1994 Kansas gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 8, 1994
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 County results Graves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Slattery: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jim Francisco, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Jim Slattery, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district
- Joan Wagnon, State Representative from Topeka
- Fred Phelps, minister and disbarred lawyer
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bill Graves | 526,113 | 64.09% | +21.50% | |
| Democratic | Jim Slattery | 294,733 | 35.91% | −12.68% | |
| Total votes | 820,846 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
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