Elections / 2018 · Governor · KS
Kansas — 2018 governor election
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Akashicstate2018 gubernatorial electionKansas · GovernorRogersD+5.1
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers ✓Democrat | 48.0% | 506,509 |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Kobach/Wink HartmanRepublican | 43.0% | 453,030 |
| Greg Orman/John DollIndependent | 6.5% | 68,498 |
2018gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, KS | Republican | R+11.2 |
| Anderson, KS | Republican | R+23.1 |
| Atchison, KS | Republican | R+2.0 |
| Barber, KS | Republican | R+43.2 |
| Barton, KS | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Bourbon, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Brown, KS | Republican | R+20.7 |
| Butler, KS | Republican | R+17.4 |
| Chase, KS | Republican | R+17.5 |
| Chautauqua, KS | Republican | R+49.0 |
| Cherokee, KS | Republican | R+28.2 |
| Cheyenne, KS | Republican | R+44.6 |
| Clark, KS | Republican | R+40.0 |
| Clay, KS | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Cloud, KS | Republican | R+20.1 |
| Coffey, KS | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Comanche, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Cowley, KS | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Crawford, KS | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| Decatur, KS | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Dickinson, KS | Republican | R+22.6 |
| Doniphan, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Douglas, KS | Democratic | D+53.6 |
| Edwards, KS | Republican | R+33.7 |
| Elk, KS | Republican | R+37.1 |
| Ellis, KS | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Ellsworth, KS | Republican | R+14.3 |
| Finney, KS | Republican | R+8.1 |
| Ford, KS | Republican | R+13.9 |
| Franklin, KS | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Geary, KS | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Gove, KS | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Graham, KS | Republican | R+35.8 |
| Grant, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Gray, KS | Republican | R+44.2 |
| Greeley, KS | Republican | R+39.2 |
| Greenwood, KS | Republican | R+26.3 |
| Hamilton, KS | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Harper, KS | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Harvey, KS | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Haskell, KS | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Hodgeman, KS | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Jackson, KS | Republican | R+9.0 |
| Jefferson, KS | Republican | R+2.4 |
| Jewell, KS | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Johnson, KS | Democratic | D+16.7 |
| Kearny, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Kingman, KS | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Kiowa, KS | Republican | R+42.1 |
| Labette, KS | Republican | R+9.9 |
| Lane, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Leavenworth, KS | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Lincoln, KS | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Linn, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Logan, KS | Republican | R+45.6 |
| Lyon, KS | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Marion, KS | Republican | R+16.0 |
| Marshall, KS | Republican | R+3.8 |
| McPherson, KS | Republican | R+12.3 |
| Meade, KS | Republican | R+43.3 |
| Miami, KS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Mitchell, KS | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Montgomery, KS | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Morris, KS | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Morton, KS | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Nemaha, KS | Republican | R+26.0 |
| Neosho, KS | Republican | R+15.8 |
| Ness, KS | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Norton, KS | Republican | R+35.7 |
| Osage, KS | Republican | R+7.0 |
| Osborne, KS | Republican | R+33.0 |
| Ottawa, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Pawnee, KS | Republican | R+13.7 |
| Phillips, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Pottawatomie, KS | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Pratt, KS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Rawlins, KS | Republican | R+36.0 |
| Reno, KS | Republican | R+5.2 |
| Republic, KS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Rice, KS | Republican | R+24.8 |
| Riley, KS | Democratic | D+24.0 |
| Rooks, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Rush, KS | Republican | R+26.9 |
| Russell, KS | Republican | R+29.1 |
| Saline, KS | Republican | R+1.1 |
| Scott, KS | Republican | R+49.4 |
| Sedgwick, KS | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Seward, KS | Republican | R+16.1 |
| Shawnee, KS | Democratic | D+24.1 |
| Sheridan, KS | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Sherman, KS | Republican | R+41.2 |
| Smith, KS | Republican | R+40.6 |
| Stafford, KS | Republican | R+30.4 |
| Stanton, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Stevens, KS | Republican | R+50.6 |
| Sumner, KS | Republican | R+17.2 |
| Thomas, KS | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Trego, KS | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Wabaunsee, KS | Republican | R+11.1 |
| Wallace, KS | Republican | R+60.5 |
| Washington, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Wichita, KS | Republican | R+56.9 |
| Wilson, KS | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Woodson, KS | Republican | R+25.3 |
| Wyandotte, KS | Democratic | D+42.2 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+20.4Governor 2018D+5.1vs. baselineD+25.4
Kansas's 2018 governor race ran 25.4 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
By county — 105 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +16.7 | 270,851 |
| Sedgwick | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +6.0 | 167,903 |
| Shawnee | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +24.1 | 70,674 |
| Douglas | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +53.6 | 49,518 |
| Wyandotte | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +42.2 | 42,126 |
| Leavenworth | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +2.2 | 26,340 |
| Butler | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +17.4 | 23,967 |
| Reno | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +5.2 | 21,022 |
| Riley | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +24.0 | 19,862 |
| Saline | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +1.1 | 18,379 |
| Harvey | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +4.2 | 13,722 |
| Miami | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +17.7 | 13,100 |
| Crawford | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +4.9 | 12,878 |
| McPherson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +12.3 | 11,349 |
| Lyon | D | Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | +16.1 | 10,899 |
| Cowley | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +9.0 | 10,529 |
| Ellis | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +8.6 | 10,447 |
| Pottawatomie | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +20.8 | 9,821 |
| Montgomery | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +32.7 | 9,786 |
| Franklin | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +10.0 | 9,376 |
| Finney | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +8.1 | 8,680 |
| Barton | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +25.6 | 8,587 |
| Sumner | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +17.2 | 7,994 |
| Jefferson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +2.4 | 7,562 |
| Ford | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +13.9 | 7,115 |
| Cherokee | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +28.2 | 6,991 |
| Dickinson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +22.6 | 6,762 |
| Labette | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +9.9 | 6,341 |
| Osage | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +7.0 | 6,306 |
| Geary | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +1.1 | 6,169 |
| Atchison | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +2.0 | 5,472 |
| Neosho | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +15.8 | 5,440 |
| Jackson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +9.0 | 5,309 |
| Bourbon | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +28.3 | 4,933 |
| Marion | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +16.0 | 4,862 |
| Nemaha | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +26.0 | 4,580 |
| Allen | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +11.2 | 4,436 |
| Seward | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +16.1 | 3,815 |
| Linn | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +34.8 | 3,767 |
| Marshall | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +3.8 | 3,488 |
| Coffey | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +24.3 | 3,475 |
| Brown | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +20.8 | 3,388 |
| Pratt | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +14.7 | 3,269 |
| Cloud | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +20.1 | 3,243 |
| Clay | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +22.1 | 3,176 |
| Wabaunsee | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +11.1 | 3,148 |
| Rice | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +24.8 | 3,088 |
| Thomas | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +34.5 | 3,027 |
| Kingman | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +29.2 | 2,993 |
| Wilson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +31.8 | 2,981 |
| Anderson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +23.1 | 2,765 |
| Russell | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +29.1 | 2,687 |
| Doniphan | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +36.5 | 2,599 |
| Mitchell | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +20.0 | 2,499 |
| Ottawa | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +34.0 | 2,438 |
| Ellsworth | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +14.2 | 2,301 |
| Washington | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +31.6 | 2,267 |
| Morris | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +9.2 | 2,250 |
| Pawnee | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +13.7 | 2,242 |
| Phillips | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +41.5 | 2,170 |
| Rooks | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +42.0 | 2,151 |
| Greenwood | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +26.3 | 2,135 |
| Sherman | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +41.2 | 2,103 |
| Harper | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +32.9 | 2,046 |
| Republic | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +32.3 | 2,025 |
| Norton | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +35.8 | 1,891 |
| Scott | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +49.4 | 1,864 |
| Grant | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +35.1 | 1,835 |
| Gray | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +44.2 | 1,791 |
| Barber | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +43.2 | 1,757 |
| Stafford | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +30.4 | 1,620 |
| Smith | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +40.6 | 1,614 |
| Stevens | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +50.6 | 1,517 |
| Osborne | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +33.0 | 1,498 |
| Meade | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +43.3 | 1,394 |
| Rush | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +26.9 | 1,304 |
| Trego | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +32.1 | 1,269 |
| Lincoln | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +30.8 | 1,252 |
| Chase | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +17.5 | 1,218 |
| Rawlins | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +36.0 | 1,216 |
| Jewell | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +39.8 | 1,183 |
| Woodson | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +25.3 | 1,180 |
| Ness | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +47.4 | 1,178 |
| Logan | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +45.6 | 1,162 |
| Edwards | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +33.7 | 1,142 |
| Sheridan | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +50.6 | 1,138 |
| Chautauqua | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +49.0 | 1,135 |
| Haskell | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +34.7 | 1,134 |
| Decatur | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +39.8 | 1,129 |
| Gove | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +42.3 | 1,096 |
| Kearny | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +36.6 | 1,095 |
| Cheyenne | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +44.6 | 1,087 |
| Graham | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +35.8 | 1,080 |
| Elk | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +37.1 | 1,057 |
| Kiowa | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +42.1 | 944 |
| Morton | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +48.7 | 907 |
| Hodgeman | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +48.7 | 883 |
| Clark | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +40.1 | 849 |
| Wichita | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +56.9 | 758 |
| Lane | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +36.6 | 719 |
| Comanche | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +39.6 | 715 |
| Wallace | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +60.5 | 661 |
| Hamilton | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +32.9 | 630 |
| Stanton | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +38.1 | 598 |
| Greeley | R | Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | +39.2 | 498 |
Same ballot, 2018KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.