1886 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Martin won the 1886 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. John W. Martin received 149,715 popular votes (54.74%). The main challenger was Thomas Moonlight (42.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Martin and Moonlight

Martin +12.5 pts · won by 34,048 votes
149,715 votes
115,667 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.