1978 Kansas gubernatorial election

1978 Kansas gubernatorial election

← 1974 November 7, 1978 1982 →

Nominee John W. Carlin Robert F. Bennett Party Democratic Republican Running mate Paul Dugan Larry Montgomery Popular vote 363,835 348,015 Percentage 49.4% 47.3%

County results Carlin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Bennett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Robert Frederick Bennett Republican Elected Governor John W. Carlin Democratic

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The 1978 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978. Democratic nominee John W. Carlin defeated incumbent Republican Robert Frederick Bennett with 49.4% of the vote.

As of 2024, this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Gray, Hamilton, and Ness^{[original research?]} and until 2022, this was the last gubernatorial election where a Democratic governor was elected during the tenure of a Democratic president.