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      Home/Elections/1940/Governor/Kansas
      1940·Governor·Kansas

      Kansas Governor

      Winner
      REP
      Payne Ratner
      49.6%425,928 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      William H. Burke
      49.6%425,498 votes
      Margin
      R+0.1
      858,289 total votes
      3 candidates858,289 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Payne RatnerREP✓
      		REP425,92849.6%
      William H. BurkeDEM
      		DEM425,49849.6%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH6,8630.8%

      Seat History

      Governor in Kansas

      2022
      Laura KellyDEM
      D+2.2
      2018
      Laura KellyDEM
      D+5.1
      2014
      Sam BrownbackREP
      R+3.7
      2010
      Sam BrownbackREP
      R+31.1
      2006
      Kathleen SebeliusDEM
      D+17.5
      2002
      Kathleen SebeliusDEM
      D+7.8
      1998
      Bill GravesREP
      R+50.7
      1994
      Bill GravesREP
      R+28.2
      1990
      Joan FinneyDEM
      D+6.0
      1986
      Mike HaydenREP
      R+3.8
      1982
      John CarlinDEM
      D+8.7
      1978
      John CarlinDEM
      D+2.1
      1974
      Robert F BennettREP
      R+0.5
      1972
      Robert DockingDEM
      D+24.9
      1970
      Robert DockingDEM
      D+9.6
      View all Governor history for Kansas →

      Candidates

      Payne RatnerREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg MarginR+3.5
      Career1938-1940
      Governor
      Full profile →
      William H. BurkeDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+7.5
      Career1940-1942
      Governor
      Full profile →

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