Bill Graves, Governor

Bill Graves

Governor
Born
January 9, 1953
Current age
73
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–1998

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Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Graves1.1M
Opponents501,832
2
Elections run

Between 1994 and 1998, Bill Graves ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Graves's biggest single-election total was 544,882 votes, in the 1998 governor election in Kansas. Graves's closest win came in the 1994 governor election in Kansas, decided by 192,524 votes.

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How many votes has Bill Graves received?

Bill Graves has received 1,070,995 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Bill Graves’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1998GovernorKansasWon544,88273.4%Tom Sawyer
1994GovernorKansasWon526,11361.1%Jim Slattery
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q50613). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bill Graves: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bill-graves. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.