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1942 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1942 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Frank Schoeppel won the 1942 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Frank Schoeppel received 287,895 popular votes (56.68%). The main challenger was William H. Burke (41.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Schoeppel and Burke

Schoeppel +14.9 pts · won by 75,824 votes
Andrew Frank SchoeppelRepublicanWINNER56.68%
287,895 votes
William H. BurkeDemocratic41.75%
212,071 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.