2,989 53.0% 2,655 47.0% 5,644 D+5.9
Geary 2,728 48.9% 2,852 51.1% 5,580 R+2.2
Marshall 2,505 45.4% 3,008 54.6% 5,513 R+9.1
Bourbon 2,643 48.5% 2,802 51.5% 5,445 R+2.9
Marion 2,034 37.7% 3,355 62.3% 5,389 R+24.5
Allen 2,181 42.1% 3,004 57.9% 5,185 R+15.9
Nemaha 2,378 47.2% 2,659 52.8% 5,037 R+5.6
Rice 2,015 42.1% 2,768 57.9% 4,783 R+15.7
Cloud 2,453 52.0% 2,260 48.0% 4,713 D+4.1
Seward 1,459 31.3% 3,208 68.7% 4,667 R+37.5
Jackson 2,147 46.9% 2,428 53.1% 4,575 R+6.1
Brown 1,534 34.9% 2,864 65.1% 4,398 R+30.2
Pratt 1,608 39.0% 2,512 61.0% 4,120 R+21.9
Russell 1,300 31.8% 2,786 68.2% 4,086 R+36.4
Wilson 1,655 40.7% 2,415 59.3% 4,070 R+18.7
Clay 1,193 29.9% 2,792 70.1% 3,985 R+40.1
Greenwood 1,743 43.9% 2,230 56.1% 3,973 R+12.3
Kingman 1,452 41.0% 2,089 59.0% 3,541 R+18.0
Thomas 1,105 31.2% 2,436 68.8% 3,541 R+37.6
Mitchell 1,327 38.2% 2,147 61.8% 3,474 R+23.6
Coffey 1,322 39.0% 2,069 61.0% 3,391 R+22.0
Republic 1,428 43.9% 1,827 56.1% 3,255 R+12.3
Washington 1,189 36.6% 2,057 63.4% 3,246 R+26.7
Pawnee 1,415 43.8% 1,814 56.2% 3,229 R+12.4
Harper 1,340 43.4% 1,751 56.6% 3,091 R+13.3
Sherman 1,005 32.7% 2,066 67.3% 3,071 R+34.5
Doniphan 1,200 40.0% 1,797 60.0% 2,997 R+19.9
Linn 1,333 44.7% 1,650 55.3% 2,983 R+10.6
Ellsworth 1,139 38.7% 1,806 61.3% 2,945 R+22.6
Anderson 1,472 50.4% 1,446 49.6% 2,918 D+0.9
Wabaunsee 1,194 41.0% 1,717 59.0% 2,911 R+18.0
Phillips 722 25.0% 2,166 75.0% 2,888 R+50.0
Norton 818 28.4% 2,066 71.6% 2,884 R+43.3
Rooks 687 24.2% 2,153 75.8% 2,840 R+51.6
Ottawa 1,017 38.5% 1,627 61.5% 2,644 R+23.1
Morris 1,141 43.4% 1,488 56.6% 2,629 R+13.2
Stafford 1,041 39.6% 1,585 60.4% 2,626 R+20.7
Smith 940 35.9% 1,680 64.1% 2,620 R+28.2
Osborne 917 36.0% 1,631 64.0% 2,548 R+28.0
Barber 1,060 43.2% 1,392 56.8% 2,452 R+13.5
Scott 607 26.2% 1,706 73.8% 2,313 R+47.5
Ness 799 36.1% 1,416 63.9% 2,215 R+27.9
Grant 791 36.2% 1,395 63.8% 2,186 R+27.6
Rush 818 38.7% 1,293 61.3% 2,111 R+22.5
Rawlins 348 16.7% 1,736 83.3% 2,084 R+66.6
Decatur 439 21.2% 1,631 78.8% 2,070 R+57.6
Jewell 706 34.4% 1,346 65.6% 2,052 R+31.2
Meade 571 28.9% 1,408 71.1% 1,979 R+42.3
Gray 783 40.3% 1,162 59.7% 1,945 R+19.5
Lincoln 651 33.7% 1,281 66.3% 1,932 R+32.6
Trego 566 29.6% 1,343 70.4% 1,909 R+40.7
Stevens 528 28.5% 1,326 71.5% 1,854 R+43.0
Edwards 737 40.9% 1,063 59.1% 1,800 R+18.1
Kiowa 477 27.6% 1,251 72.4% 1,728 R+44.8
Graham 391 23.2% 1,296 76.8% 1,687 R+53.6
Woodson 664 39.6% 1,013 60.4% 1,677 R+20.8
Cheyenne 406 25.1% 1,209 74.9% 1,615 R+49.7
Gove 431 26.9% 1,170 73.1% 1,601 R+46.2
Elk 645 41.0% 927 59.0% 1,572 R+17.9
Chautauqua 608 38.9% 956 61.1% 1,564 R+22.3
Sheridan 497 31.8% 1,066 68.2% 1,563 R+36.4
Logan 433 29.9% 1,016 70.1% 1,449 R+40.2
Kearny 474 33.1% 959 66.9% 1,433 R+33.8
Morton 614 43.9% 785 56.1% 1,399 R+12.2
Chase 566 42.5% 767 57.5% 1,333 R+15.1
Haskell 451 34.2% 866 65.8% 1,317 R+31.5
Clark 492 38.2% 796 61.8% 1,288 R+23.6
Lane 363 30.7% 820 69.3% 1,183 R+38.6
Hamilton 455 40.4% 671 59.6% 1,126 R+19.2
Hodgeman 402 35.9% 719 64.1% 1,121 R+28.3
Wichita 342 31.3% 750 68.7% 1,092 R+37.4
Comanche 331 30.8% 745 69.2% 1,076 R+38.5
Wallace 215 23.8% 689 76.2% 904 R+52.4
Stanton 336 37.9% 550 62.1% 886 R+24.2
Greeley 240 29.8% 565 70.2% 805 R+40.4

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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