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1946 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1946 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Carlson won the 1946 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Frank Carlson received 309,064 popular votes (53.5%). The main challenger was Harry Hines Woodring (44.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Carlson and Woodring

Carlson +9.5 pts · won by 54,781 votes
Frank CarlsonRepublicanWINNER53.5%
309,064 votes
Harry Hines WoodringDemocratic44.02%
254,283 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% 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.