1948 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1948 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Frank Carlson won the 1948 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Frank Carlson received 433,396 popular votes (57%). The main challenger was Randolph Carpenter (40.44%).

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

Carlson +16.6 pts · won by 125,911 votes
433,396 votes
307,485 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% 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.