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1986 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1986 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Mike Hayden won the 1986 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Mike Hayden received 436,267 popular votes (51.9%). The main challenger was Thomas Docking (48.1%).

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

Hayden +3.8 pts · won by 31,929 votes
Mike HaydenRepublicanWINNER51.9%
436,267 votes
Thomas DockingDemocratic48.1%
404,338 votes
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.