Elections / 1982 · Governor · KS
Kansas — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorKansas · GovernorJohn W. CarlinD+8.9
Candidates
Kansas 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- John W. Carlin✓Democratic405,77254.5%
- Sam HardageRepublican339,35645.5%
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 1980R+24.6Governor 1982D+8.9vs. baselineD+33.5
Kansas's 1982 governor race ran 33.5 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1982KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.