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1916 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur Capper won the 1916 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Arthur Capper received 353,169 popular votes (60.77%). The main challenger was W. C. Lansdon (33.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Capper and Lansdon

Capper +27.7 pts · won by 161,132 votes
Arthur CapperRepublicanWINNER60.77%
353,169 votes
W. C. LansdonDemocratic33.05%
192,037 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.2% 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.