1930 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1930 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas 1927 presidential no 1928 Kansas gubernatorial election 1928 November 4, 1930 1932 Kansas gubernatorial election 1932 File:Sec. of War Woodring LCCN2016878570 (cropped) (b).jpg 150x150px Harry H. Woodring Democratic Party (United States) 217,171 34.96% 1930 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsWoodring: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Haucke: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60%Brinkley: #e6e6e6 30–40% #d3d3d3 40–50% #b0b0b0 50–60% Governor Clyde M. Reed Republican Party (United States) Harry H. Woodring Democratic Party (United States) Frank Haucke Republican Party (United States) 216,920 34.92% John R. Brinkley(write-in) Independent (politician) 183,278 29.50% File:3x4.svg File:Dr. John R. Brinkley.jpg The 1930 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. Harry H. Woodring was elected Governor of Kansas, becoming only the fourth member of the Democratic Party to hold the position in state history. He won with only 34.96% of the vote, with the remainder being split between Republican candidate Frank Haucke and independent write-in candidate John R. Brinkley. Woodring's final margin of victory over Haucke was just 251 votes, or 0.04 percent. The incumbent governor, Republican Clyde M. Reed, was defeated for renomination.Kansas 1930 Campaign and voting controversy After losing his medical and broadcast licenses, "goat-gland doctor" John R. Brinkley decided to run for governor, a position that would enable him to appoint his own members to the medical board and thus regain his right to practice medicine. He began his candidacy in September 1930, just three days after he lost his medical license. He used his radio station to help his campaign, including recruiting a country music star to campaign for him. He also made use of several other publicity stunts. Brinkley campaigned on a vague program that included public works (a state lake in every county), education (free textbooks for public schoolchildren and increased educational opportunities for African Americans), lower taxes, and old-age pensions.Brock, Pope. Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of Flimflam, Crown Publishing. 2008. 0-307-33988-2 1930 gubernatorial campaign advertisement, published in the Belleville Telescope. Touting Brinkley's military service during World War I and decrying the loss of his medical license, the advertisement instructs voters explicitly how to vote for the write-in candidate. Because Brinkley announced his campaign late, he was required to run as a write-in candidate. Three days before the election, the Attorney General of Kansas, an opponent of Brinkley, announced that the rules surrounding write-in candidates had changed, and that Brinkley's name could only be written in in one specific way for the vote to count (as "J. R. Brinkley").October 17, 1932 POLITICAL NOTES: Capric Candidate Time Magazine http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,744604,00.html live subscription 2010-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527164745/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,744604,00.html 2011-05-27 Two years ago Governor Woodring squeezed into office with a majority of 319 votes. John Brinkley, his name not on the ballot, polled close to the leaders with 188,000 votes. An article published at the time in The Des Moines Register estimated that between 30,000 and 50,000 ballots were disqualified in this manner. The successful candidate, Woodring, later admitted he would have lost had all of Brinkley's votes been counted.Lee R. Alton The Bizarre Careers of John R. Brinkley 2002 University Press of Kentucky 0-8131-2232-5 127–129 https://books.google.com/books?id=jtXC7M45WZkC May 6, 2017 Results Woodring won 39 counties (including Rawlins County by a single vote), Haucke won 38 counties, and Brinkley 28 counties. Kansas gubernatorial election, 1930 Democratic Party (United States) Harry H. Woodring 217,171 34.96 +1.76 Republican Party (United States) Frank Haucke 216,920 34.92 –30.68 Independent (politician) John R. Brinkley (write-in) 183,278 29.50 +29.50 Socialist Party of America J. B. Shields 3,866 0.62 –0.58 251 0.04 N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +1.76 See also List of third party performances in United States gubernatorial elections References 1930 Gubernatorial Kansas Category:November 1930 in the United States Category:United States election controversies