1982 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1982 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas Presidential no 1978 Kansas gubernatorial election 1978 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election 1986 November 2, 1982 File:John Carlin.jpg 150x150px John W. Carlin Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Docking 405,772 53.16% 3x4.svg Sam Hardage Republican Party (United States) Dan Thiessen 339,356 44.46% 1982 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsCarlin: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Hardage: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Governor John W. Carlin Democratic Party (United States) John W. Carlin Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democrat John W. Carlin defeated Republican nominee Sam Hardage with 53.2% of the vote. As of , this was the most recent election in which a male Democrat was elected governor of Kansas. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 3, 1982.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2018-12-25 Democratic primary Candidates John W. Carlin, incumbent Governor Jimmy D. Montgomery Results Democratic primary results John W. Carlin (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 103,780 78.88 Jimmy D. Montgomery Democratic Party (United States) 27,785 21.12 131,565 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Sam Hardage, businessman Dave Owen, former Lieutenant Governor Wendell Lady, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives Louis A. Klemp Jr., Leavenworth County Commissioner Bill Huffman Results Republican primary results Sam Hardage Republican Party (United States) 86,692 36.76 Dave Owen Republican Party (United States) 79,770 33.83 Wendell Lady Republican Party (United States) 61,419 26.04 Louis A. Klemp Jr. Republican Party (United States) 4,113 1.74 Bill Huffman Republican Party (United States) 3,834 1.63 235,828 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates John W. Carlin, Democratic Sam Hardage, Republican Other candidates James H. Ward, Libertarian Frank W. Shelton Jr., American Warren C. Martin, Prohibition Results 1982 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 2018-12-25 Cook Rhodes Democratic Party (United States) John W. Carlin (incumbent) 405,772 53.16% Republican Party (United States) Sam Hardage 339,356 44.46% Libertarian Party (United States) James H. Ward 7,595 1.00% American Party (1969) Frank W. Shelton Jr. 6,136 0.80% Prohibition Party Warren C. Martin 4,404 0.58% 66,416 763,263 Democratic Party (United States) References 1982 Kansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1982 in the United States