1978 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Carlin won the 1978 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. John W. Carlin received 363,835 popular votes (49.4%). The main challenger was Robert F. Bennett (47.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Carlin and Bennett

Carlin +2.1 pts · won by 15,820 votes
363,835 votes
348,015 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.3% 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.