1974 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1974 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Republican nominee Robert Frederick Bennett narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Vern Miller with 49.5% of the vote.

As of 2022, this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Clark, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 6, 1974.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Frederick Bennett, President of the Kansas Senate
• Don O. Concannon, Former President of the Kansas Republican Party
• Forrest J. Robinson, former minister of the First United Methodist Church of Wichita
• Bob Clack

Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Robert Frederick Bennett, Republican
• Vern Miller, Democratic

Other candidates

• Marshall Uncapher, Prohibition

Results

References