1898 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1898 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

William Eugene Stanley won the 1898 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. William Eugene Stanley received 149,292 popular votes (51.81%). The main challenger was John W. Leedy (46.55%).

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Stanley +5.3 pts · won by 15,134 votes
149,292 votes
John W. LeedyPeople's Party46.55%
134,158 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.6% 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.