Elections / 2018 · Governor · KS
Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers won Kansas's 2018 governor's race.
Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers (Democrat) led by 5.1 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Kansas 2018 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kelly/Lynn Rogers | DDemocrat | 506,509 | 48.0% |
| Kris Kobach/Wink Hartman | RRepublican | 453,030 | 43.0% |
| Greg Orman/John Doll | OIndependent | 68,498 | 6.5% |
| Jeff Caldwell/Mary Gerlt | OLibertarian | 20,009 | 1.9% |
| Rick Kloos/Nathaniel Kloos | OIndependent | 6,576 | 0.6% |
2018 presidential election
Kansas, 2018
DemocraticD+5.1
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Democratic ✓Democratic | 48.0% | 506,509 |
|---|---|---|
| RepublicanRepublican | 43.0% | 453,030 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 9.0% | 95,083 |
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105 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (105)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| 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 |