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1938 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1938 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Payne Ratner won the 1938 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Payne Ratner received 393,989 popular votes (52.1%). The main challenger was Walter A. Huxman (45.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Ratner and Huxman

Ratner +7.0 pts · won by 52,718 votes
Payne RatnerRepublicanWINNER52.1%
393,989 votes
Walter A. HuxmanDemocratic45.13%
341,271 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% 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.