Kansas gubernatorial election, 1994

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Kansas gubernatorial election, 1994

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  1990 November 8, 1994 1998  

  Bill Graves.jpg Jim Slattery.jpg
Nominee Bill Graves Jim Slattery
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote526,113 333,589
Percentage61.1% 38.9%

Governor before election

Joan Finney
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bill Graves
Republican

The Kansas gubernatorial election of 1994 included Republican Bill Graves who won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of Governor Joan Finney. He defeated Jim Slattery. [1]

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Contents

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

Results

Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Bill Graves Sheila Frahm Republican 526,11364.1%
Jim Slattery Carol Sader Democratic 294,733 35.9%

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References

  1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/