1974 Kansas gubernatorial election

1974 Kansas gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
 
Nominee Robert F. Bennett Vern Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Shelby Smith Jack Steineger
Popular vote 387,792 384,115
Percentage 49.5% 49.0%
County results
Bennett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Miller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Robert Docking
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Robert Frederick Bennett
Republican

The 1974 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Republican nominee Robert Frederick Bennett narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Vern Miller with 49.5% of the vote.

As of 2022, this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Clark, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens.

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