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Election 1998 Results

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1998 Kansas governor election

Bill Graves (Republican) beat Tom Sawyer (Democrat) in Kansas in 1998, 73.4% to 22.7%, a margin of 50.7 points and 376,639 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Bill Graves also won.

Republicans led in 105 of the 105 counties. The largest, Johnson, cast 131,952 votes and went to the Republican by 65.4 points. The closest was Greeley, where 309 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
Bill Graves won Republican 544,882 73.4%
Tom Sawyer Democratic 168,243 22.7%
All other candidates 29,540 4.0%
Total742,665

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Johnson 20,711 15.7% 106,976 81.1% 4,265 131,952 R+65.4
Sedgwick 29,294 28.8% 67,323 66.1% 5,224 101,841 R+37.3
Shawnee 14,566 27.0% 37,314 69.2% 2,031 53,911 R+42.2
Wyandotte 13,454 42.7% 16,971 53.9% 1,074 31,499 R+11.2
Butler 6,171 20.6% 22,133 73.8% 1,688 29,992 R+53.2
Douglas 7,313 28.7% 17,502 68.7% 660 25,475 R+40.0
Reno 3,905 20.3% 14,439 75.2% 849 19,193 R+54.9
Saline 2,980 16.4% 14,774 81.2% 436 18,190 R+64.8
Leavenworth 3,462 24.5% 10,033 71.1% 610 14,105 R+46.6
Riley 2,378 19.5% 9,520 78.2% 283 12,181 R+58.6
Crawford 3,304 27.8% 8,291 69.8% 285 11,880 R+42.0
Montgomery 2,739 27.4% 6,846 68.6% 399 9,984 R+41.1
Harvey 2,036 20.5% 7,308 73.4% 609 9,953 R+53.0
Cowley 2,459 27.0% 6,265 68.9% 371 9,095 R+41.8
McPherson 1,340 15.1% 7,101 80.1% 425 8,866 R+65.0
Lyon 1,767 20.7% 6,494 76.0% 287 8,548 R+55.3
Barton 1,671 19.8% 6,567 77.9% 193 8,431 R+58.1
Miami 1,936 25.4% 5,360 70.3% 330 7,626 R+44.9
Ellis 1,692 22.6% 5,595 74.6% 208 7,495 R+52.1
Finney 1,500 21.2% 5,314 75.2% 248 7,062 R+54.0
Cherokee 2,169 30.9% 4,677 66.6% 174 7,020 R+35.7
Sumner 1,769 26.4% 4,629 69.0% 314 6,712 R+42.6
Franklin 1,465 23.0% 4,591 72.2% 304 6,360 R+49.2
Labette 1,701 26.8% 4,500 70.8% 153 6,354 R+44.1
Ford 1,168 19.0% 4,775 77.6% 211 6,154 R+58.6
Dickinson 1,008 17.1% 4,665 79.1% 221 5,894 R+62.0
Pottawatomie 935 17.1% 3,999 73.2% 527 5,461 R+56.1
Jefferson 1,342 24.6% 3,821 70.1% 285 5,448 R+45.5
Neosho 1,162 22.6% 3,774 73.5% 198 5,134 R+50.9
Osage 1,120 22.6% 3,538 71.3% 301 4,959 R+48.8
Bourbon 1,021 21.8% 3,489 74.5% 171 4,681 R+52.7
Geary 1,049 22.5% 3,471 74.5% 140 4,660 R+52.0
Atchison 1,253 27.6% 3,093 68.2% 191 4,537 R+40.6
Jackson 1,000 22.2% 3,296 73.2% 204 4,500 R+51.0
Marion 678 15.5% 3,491 79.7% 209 4,378 R+64.3
Marshall 876 21.0% 3,125 74.8% 178 4,179 R+53.8
Brown 602 15.6% 3,046 79.1% 201 3,849 R+63.5
Nemaha 810 21.4% 2,690 71.0% 289 3,789 R+49.6
Allen 792 21.0% 2,882 76.3% 103 3,777 R+55.3
Cloud 625 17.6% 2,813 79.1% 117 3,555 R+61.5
Seward 774 22.3% 2,597 74.9% 97 3,468 R+52.6
Clay 442 13.3% 2,782 83.6% 105 3,329 R+70.3
Rice 553 17.1% 2,527 78.3% 146 3,226 R+61.2
Wilson 591 19.0% 2,379 76.5% 141 3,111 R+57.5
Russell 485 16.2% 2,453 81.8% 62 3,000 R+65.6
Pratt 646 22.3% 2,166 74.9% 81 2,893 R+52.5
Coffey 502 17.7% 2,162 76.1% 178 2,842 R+58.4
Kingman 539 19.5% 2,105 76.1% 123 2,767 R+56.6
Linn 670 24.5% 1,930 70.5% 139 2,739 R+46.0
Thomas 440 16.2% 2,120 78.3% 149 2,709 R+62.0
Doniphan 433 16.4% 2,088 79.1% 118 2,639 R+62.7
Wabaunsee 490 19.5% 1,842 73.2% 183 2,515 R+53.8
Anderson 558 22.4% 1,814 72.7% 124 2,496 R+50.3
Harper 570 22.9% 1,813 73.0% 102 2,485 R+50.0
Greenwood 508 20.9% 1,815 74.8% 103 2,426 R+53.9
Republic 375 15.6% 1,965 81.6% 69 2,409 R+66.0
Washington 406 17.0% 1,880 78.9% 98 2,384 R+61.8
Mitchell 355 15.2% 1,921 82.2% 61 2,337 R+67.0
Barber 470 20.2% 1,745 75.2% 106 2,321 R+54.9
Ellsworth 411 18.6% 1,751 79.2% 48 2,210 R+60.6
Pawnee 492 22.3% 1,655 75.0% 61 2,208 R+52.7
Ottawa 321 15.8% 1,617 79.4% 99 2,037 R+63.6
Rooks 361 18.0% 1,582 79.0% 59 2,002 R+61.0
Morris 407 20.9% 1,465 75.1% 79 1,951 R+54.2
Sherman 358 19.2% 1,443 77.4% 64 1,865 R+58.2
Norton 345 18.8% 1,389 75.8% 98 1,832 R+57.0
Phillips 297 16.4% 1,469 81.3% 40 1,806 R+64.9
Grant 277 15.5% 1,466 82.0% 44 1,787 R+66.5
Osborne 304 17.3% 1,396 79.6% 54 1,754 R+62.3
Smith 301 17.2% 1,393 79.8% 52 1,746 R+62.5
Stafford 339 19.5% 1,356 78.2% 40 1,735 R+58.6
Stevens 308 18.4% 1,305 78.1% 58 1,671 R+59.7
Meade 305 18.3% 1,277 76.7% 82 1,664 R+58.4
Scott 285 17.8% 1,222 76.3% 95 1,602 R+58.5
Lincoln 225 14.6% 1,263 82.0% 52 1,540 R+67.4
Ness 261 17.2% 1,169 77.1% 87 1,517 R+59.9
Gray 242 16.1% 1,227 81.4% 38 1,507 R+65.4
Rush 299 21.7% 1,040 75.5% 38 1,377 R+53.8
Decatur 204 15.2% 1,101 82.2% 34 1,339 R+67.0
Jewell 174 13.3% 1,086 82.7% 53 1,313 R+69.5
Rawlins 185 14.1% 1,079 82.2% 49 1,313 R+68.1
Woodson 319 25.1% 899 70.8% 51 1,269 R+45.7
Cheyenne 227 18.1% 953 76.2% 71 1,251 R+58.0
Kiowa 193 15.8% 973 79.6% 57 1,223 R+63.8
Edwards 207 16.9% 987 80.8% 28 1,222 R+63.8
Trego 208 17.9% 940 80.8% 16 1,164 R+62.9
Chautauqua 285 24.9% 813 71.1% 46 1,144 R+46.2
Gove 204 18.0% 863 76.1% 67 1,134 R+58.1
Haskell 180 16.1% 880 78.8% 57 1,117 R+62.7
Morton 212 19.4% 840 76.8% 42 1,094 R+57.4
Sheridan 179 16.5% 863 79.4% 45 1,087 R+62.9
Elk 281 25.9% 744 68.6% 60 1,085 R+42.7
Logan 148 13.9% 841 79.0% 75 1,064 R+65.1
Lane 167 15.9% 851 81.2% 30 1,048 R+65.3
Kearny 211 20.6% 759 74.2% 53 1,023 R+53.6
Graham 180 18.0% 801 80.1% 19 1,000 R+62.1
Hamilton 181 19.7% 696 75.6% 44 921 R+55.9
Clark 122 13.3% 737 80.6% 55 914 R+67.3
Wichita 149 16.4% 721 79.3% 39 909 R+62.9
Hodgeman 258 28.6% 609 67.6% 34 901 R+39.0
Chase 176 20.1% 650 74.4% 48 874 R+54.2
Comanche 111 13.8% 672 83.5% 22 805 R+69.7
Stanton 131 18.9% 544 78.5% 18 693 R+59.6
Wallace 85 13.1% 493 75.7% 73 651 R+62.7
Greeley 98 18.8% 407 78.3% 15 520 R+59.4

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