1956 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1956 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

George Docking won the 1956 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. George Docking received 479,701 popular votes (55.46%). The main challenger was Warren W. Shaw (42.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Docking and Shaw

Docking +13.3 pts · won by 115,361 votes
479,701 votes
364,340 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.