1859 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1859 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas Presidential no 1862 Kansas gubernatorial election 1862 December 6, 1859 125px Charles L. Robinson Republican Party (United States) 7,848 59.24% 125px Samuel Medary Democratic Party (United States) 5,401 40.76% 1859 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsRobinson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%#A80000 >90% Medary: #7996e2 50–60%#6674de 60–70%#584cde 70–80%#808080 No Data Governor Samuel Medary (Territorial) Democratic Party (United States) Charles L. Robinson Republican Party (United States) The 1859 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on December 6, 1859, in order to elect the first Governor of Kansas upon Kansas acquiring statehood on January 29, 1861. Republican nominee and former member of the California Assembly from the 12th district Charles L. Robinson defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent Territorial Governor of Kansas Samuel Medary.Charles L. Robinson http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_kansas/col2-content/main-content-list/title_robinson_charles.html National Governors Association 2023-07-07 General election On election day, December 6, 1859, Republican nominee Charles L. Robinson won the election by a margin of 2,447 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Samuel Medary, thereby gaining Republican control over the new office of Governor. Robinson was sworn in as the 1st Governor of the new state of Kansas on February 1, 1861.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=194871 KS Governor ourcampaigns.com March 3, 2005 2023-07-07 Results Kansas gubernatorial election, 1859 Republican Party (United States) Charles L. Robinson 7,848 59.24 Democratic Party (United States) Samuel Medary (incumbent) 5,401 40.76 13,249 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Kansas gubernatorial elections Kansas Category:1859 in Kansas Territory