Kansas — 1982 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1982 · GovernorKansas · GovernorJohn W. CarlinD+8.7
Candidates
Kansas 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- John W. Carlin✓Democratic405,77253.2%
- Sam HardageRepublican339,35644.5%
- Other candidatesOther18,1352.4%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+24.6Governor 1982D+8.7vs. baselineD+33.3
Kansas's 1982 governor race ran 33.3 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.