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1982 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1982 Governor race

Who won the 1982 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

John W. Carlin won the 1982 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. John W. Carlin received 405,772 popular votes (53.2%). The main challenger was Sam Hardage (44.5%).

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

Carlin +8.7 pts · won by 66,416 votes
John W. CarlinDemocraticWINNER53.2%
405,772 votes
Sam HardageRepublican44.5%
339,356 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% 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.