1986 Kansas gubernatorial election
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The 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Carlin did not run for re-election. Republican nominee Mike Hayden, then Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, beat the Democratic nominee Thomas Docking, who was then the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.[1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Kansas in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president until Laura Kelly's victory in 2022.
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November 4, 1986
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 County results Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Docking: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Democratic
- Thomas Docking, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Republican
- Mike Hayden, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Jack Brier, Secretary of State of Kansas
General Election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike Hayden/Jack D. Walker | 436,267 | 51.90% | +7.44% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Docking/John G. Montgomery | 404,338 | 48.10% | −5.06% | |
| Majority | 31,929 | 3.80% | −4.90% | ||
| Turnout | 840,605 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
