1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Kansas

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County	Turnout	John Carlin (D)		Robert Bennett* (R)		Frank Shelton (American)		Barry Beets (Prohibition)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Allen	44%	2,106	45.4%	2,423	52.2%	67	1.4%	44	0.9%	0	0.0%	-317	4,640
Anderson	51%	1,478	49.2%	1,456	48.4%	46	1.5%	26	0.9%	0	0.0%	22	3,006
Atchison	51%	2,930	46.7%	3,262	52.0%	40	0.6%	40	0.6%	0	0.0%	-332	6,272
Barber	47%	1,085	49.4%	1,040	47.4%	26	1.2%	44	2.0%	0	0.0%	45	2,195
Barton	51%	5,342	49.6%	5,176	48.1%	166	1.5%	82	0.8%	0	0.0%	166	10,766
Bourbon	54%	2,736	45.4%	3,114	51.7%	113	1.9%	57	0.9%	0	0.0%	-378	6,020
Brown	54%	1,817	41.1%	2,527	57.2%	41	0.9%	31	0.7%	0	0.0%	-710	4,416
Butler	48%	7,856	57.7%	5,389	39.5%	291	2.1%	90	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,467	13,626
Chase	55%	652	50.4%	618	47.8%	20	1.5%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	34	1,293
Chautauqua	40%	473	33.5%	843	59.7%	83	5.9%	13	0.9%	0	0.0%	-370	1,412
Cherokee	48%	4,211	58.9%	2,782	38.9%	90	1.3%	69	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,429	7,152
Cheyenne	56%	458	30.6%	1,012	67.7%	16	1.1%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	-554	1,495
Clark	62%	521	45.1%	600	51.9%	19	1.6%	15	1.3%	0	0.0%	-79	1,155
Clay	55%	1,295	34.9%	2,348	63.3%	29	0.8%	38	1.0%	0	0.0%	-1,053	3,710
Cloud	51%	2,468	53.6%	2,064	44.8%	27	0.6%	45	1.0%	0	0.0%	404	4,604
Coffey	49%	1,322	45.1%	1,528	52.1%	57	1.9%	24	0.8%	0	0.0%	-206	2,931
Comanche	53%	432	44.6%	517	53.4%	10	1.0%	10	1.0%	0	0.0%	-85	969
Cowley	48%	6,633	55.5%	5,053	42.2%	176	1.5%	99	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,580	11,961
Crawford	48%	7,075	54.9%	5,520	42.9%	189	1.5%	98	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,555	12,882
Decatur	53%	722	42.6%	935	55.1%	23	1.4%	16	0.9%	0	0.0%	-213	1,696
Dickinson	52%	3,263	45.4%	3,797	52.8%	53	0.7%	77	1.1%	0	0.0%	-534	7,190
Doniphan	44%	1,018	37.5%	1,623	59.8%	31	1.1%	41	1.5%	0	0.0%	-605	2,713
Douglas	42%	10,050	49.3%	9,909	48.6%	341	1.7%	97	0.5%	0	0.0%	141	20,397
Edwards	59%	980	54.6%	778	43.3%	23	1.3%	14	0.8%	0	0.0%	202	1,795
Elk	52%	595	41.3%	784	54.4%	52	3.6%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	-189	1,440
Ellis	49%	5,772	66.2%	2,854	32.7%	72	0.8%	27	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,918	8,725
Ellsworth	58%	1,594	60.1%	1,025	38.7%	19	0.7%	13	0.5%	0	0.0%	569	2,651
Finney	47%	3,002	45.6%	3,417	51.9%	131	2.0%	37	0.6%	0	0.0%	-415	6,587
Ford	51%	4,035	49.8%	3,844	47.5%	146	1.8%	76	0.9%	0	0.0%	191	8,101
Franklin	42%	3,059	50.3%	2,893	47.6%	85	1.4%	41	0.7%	0	0.0%	166	6,078
Geary	28%	2,696	50.2%	2,563	47.7%	63	1.2%	53	1.0%	0	0.0%	133	5,375
Gove	54%	583	43.8%	728	54.7%	8	0.6%	12	0.9%	0	0.0%	-145	1,331
Graham	51%	560	39.6%	832	58.8%	11	0.8%	11	0.8%	0	0.0%	-272	1,414
Grant	41%	777	45.5%	891	52.2%	31	1.8%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	-114	1,706
Gray	53%	858	50.5%	813	47.9%	20	1.2%	8	0.5%	0	0.0%	45	1,699
Greeley	51%	288	45.4%	330	52.0%	11	1.7%	6	0.9%	0	0.0%	-42	635
Greenwood	56%	1,556	44.9%	1,640	47.3%	254	7.3%	16	0.5%	0	0.0%	-84	3,466
Hamilton	63%	574	52.4%	482	44.0%	23	2.1%	17	1.6%	0	0.0%	92	1,096
Harper	50%	1,384	49.8%	1,336	48.1%	41	1.5%	16	0.6%	0	0.0%	48	2,777
Harvey	46%	4,723	50.8%	4,347	46.8%	137	1.5%	91	1.0%	0	0.0%	376	9,298
Haskell	45%	520	48.5%	521	48.6%	26	2.4%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	-1	1,072
Hodgeman	60%	425	43.7%	528	54.3%	13	1.3%	6	0.6%	0	0.0%	-103	972
Jackson	55%	1,920	47.9%	2,017	50.3%	54	1.3%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	-97	4,007
Jefferson	50%	2,377	50.1%	2,253	47.5%	84	1.8%	33	0.7%	0	0.0%	124	4,747
Jewell	57%	821	37.9%	1,285	59.4%	33	1.5%	26	1.2%	0	0.0%	-464	2,165
Johnson	46%	25,493	32.4%	51,166	65.0%	1,446	1.8%	647	0.8%	0	0.0%	-25,673	78,752
Kearny	45%	435	46.9%	474	51.1%	13	1.4%	6	0.6%	0	0.0%	-39	928
Kingman	53%	1,788	55.5%	1,350	41.9%	56	1.7%	27	0.8%	0	0.0%	438	3,221
Kiowa	51%	697	49.0%	684	48.1%	22	1.5%	19	1.3%	0	0.0%	13	1,422
Labette	46%	4,069	51.7%	3,436	43.7%	298	3.8%	65	0.8%	0	0.0%	633	7,868
Lane	61%	435	42.6%	570	55.8%	11	1.1%	6	0.6%	0	0.0%	-135	1,022
Leavenworth	31%	6,301	56.1%	4,514	40.2%	273	2.4%	151	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,787	11,239
Lincoln	61%	863	46.9%	950	51.6%	21	1.1%	6	0.3%	0	0.0%	-87	1,840
Linn	45%	1,087	43.5%	1,365	54.6%	30	1.2%	16	0.6%	0	0.0%	-278	2,498
Logan	57%	567	42.0%	757	56.0%	21	1.6%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	-190	1,351
Lyon	46%	5,046	45.9%	5,326	48.5%	557	5.1%	55	0.5%	0	0.0%	-280	10,984
Marion	48%	2,099	44.6%	2,512	53.4%	59	1.3%	37	0.8%	0	0.0%	-413	4,707
Marshall	59%	2,517	46.7%	2,752	51.0%	82	1.5%	42	0.8%	0	0.0%	-235	5,393
McPherson	49%	4,900	54.1%	3,974	43.8%	83	0.9%	107	1.2%	0	0.0%	926	9,064
Meade	49%	738	46.3%	813	51.0%	27	1.7%	17	1.1%	0	0.0%	-75	1,595
Miami	42%	3,351	57.2%	2,395	40.9%	73	1.2%	37	0.6%	0	0.0%	956	5,856
Mitchell	59%	1,511	46.5%	1,686	51.9%	28	0.9%	22	0.7%	0	0.0%	-175	3,247
Montgomery	42%	5,028	41.8%	5,477	45.5%	1,445	12.0%	76	0.6%	0	0.0%	-449	12,026
Morris	61%	1,273	46.2%	1,400	50.8%	63	2.3%	18	0.7%	0	0.0%	-127	2,754
Morton	46%	478	47.0%	504	49.6%	26	2.6%	8	0.8%	0	0.0%	-26	1,016
Nemaha	62%	2,438	52.4%	2,139	46.0%	43	0.9%	29	0.6%	0	0.0%	299	4,649
Neosho	48%	2,910	47.6%	3,034	49.6%	135	2.2%	37	0.6%	0	0.0%	-124	6,116
Ness	60%	941	50.0%	883	46.9%	35	1.9%	24	1.3%	0	0.0%	58	1,883
Norton	57%	955	34.9%	1,745	63.8%	16	0.6%	20	0.7%	0	0.0%	-790	2,736
Osage	51%	2,641	52.2%	2,295	45.4%	94	1.9%	26	0.5%	0	0.0%	346	5,056
Osborne	52%	1,072	48.3%	1,106	49.8%	11	0.5%	30	1.4%	0	0.0%	-34	2,219
Ottawa	55%	1,223	53.8%	1,020	44.9%	16	0.7%	13	0.6%	0	0.0%	203	2,272
Pawnee	55%	1,739	55.9%	1,321	42.4%	26	0.8%	26	0.8%	0	0.0%	418	3,112
Phillips	61%	1,157	37.0%	1,900	60.7%	36	1.2%	36	1.2%	0	0.0%	-743	3,129
Pottawatomie	52%	2,112	42.7%	2,741	55.5%	65	1.3%	25	0.5%	0	0.0%	-629	4,943
Pratt	50%	1,993	54.9%	1,564	43.0%	45	1.2%	31	0.9%	0	0.0%	429	3,633
Rawlins	54%	596	39.1%	885	58.1%	33	2.2%	10	0.7%	0	0.0%	-289	1,524
Reno	50%	13,469	61.5%	7,814	35.7%	277	1.3%	325	1.5%	0	0.0%	5,655	21,885
Republic	55%	1,717	55.7%	1,289	41.8%	37	1.2%	42	1.4%	0	0.0%	428	3,085
Rice	60%	2,782	55.9%	2,108	42.4%	44	0.9%	41	0.8%	0	0.0%	674	4,975
Riley	28%	5,086	39.5%	7,519	58.5%	176	1.4%	79	0.6%	0	0.0%	-2,433	12,860
Rooks	54%	1,238	48.2%	1,279	49.8%	30	1.2%	21	0.8%	0	0.0%	-41	2,568
Rush	63%	1,073	52.2%	949	46.2%	24	1.2%	10	0.5%	0	0.0%	124	2,056
Russell	58%	1,522	41.3%	2,089	56.7%	37	1.0%	36	1.0%	0	0.0%	-567	3,684
Saline	51%	10,003	60.0%	6,429	38.6%	161	1.0%	70	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,574	16,663
Scott	42%	642	41.8%	831	54.1%	44	2.9%	20	1.3%	0	0.0%	-189	1,537
Sedgwick	44%	57,978	54.4%	43,381	40.7%	3,564	3.3%	1,655	1.6%	0	0.0%	14,597	106,578
Seward	39%	1,614	38.2%	2,474	58.6%	94	2.2%	40	0.9%	0	0.0%	-860	4,222
Shawnee	56%	30,544	51.6%	27,003	45.6%	1,304	2.2%	378	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,541	59,229
Sheridan	59%	655	48.2%	660	48.6%	34	2.5%	10	0.7%	0	0.0%	-5	1,359
Sherman	45%	1,079	46.2%	1,198	51.3%	35	1.5%	24	1.0%	0	0.0%	-119	2,336
Smith	59%	1,042	40.5%	1,473	57.2%	31	1.2%	27	1.0%	0	0.0%	-431	2,573
Stafford	61%	1,382	55.7%	1,049	42.3%	17	0.7%	31	1.3%	0	0.0%	333	2,479
Stanton	52%	261	34.6%	475	63.0%	7	0.9%	11	1.5%	0	0.0%	-214	754
Stevens	51%	725	47.7%	749	49.3%	38	2.5%	8	0.5%	0	0.0%	-24	1,520
Sumner	49%	4,547	56.3%	3,265	40.4%	170	2.1%	93	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,282	8,075
Thomas	57%	1,279	41.1%	1,763	56.7%	45	1.4%	25	0.8%	0	0.0%	-484	3,112
Trego	58%	838	50.7%	793	47.9%	18	1.1%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	45	1,654
Wabaunsee	63%	1,188	41.8%	1,591	55.9%	54	1.9%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	-403	2,845
Wallace	57%	300	38.5%	448	57.4%	20	2.6%	12	1.5%	0	0.0%	-148	780
Washington	52%	1,197	38.5%	1,863	59.8%	30	1.0%	23	0.7%	0	0.0%	-666	3,113
Wichita	51%	407	42.1%	529	54.8%	19	2.0%	11	1.1%	0	0.0%	-122	966
Wilson	45%	1,472	40.4%	1,978	54.3%	161	4.4%	29	0.8%	0	0.0%	-506	3,640
Woodson	50%	762	45.4%	859	51.2%	49	2.9%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	-97	1,677
Wyandotte	37%	25,538	60.3%	13,722	32.4%	2,053	4.9%	1,015	2.4%	0	0.0%	11,816	42,328
TOTAL	49%	363,835	49.4%	348,015	47.3%	17,053	2.3%	7,343	1.0%	0	0.0%	15,820	736,246
Total R vote: 348,015 (47.3%)      Total D vote: 363,835 (49.4%)      Total Other vote: 24,396 (3.3%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$327,558		$492,257		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,106	45.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,423	52.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	67	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	44	0.9%
TOTAL	4,640
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,478	49.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,456	48.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	46	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	26	0.9%
TOTAL	3,006
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Atchison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,930	46.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,262	52.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	40	0.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	40	0.6%
TOTAL	6,272
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Barber County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,085	49.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,040	47.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	26	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	44	2.0%
TOTAL	2,195
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Barton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	5,342	49.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,176	48.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	166	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	82	0.8%
TOTAL	10,766
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Bourbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,736	45.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,114	51.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	113	1.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	57	0.9%
TOTAL	6,020
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,817	41.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,527	57.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	41	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	31	0.7%
TOTAL	4,416
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	7,856	57.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,389	39.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	291	2.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	90	0.7%
TOTAL	13,626
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	652	50.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	618	47.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	20	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,293
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Chautauqua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	473	33.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	843	59.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	83	5.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	13	0.9%
TOTAL	1,412
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,211	58.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,782	38.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	90	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	69	1.0%
TOTAL	7,152
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	458	30.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,012	67.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	16	1.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,495
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	521	45.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	600	51.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	19	1.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	15	1.3%
TOTAL	1,155
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,295	34.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,348	63.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	29	0.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	38	1.0%
TOTAL	3,710
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Cloud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,468	53.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,064	44.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	27	0.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	45	1.0%
TOTAL	4,604
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Coffey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,322	45.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,528	52.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	57	1.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	24	0.8%
TOTAL	2,931
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	432	44.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	517	53.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	10	1.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	10	1.0%
TOTAL	969
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Cowley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	6,633	55.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,053	42.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	176	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	99	0.8%
TOTAL	11,961
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	7,075	54.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,520	42.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	189	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	98	0.8%
TOTAL	12,882
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	722	42.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	935	55.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	23	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	16	0.9%
TOTAL	1,696
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	3,263	45.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,797	52.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	53	0.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	77	1.1%
TOTAL	7,190
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Doniphan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,018	37.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,623	59.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	31	1.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	41	1.5%
TOTAL	2,713
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	10,050	49.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	9,909	48.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	341	1.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	97	0.5%
TOTAL	20,397
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	980	54.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	778	43.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	23	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	14	0.8%
TOTAL	1,795
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Elk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	595	41.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	784	54.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	52	3.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,440
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	5,772	66.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,854	32.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	72	0.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	27	0.3%
TOTAL	8,725
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Ellsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,594	60.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,025	38.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	19	0.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,651
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Finney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	3,002	45.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,417	51.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	131	2.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	37	0.6%
TOTAL	6,587
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Ford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,035	49.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,844	47.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	146	1.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	76	0.9%
TOTAL	8,101
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	3,059	50.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,893	47.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	85	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	41	0.7%
TOTAL	6,078
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Geary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,696	50.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,563	47.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	63	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	53	1.0%
TOTAL	5,375
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Gove County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	583	43.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	728	54.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	8	0.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	12	0.9%
TOTAL	1,331
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	560	39.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	832	58.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	11	0.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	11	0.8%
TOTAL	1,414
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	777	45.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	891	52.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	31	1.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,706
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	858	50.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	813	47.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	20	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,699
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	288	45.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	330	52.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	11	1.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.9%
TOTAL	635
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,556	44.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,640	47.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	254	7.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,466
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	574	52.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	482	44.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	23	2.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	17	1.6%
TOTAL	1,096
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Harper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,384	49.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,336	48.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	41	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,777
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Harvey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,723	50.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	4,347	46.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	137	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	91	1.0%
TOTAL	9,298
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	520	48.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	521	48.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	26	2.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	1,072
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Hodgeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	425	43.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	528	54.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	13	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.6%
TOTAL	972
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,920	47.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,017	50.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	54	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,007
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,377	50.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,253	47.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	84	1.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	33	0.7%
TOTAL	4,747
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Jewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	821	37.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,285	59.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	33	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	26	1.2%
TOTAL	2,165
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	25,493	32.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	51,166	65.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	1,446	1.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	647	0.8%
TOTAL	78,752
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Kearny County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	435	46.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	474	51.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	13	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.6%
TOTAL	928
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Kingman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,788	55.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,350	41.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	56	1.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	27	0.8%
TOTAL	3,221
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	697	49.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	684	48.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	22	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	19	1.3%
TOTAL	1,422
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Labette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,069	51.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,436	43.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	298	3.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	65	0.8%
TOTAL	7,868
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Lane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	435	42.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	570	55.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	11	1.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.6%
TOTAL	1,022
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Leavenworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	6,301	56.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	4,514	40.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	273	2.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	151	1.3%
TOTAL	11,239
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	863	46.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	950	51.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	21	1.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,840
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,087	43.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,365	54.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	30	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,498
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	567	42.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	757	56.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	21	1.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,351
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	5,046	45.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,326	48.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	557	5.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	55	0.5%
TOTAL	10,984
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,099	44.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,512	53.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	59	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	37	0.8%
TOTAL	4,707
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,517	46.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,752	51.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	82	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,393
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,900	54.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,974	43.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	83	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	107	1.2%
TOTAL	9,064
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	738	46.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	813	51.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	27	1.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	17	1.1%
TOTAL	1,595
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	3,351	57.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,395	40.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	73	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	37	0.6%
TOTAL	5,856
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,511	46.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,686	51.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	28	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,247
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	5,028	41.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	5,477	45.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	1,445	12.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	76	0.6%
TOTAL	12,026
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,273	46.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,400	50.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	63	2.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,754
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	478	47.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	504	49.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	26	2.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	8	0.8%
TOTAL	1,016
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,438	52.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,139	46.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	43	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,649
Turnout: 62%

1978 Governor, Neosho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,910	47.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,034	49.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	135	2.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	37	0.6%
TOTAL	6,116
Turnout: 48%

1978 Governor, Ness County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	941	50.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	883	46.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	35	1.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	24	1.3%
TOTAL	1,883
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Norton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	955	34.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,745	63.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	16	0.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	2,736
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Osage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,641	52.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,295	45.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	94	1.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	26	0.5%
TOTAL	5,056
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Osborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,072	48.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,106	49.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	11	0.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	30	1.4%
TOTAL	2,219
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,223	53.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,020	44.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	16	0.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,272
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,739	55.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,321	42.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	26	0.8%
Barry Beets (Proh)	26	0.8%
TOTAL	3,112
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,157	37.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,900	60.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	36	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	36	1.2%
TOTAL	3,129
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Pottawatomie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,112	42.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,741	55.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	65	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	25	0.5%
TOTAL	4,943
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Pratt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,993	54.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,564	43.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	45	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	31	0.9%
TOTAL	3,633
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Rawlins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	596	39.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	885	58.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	33	2.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	10	0.7%
TOTAL	1,524
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Reno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	13,469	61.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	7,814	35.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	277	1.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	325	1.5%
TOTAL	21,885
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Republic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,717	55.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,289	41.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	37	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	42	1.4%
TOTAL	3,085
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	2,782	55.9%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,108	42.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	44	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	41	0.8%
TOTAL	4,975
Turnout: 60%

1978 Governor, Riley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	5,086	39.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	7,519	58.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	176	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	79	0.6%
TOTAL	12,860
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Rooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,238	48.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,279	49.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	30	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	21	0.8%
TOTAL	2,568
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Rush County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,073	52.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	949	46.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	24	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	10	0.5%
TOTAL	2,056
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,522	41.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,089	56.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	37	1.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	36	1.0%
TOTAL	3,684
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	10,003	60.0%
Robert Bennett* (R)	6,429	38.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	161	1.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	70	0.4%
TOTAL	16,663
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	642	41.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	831	54.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	44	2.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	20	1.3%
TOTAL	1,537
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Sedgwick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	57,978	54.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	43,381	40.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	3,564	3.3%
Barry Beets (Proh)	1,655	1.6%
TOTAL	106,578
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,614	38.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	2,474	58.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	94	2.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	40	0.9%
TOTAL	4,222
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Shawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	30,544	51.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	27,003	45.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	1,304	2.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	378	0.6%
TOTAL	59,229
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	655	48.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	660	48.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	34	2.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	10	0.7%
TOTAL	1,359
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,079	46.2%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,198	51.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	35	1.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	24	1.0%
TOTAL	2,336
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,042	40.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,473	57.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	31	1.2%
Barry Beets (Proh)	27	1.0%
TOTAL	2,573
Turnout: 59%

1978 Governor, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,382	55.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,049	42.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	17	0.7%
Barry Beets (Proh)	31	1.3%
TOTAL	2,479
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	261	34.6%
Robert Bennett* (R)	475	63.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	7	0.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	11	1.5%
TOTAL	754
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	725	47.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	749	49.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	38	2.5%
Barry Beets (Proh)	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,520
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	4,547	56.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	3,265	40.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	170	2.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	93	1.2%
TOTAL	8,075
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,279	41.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,763	56.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	45	1.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,112
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Trego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	838	50.7%
Robert Bennett* (R)	793	47.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	18	1.1%
Barry Beets (Proh)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,654
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Wabaunsee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,188	41.8%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,591	55.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	54	1.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,845
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Wallace County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	300	38.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	448	57.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	20	2.6%
Barry Beets (Proh)	12	1.5%
TOTAL	780
Turnout: 57%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,197	38.5%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,863	59.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	30	1.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	23	0.7%
TOTAL	3,113
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	407	42.1%
Robert Bennett* (R)	529	54.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	19	2.0%
Barry Beets (Proh)	11	1.1%
TOTAL	966
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	1,472	40.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	1,978	54.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	161	4.4%
Barry Beets (Proh)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,640
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Woodson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	762	45.4%
Robert Bennett* (R)	859	51.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	49	2.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,677
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Wyandotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Carlin (D)	25,538	60.3%
Robert Bennett* (R)	13,722	32.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer)	2,053	4.9%
Barry Beets (Proh)	1,015	2.4%
TOTAL	42,328
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Carlin
Total Disbursements:	$327,558

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Robert Bennett*
Total Disbursements:	$492,257