2018 governor elections · Kansas history
Kansas governor election 2018
Laura Kelly DEM +5.1 gain · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 1,054,622
- Margin
- 5.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kelly Won | DEM | 506,509 | 48.03% | |
| Kris W. Kobach | REP | 453,030 | 42.96% | |
| Gregory Orman | IND | 68,498 | 6.50% | |
| Jeff Caldwell | LIB | 20,009 | 1.90% | |
| Rick Kloos | IND | 6,576 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 1,054,622 | |||
Official source: 2018_General_Election_Official_Votes_Cast.pdf
Other Kansas governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Laura Kelly | 2.2 |
| 2018 | Laura Kelly | 5.1 |
| 2014 | Sam Brownback | 3.7 |
| 2010 | Sam Brownback | 31.1 |
| 2006 | Kathleen Sebelius | 17.5 |
| 2002 | Kathleen Sebelius | 7.8 |
| 1998 | William Graves | 50.7 |
Full Kansas governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Kansas governor race?
Laura Kelly (DEM) won with 48.0% of the vote, ahead of Kris W. Kobach (43.0%), a margin of 5.1 points.
Did the Kansas governor seat change party in 2018?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Kansas governor race?
1,054,622 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.