1972 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas Presidential no 1970 Kansas gubernatorial election 1970 1974 Kansas gubernatorial election 1974 November 7, 1972 File:Robert Docking (cropped).jpg Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) 571,256 61.99% 3x4.svg x150px Morris Kay Republican Party (United States) 341,440 37.05% 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsDocking: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kay: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) Robert Docking Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democrat Robert Docking defeated Republican nominee Morris Kay with 62.0% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 1, 1972.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2019-03-23 Republican primary Candidates John Anderson Jr., former governor Ray E. Frisbie, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau Kay Wins In Upset https://riponsociety.org/riponforum/1972-08_VolVIII_No16.pdf Ripon Forum VIII 16 Ripon Society, Inc. Cambridge, Massachusetts August 15, 1972 5 Morris Kay, state representative Reynolds Shultz, incumbent lieutenant governor Results Republican primary results Morris Kay Republican Party (United States) 138,815 46.59 John Anderson Jr. Republican Party (United States) 88,088 29.57 Ray E. Frisbie Republican Party (United States) 46,125 15.48 Reynolds Shultz Republican Party (United States) 24,911 8.36 297,939 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert Docking, Democratic Morris Kay, Republican Other candidates Rolland Ernest Fisher, Prohibition Results 1972 Kansas gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=HYKzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA139 America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 17 November 2015 9781483383026 2019-03-23 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) Robert Docking (incumbent) 571,256 61.99% Republican Party (United States) Morris Kay 341,440 37.05% Prohibition Party Rolland Ernest Fisher 8,856 0.96% 229,818 921,550 Democratic Party (United States) References 1972 Kansas Gubernatorial