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1896 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1896 Governor race

Who won the 1896 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Leedy won the 1896 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. John W. Leedy received 167,941 popular votes (50.55%). The main challenger was Edmund Needham Morrill (48.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Leedy and Morrill

Leedy +2.2 pts · won by 7,434 votes
John W. LeedyPeople's PartyWINNER50.55%
167,941 votes
Edmund Needham MorrillRepublican48.31%
160,507 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% 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.