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 County results Landon: 30–40% 40–50% Woodring: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Brinkley: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 Kansas gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Democrat Harry H. Woodring, the incumbent Governor of Kansas, was narrowly defeated by Alf Landon, a Republican. Landon polled 34.82%, Woodring 34.14%, and John R. Brinkley, an independent, polled 30.58%. [1]
Landon won 34 counties, Woodring won 31 counties, and Brinkley won 40 counties.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Alf Landon | 278,581 | 34.82% | –0.13 | |
| Democratic | Harry Woodring (incumbent) | 272,944 | 34.12% | –0.83 | |
| Independent | John R. Brinkley | 244,607 | 30.58% | +1.08 | |
| Socialist | H. M. Perkins | 3,892 | 0.49% | –0.13 | |
| Majority | 5,637 | 0.70% | N/A | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | N/A | |||
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