Kansas gubernatorial election, 1990

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Kansas gubernatorial election, 1990
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  1986 November 6, 1990 1994  

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Nominee Joan Finney Mike Hayden Christina Campbell-Cline
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote380,609 333,589 69,127
Percentage48.6% 42.6% 8.8%

Governor before election

Mike Hayden
Republican

Elected Governor

Joan Finney
Democratic

The Kansas gubernatorial election of 1990 included incumbent Republican Governor Mike Hayden lost re-election to Democratic nominee Joan Finney. [1]

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Background

Hayden was chosen as chair of the Republican Governors Association. His term saw tax cuts and programs to combat substance abuse. A split in the Kansas Republican Party between moderates and conservatives considerably reduced other accomplishments. He was perceived as a moderate; on abortion, for instance, he took a pro-choice position. Because of the legislative gridlock, he did not reinstate the death penalty. He lost his re-election bid primarily because of voter passage of a property reclassification amendment in Kansas which resulted in property reappraisals – the first in some cases in 20 years – and the resulting property tax increases when market values were applied to properties for tax purposes.

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Candidates

Republican

Democratic

Independent

Results

Governor candidate Running Mate Party Popular Vote
Joan Finney James Francisco Democratic 380,60948.6%
Mike Hayden Harland Priddle Republican 333,589 42.6%
Christina Campbell-ClineBentonIndependent 69,127 8.8%

Distinctions

State Treasurer Finney was elected governor over Hayden in 1990, giving Hayden the distinction of being the first incumbent governor of any state to lose to a woman. In addition to being Kansas's first female governor, she was Kansas' oldest governor (65), Kansas' first Roman Catholic Governor, and one of the few pro-life Democratic Governors at the time. [3]

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The State Treasurer of Kansas is the chief custodian of Kansas’s cash deposits, monies from bond sales, and other securities and collateral and directs the investments of those assets. The Treasurer provides for the safe and efficient operation of state government through effective banking, investment, and cash management.

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References

  1. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=12055