1990 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1990 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas presidential no 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election 1986 1994 Kansas gubernatorial election 1994 November 6, 1990 Joan Finney.jpg 150x150px Joan Finney Democratic Party (United States) Jim Francisco 380,609 48.59% File:Mike Hayden.jpg Mike Hayden Republican Party (United States) Harland Priddle 333,589 42.59% 3x4.svg Christina Campbell-Cline Independent Tim Benton 69,127 8.82% 1990 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsFinney: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Hayden: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Mike Hayden Republican Party (United States) Joan Finney Democratic Party (United States) The 1990 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Hayden lost re-election to Democratic nominee Joan Finney.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections The State Treasurer at the time, Finney was elected governor over Hayden in 1990, giving Hayden the distinction of being the first incumbent governor of any state to lose to a woman. In addition to being Kansas's first female governor, she was Kansas' oldest governor at the age of 65 until Laura Kelly took office at the age of 68 in 2019, Kansas' first Roman Catholic Governor, and one of the few anti-abortion Democratic Governors at the time.http://www.euthanasia.com/feminist.html Feminists for Life Celebrates Pro-Life Women S.a.:Feminists for Life As of 2025, this was the last time in which an incumbent Kansas Governor lost a general election. Background Hayden was chosen as chair of the Republican Governors Association. His term saw tax cuts and programs to combat substance abuse. A split in the Kansas Republican Party between moderates and conservatives considerably reduced other accomplishments. He was perceived as a moderate; on abortion, for instance, he took a pro-choice position. Because of the legislative gridlock, he did not reinstate the death penalty. It is speculated that Hayden lost his re-election bid primarily because of voter passage of a property reclassification amendment in Kansas which resulted in property reappraisals – the first in some cases in 20 years – and the resulting property tax increases when market values were applied to properties for tax purposes. Candidates Republican Mike Hayden, incumbent Governor Democratic Joan Finney, State Treasurer John W. Carlin, former Governor Independent Christina Campbell-Cline, CPA1990-08-30 Independent Files For Governor's Race 13 The Belleville Telescope Belleville, Kansas https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104269840/independent-files-for-governors-race/ 2022-06-23 Newspapers.com General election Results Kansas gubernatorial election, 1990https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=20&year=1990&f=0&off=5&elect=0 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kansas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 22 March 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Joan Finney 380,609 48.59% +0.49% Republican Party (United States) Mike Hayden (incumbent) 333,589 42.59% -9.31% Independent Christina Campbell-Cline 69,127 8.82% N/A 783,325 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 2 Gubernatorial 1990 Kansas Category:November 1990 in the United States