1994 Kansas gubernatorial election

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1994 Kansas gubernatorial election
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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  
  Bill Graves being presented a plaque, March 23, 2000 - cropped.jpg Representative Jim Slattery.jpg
Nominee Bill Graves Jim Slattery
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote526,113333,589
Percentage61.1%38.9%

1994 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Graves:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Slattery:     50–60%

Governor before election

Joan Finney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bill Graves
Republican

The 1994 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Republican Bill Graves, the incumbent Secretary of State of Kansas, won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of incumbent Democratic Governor Joan Finney. Graves defeated Democrat Jim Slattery, the congressman from the second congressional district. [1] Slattery himself defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jim Francisco and state representative Joan Wagnon in the Democratic primary.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Kansas gubernatorial election, 1994 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bill Graves 526,113 64.09% +21.50%
Democratic Jim Slattery 294,73335.91%−12.68%
Total votes820,846 100.00% N/A
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  2. "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kansas". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved June 9, 2025.