Elections / 1978 · Governor · KS
Kansas — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorKansas · GovernorJohn W. CarlinD+2.2
Candidates
Kansas 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- John W. Carlin✓Democratic363,83551.1%
- Robert F. BennettRepublican348,01548.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+7.6Governor 1978D+2.2vs. baselineD+9.8
Kansas's 1978 governor race ran 9.8 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.