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      Home/Elections/1982/Governor/Kansas
      1982·Governor·Kansas

      Kansas Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      John Carlin
      53.2%405,772 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Sam Hardage
      44.5%339,356 votes
      Margin
      D+8.7
      763,263 total votes
      3 candidates763,263 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John CarlinDEM✓
      		DEM405,77253.2%
      Sam HardageREP
      		REP339,35644.5%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH18,1352.4%

      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
      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

      John CarlinDEM
      Record6W-2L
      Avg MarginD+30.8
      Career1968-1994
      US House / Governor / State House
      Full profile →
      Sam HardageREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+8.7
      Career1982-1982
      Governor
      Full profile →

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