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Payne Ratner

Governor candidate from Kansas, undefeated in 2 races

Republican
Governor
Electoral Grade
Requires 3+ graded races
2
Races
2-0
W-L (100%)
-3.5
Avg Margin
1938–1940
Career Span
Best: +-0.1 (1940 Governor)Worst: -7.0 (1938 Governor)
100%
Win Rate
-7.1
Avg Overperformance
2
Win Streak
2 yrs
Career Span
820K
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

Source owners

Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

Boundary scope

Candidate-level profile spanning every contest recorded for this person in Akashic Edge.

Claim type

Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

Source chain

MethodologyCertified contest returnsCandidate grade inputs
Open methodology

Career Margin Trend2 races

R+10EvenD+101938: R+7.0 - Click to view1940: R+0.1 - Click to view19381940

Career Timeline

425,928
Candidate Votes
49.6%
Vote %
858,289
Total Votes
-0.1%
Margin
Electoral Performance
-20.7
Race Score
-17.7
vs. State Pres.
D-17.8
State Pres.
Incumbent (−3pt bar)
Top opponent: William H. BurkeDEM

Geographic Performance

2 races with county data

County-level results, strongest and weakest counties, and performance by county type.

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County Results Table

Sortable, searchable table of every county result for each race.

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

2 races available

Scatter plots correlating county performance with demographics: race, education, income, foreign-born.

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