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1982-11-02 Gubernatorial Election Results for Kansas


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County Turnout John Carlin*
(D)
Sam Hardage
(R)
James Ward
(Libertarian)
Frank Shelton
(American)
Other Margin TOTAL
Allen45%2,43348.0%2,55850.4%250.5%350.7%210.4%-125 5,072
Anderson44%1,31848.1%1,30647.6%983.6%80.3%110.4%12 2,741
Atchison49%3,70658.1%2,60940.9%210.3%160.3%250.4%1,097 6,377
Barber49%88537.9%1,42361.0%120.5%70.3%70.3%-538 2,334
Barton53%3,49829.4%8,10568.1%1201.0%1040.9%670.6%-4,607 11,894
Bourbon48%3,03553.4%2,60045.7%190.3%200.4%130.2%435 5,687
Brown51%2,16149.5%2,15149.3%200.5%190.4%120.3%10 4,363
Butler44%7,36451.4%6,58846.0%1481.0%1421.0%720.5%776 14,314
Chase51%65352.1%54543.5%272.2%171.4%121.0%108 1,254
Chautauqua47%57632.3%1,17465.9%90.5%181.0%50.3%-598 1,782
Cherokee43%4,51665.4%2,33533.8%150.2%310.4%110.2%2,181 6,908
Cheyenne49%53940.8%76758.1%90.7%20.2%40.3%-228 1,321
Clark62%47639.6%70158.3%60.5%60.5%141.2%-225 1,203
Clay51%1,51841.7%2,05756.5%190.5%160.4%300.8%-539 3,640
Cloud51%3,02363.7%1,65234.8%200.4%200.4%270.6%1,371 4,742
Coffey43%1,12539.1%1,69458.9%180.6%220.8%170.6%-569 2,876
Comanche49%28130.0%65069.3%30.3%30.3%10.1%-369 938
Cowley43%5,95151.1%5,47047.0%980.8%830.7%480.4%481 11,650
Crawford43%7,83063.0%4,45135.8%510.4%650.5%400.3%3,379 12,437
Decatur56%63134.4%1,16363.4%150.8%110.6%150.8%-532 1,835
Dickinson47%3,22146.7%3,51751.0%550.8%550.8%480.7%-296 6,896
Doniphan47%1,56150.9%1,45947.6%150.5%170.6%160.5%102 3,068
Douglas39%14,63066.4%6,99631.7%2221.0%1290.6%660.3%7,634 22,043
Edwards56%84948.9%83648.1%211.2%251.4%60.3%13 1,737
Elk52%55236.5%92361.0%90.6%241.6%40.3%-371 1,512
Ellis45%3,53240.6%4,98457.3%800.9%730.8%260.3%-1,452 8,695
Ellsworth55%1,20444.1%1,48854.5%110.4%190.7%60.2%-284 2,728
Finney40%3,07945.5%3,49651.7%941.4%681.0%290.4%-417 6,766
Ford45%3,85348.5%3,93249.5%630.8%350.4%630.8%-79 7,946
Franklin42%3,55553.3%2,95944.4%681.0%380.6%440.7%596 6,664
Geary24%2,71652.6%2,32445.0%160.3%190.4%931.8%392 5,168
Gove53%53839.9%77357.3%110.8%120.9%151.1%-235 1,349
Graham58%35721.8%1,25376.4%50.3%100.6%161.0%-896 1,641
Grant42%43522.6%1,44374.9%201.0%140.7%140.7%-1,008 1,926
Gray48%76644.8%89052.1%211.2%181.1%140.8%-124 1,709
Greeley57%25734.9%46062.4%70.9%70.9%60.8%-203 737
Greenwood53%1,39640.3%1,95456.4%250.7%762.2%160.5%-558 3,467
Hamilton65%48540.7%68057.1%90.8%90.8%80.7%-195 1,191
Harper48%1,14941.7%1,54256.0%341.2%150.5%150.5%-393 2,755
Harvey45%5,58454.9%4,32342.5%1241.2%790.8%680.7%1,261 10,178
Haskell42%32830.1%73067.0%121.1%111.0%80.7%-402 1,089
Hodgeman57%36939.0%55158.3%80.8%101.1%70.7%-182 945
Jackson54%2,41254.8%1,91943.6%190.4%280.6%210.5%493 4,399
Jefferson49%2,91855.2%2,25442.7%260.5%450.9%400.8%664 5,283
Jewell53%81741.0%1,14957.6%30.2%140.7%110.6%-332 1,994
Johnson42%47,39154.8%36,52242.3%9791.1%8241.0%6980.8%10,869 86,414
Kearny47%26724.3%80673.4%111.0%121.1%20.2%-539 1,098
Kingman54%1,40940.3%1,99957.2%341.0%330.9%170.5%-590 3,492
Kiowa51%60240.5%85157.2%181.2%70.5%100.7%-249 1,488
Labette43%5,06164.2%2,70734.3%260.3%680.9%230.3%2,354 7,885
Lane61%31929.8%72167.4%161.5%80.7%50.5%-402 1,069
Leavenworth33%7,98459.9%5,09138.2%940.7%1050.8%550.4%2,893 13,329
Lincoln62%84843.8%1,05254.4%120.6%110.6%120.6%-204 1,935
Linn51%1,57650.9%1,45947.1%341.1%160.5%140.5%117 3,099
Logan59%59040.5%82756.8%100.7%120.8%161.1%-237 1,455
Lyon42%5,69752.5%4,85744.8%1121.0%1351.2%520.5%840 10,853
Marion49%2,24245.0%2,61452.4%621.2%320.6%370.7%-372 4,987
Marshall57%2,93654.6%2,36143.9%270.5%220.4%290.5%575 5,375
McPherson46%4,66150.2%4,42547.7%590.6%760.8%640.7%236 9,285
Meade46%59037.4%94659.9%191.2%130.8%100.6%-356 1,578
Miami42%3,98660.5%2,47537.5%600.9%520.8%190.3%1,511 6,592
Mitchell56%1,68751.9%1,51646.6%150.5%180.6%170.5%171 3,253
Montgomery42%6,18248.5%6,20348.6%480.4%2742.1%510.4%-21 12,758
Morris49%1,22752.0%1,07345.5%180.8%220.9%180.8%154 2,358
Morton54%49338.3%76759.5%100.8%90.7%90.7%-274 1,288
Nemaha62%2,61454.1%2,15944.7%280.6%240.5%80.2%455 4,833
Neosho45%3,14652.0%2,82246.7%230.4%420.7%140.2%324 6,047
Ness60%52526.8%1,39571.3%100.5%180.9%90.5%-870 1,957
Norton54%87932.8%1,76765.9%140.5%130.5%80.3%-888 2,681
Osage48%2,95856.0%2,21441.9%280.5%601.1%240.5%744 5,284
Osborne53%1,06146.0%1,20352.1%110.5%221.0%100.4%-142 2,307
Ottawa54%1,11447.1%1,21251.2%110.5%130.5%160.7%-98 2,366
Pawnee51%1,75557.4%1,22340.0%331.1%311.0%170.6%532 3,059
Phillips50%84131.6%1,78867.2%50.2%160.6%100.4%-947 2,660
Pottawatomie49%2,63150.4%2,50648.0%230.4%340.7%220.4%125 5,216
Pratt47%1,63945.6%1,90653.0%230.6%200.6%90.3%-267 3,597
Rawlins64%81544.1%1,00954.6%120.6%80.4%40.2%-194 1,848
Reno45%11,84355.9%8,80441.5%2441.2%1750.8%1250.6%3,039 21,191
Republic59%1,85255.5%1,44943.4%80.2%90.3%170.5%403 3,335
Rice51%1,91943.8%2,34553.5%541.2%390.9%270.6%-426 4,384
Riley26%7,74059.7%5,03538.9%900.7%500.4%440.3%2,705 12,959
Rooks51%57122.7%1,90575.7%200.8%90.4%100.4%-1,334 2,515
Rush61%90144.5%1,05752.2%351.7%221.1%80.4%-156 2,023
Russell61%1,00425.0%2,95573.7%190.5%170.4%130.3%-1,951 4,008
Saline47%8,83652.5%7,66345.5%1560.9%1080.6%710.4%1,173 16,834
Scott52%79439.2%1,16357.4%301.5%221.1%160.8%-369 2,025
Sedgwick41%60,81054.9%46,94042.4%1,8111.6%7320.7%4770.4%13,870 110,770
Seward34%1,21930.2%2,76368.5%260.6%150.4%130.3%-1,544 4,036
Shawnee53%34,34157.4%24,09640.3%4830.8%5510.9%3470.6%10,245 59,818
Sheridan61%68047.1%72950.5%80.6%191.3%80.6%-49 1,444
Sherman46%1,45358.8%97439.4%210.8%150.6%80.3%479 2,471
Smith57%1,15945.8%1,33752.8%130.5%90.4%140.6%-178 2,532
Stafford57%1,05243.5%1,30453.9%381.6%120.5%150.6%-252 2,421
Stanton48%25133.7%47063.2%121.6%60.8%50.7%-219 744
Stevens52%31118.0%1,39980.9%70.4%70.4%60.3%-1,088 1,730
Sumner46%4,78558.0%3,19738.7%1281.6%971.2%450.5%1,588 8,252
Thomas52%1,67453.9%1,34943.5%431.4%220.7%160.5%325 3,104
Trego58%47727.8%1,19269.6%160.9%191.1%90.5%-715 1,713
Wabaunsee57%1,29446.6%1,42451.3%200.7%271.0%130.5%-130 2,778
Wallace54%26434.3%47762.0%172.2%60.8%50.7%-213 769
Washington54%1,47745.0%1,75153.4%250.8%90.3%180.5%-274 3,280
Wichita48%44747.0%48751.2%60.6%60.6%60.6%-40 952
Wilson43%1,36337.0%2,24260.9%300.8%361.0%120.3%-879 3,683
Woodson52%63135.4%1,12563.0%90.5%150.8%50.3%-494 1,785
Wyandotte37%32,81672.9%10,41423.1%6101.4%5371.2%6301.4%22,402 45,007
TOTAL 44% 405,77253.2% 339,35644.5% 7,5951.0% 6,1360.8% 4,4040.6% 66,416 763,263
Total R vote: 339,356 (44.5%)      Total D vote: 405,772 (53.2%)      Total Other vote: 18,135 (2.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $1,152,778 $1,875,742 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**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


Other candidates included: Warren Martin (Prohibition), 4,404 votes



1982 Governor, Allen County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,433 48.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,558 50.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 25 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 35 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 21 0.4%
TOTAL 5,072
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,318 48.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,306 47.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 98 3.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 8 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 11 0.4%
TOTAL 2,741
Turnout: 44%


1982 Governor, Atchison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,706 58.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,609 40.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 21 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 16 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 25 0.4%
TOTAL 6,377
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Barber County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 885 37.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,423 61.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 12 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 7 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,334
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Barton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,498 29.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 8,105 68.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 120 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 104 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 67 0.6%
TOTAL 11,894
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Bourbon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,035 53.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,600 45.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 19 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 20 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 5,687
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,161 49.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,151 49.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 20 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 19 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,363
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 7,364 51.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 6,588 46.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 148 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 142 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 72 0.5%
TOTAL 14,314
Turnout: 44%


1982 Governor, Chase County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 653 52.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 545 43.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 27 2.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 17 1.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 12 1.0%
TOTAL 1,254
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Chautauqua County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 576 32.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,174 65.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 9 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 18 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,782
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 4,516 65.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,335 33.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 15 0.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 31 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,908
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Cheyenne County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 539 40.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 767 58.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 9 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 2 0.2%
Warren Martin (Proh) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,321
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 476 39.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 701 58.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 6 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 6 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 1.2%
TOTAL 1,203
Turnout: 62%


1982 Governor, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,518 41.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,057 56.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 19 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 16 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 30 0.8%
TOTAL 3,640
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Cloud County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,023 63.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,652 34.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 20 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 20 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 27 0.6%
TOTAL 4,742
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Coffey County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,125 39.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,694 58.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 18 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 17 0.6%
TOTAL 2,876
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Comanche County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 281 30.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 650 69.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 3 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 3 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 938
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Cowley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 5,951 51.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 5,470 47.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 98 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 83 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 48 0.4%
TOTAL 11,650
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 7,830 63.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 4,451 35.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 51 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 65 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 40 0.3%
TOTAL 12,437
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 631 34.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,163 63.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 15 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 11 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 15 0.8%
TOTAL 1,835
Turnout: 56%


1982 Governor, Dickinson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,221 46.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 3,517 51.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 55 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 55 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 48 0.7%
TOTAL 6,896
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Doniphan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,561 50.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,459 47.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 15 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 17 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,068
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 14,630 66.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 6,996 31.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 222 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 129 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 66 0.3%
TOTAL 22,043
Turnout: 39%


1982 Governor, Edwards County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 849 48.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 836 48.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 21 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 25 1.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 1,737
Turnout: 56%


1982 Governor, Elk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 552 36.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 923 61.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 9 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 24 1.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,512
Turnout: 52%


1982 Governor, Ellis County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,532 40.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 4,984 57.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 80 0.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 73 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 26 0.3%
TOTAL 8,695
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Ellsworth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,204 44.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,488 54.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 11 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 19 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,728
Turnout: 55%


1982 Governor, Finney County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,079 45.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 3,496 51.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 94 1.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 68 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 29 0.4%
TOTAL 6,766
Turnout: 40%


1982 Governor, Ford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,853 48.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 3,932 49.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 63 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 35 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 63 0.8%
TOTAL 7,946
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,555 53.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,959 44.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 68 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 38 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 44 0.7%
TOTAL 6,664
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Geary County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,716 52.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,324 45.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 16 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 19 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 93 1.8%
TOTAL 5,168
Turnout: 24%


1982 Governor, Gove County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 538 39.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 773 57.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 11 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 12 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 15 1.1%
TOTAL 1,349
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Graham County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 357 21.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,253 76.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 5 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 10 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 1.0%
TOTAL 1,641
Turnout: 58%


1982 Governor, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 435 22.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,443 74.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 20 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 14 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 0.7%
TOTAL 1,926
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Gray County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 766 44.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 890 52.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 21 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 18 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 0.8%
TOTAL 1,709
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Greeley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 257 34.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 460 62.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 7 0.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 7 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 6 0.8%
TOTAL 737
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,396 40.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,954 56.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 25 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 76 2.2%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,467
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 485 40.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 680 57.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 9 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.7%
TOTAL 1,191
Turnout: 65%


1982 Governor, Harper County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,149 41.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,542 56.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 34 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 15 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 15 0.5%
TOTAL 2,755
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Harvey County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 5,584 54.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 4,323 42.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 124 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 79 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 68 0.7%
TOTAL 10,178
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Haskell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 328 30.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 730 67.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 12 1.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 11 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.7%
TOTAL 1,089
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Hodgeman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 369 39.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 551 58.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 8 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 10 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 945
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,412 54.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,919 43.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 19 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 28 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 21 0.5%
TOTAL 4,399
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,918 55.2%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,254 42.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 26 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 45 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 40 0.8%
TOTAL 5,283
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Jewell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 817 41.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,149 57.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 3 0.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 14 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 11 0.6%
TOTAL 1,994
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 47,391 54.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 36,522 42.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 979 1.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 824 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 698 0.8%
TOTAL 86,414
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Kearny County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 267 24.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 806 73.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 11 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 12 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,098
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Kingman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,409 40.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,999 57.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 34 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 33 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 17 0.5%
TOTAL 3,492
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Kiowa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 602 40.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 851 57.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 18 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 7 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 10 0.7%
TOTAL 1,488
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Labette County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 5,061 64.2%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,707 34.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 26 0.3%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 68 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 23 0.3%
TOTAL 7,885
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Lane County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 319 29.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 721 67.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 16 1.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 8 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 5 0.5%
TOTAL 1,069
Turnout: 61%


1982 Governor, Leavenworth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 7,984 59.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 5,091 38.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 94 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 105 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 55 0.4%
TOTAL 13,329
Turnout: 33%


1982 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 848 43.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,052 54.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 12 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 11 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 12 0.6%
TOTAL 1,935
Turnout: 62%


1982 Governor, Linn County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,576 50.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,459 47.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 34 1.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 16 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 0.5%
TOTAL 3,099
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Logan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 590 40.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 827 56.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 10 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 12 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 1.1%
TOTAL 1,455
Turnout: 59%


1982 Governor, Lyon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 5,697 52.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 4,857 44.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 112 1.0%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 135 1.2%
Warren Martin (Proh) 52 0.5%
TOTAL 10,853
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,242 45.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,614 52.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 62 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 32 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 37 0.7%
TOTAL 4,987
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,936 54.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,361 43.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 27 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 29 0.5%
TOTAL 5,375
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 4,661 50.2%
Sam Hardage (R) 4,425 47.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 59 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 76 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 64 0.7%
TOTAL 9,285
Turnout: 46%


1982 Governor, Meade County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 590 37.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 946 59.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 19 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 13 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 10 0.6%
TOTAL 1,578
Turnout: 46%


1982 Governor, Miami County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,986 60.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,475 37.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 60 0.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 52 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 6,592
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,687 51.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,516 46.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 15 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 18 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 17 0.5%
TOTAL 3,253
Turnout: 56%


1982 Governor, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 6,182 48.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 6,203 48.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 48 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 274 2.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 51 0.4%
TOTAL 12,758
Turnout: 42%


1982 Governor, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,227 52.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,073 45.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 18 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 18 0.8%
TOTAL 2,358
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Morton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 493 38.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 767 59.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 10 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,288
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Nemaha County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,614 54.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,159 44.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 28 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 24 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 4,833
Turnout: 62%


1982 Governor, Neosho County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 3,146 52.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,822 46.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 23 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 42 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 0.2%
TOTAL 6,047
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Ness County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 525 26.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,395 71.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 10 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 18 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 9 0.5%
TOTAL 1,957
Turnout: 60%


1982 Governor, Norton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 879 32.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,767 65.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 14 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 13 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,681
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Osage County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,958 56.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,214 41.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 28 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 60 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 24 0.5%
TOTAL 5,284
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Osborne County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,061 46.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,203 52.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 11 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,307
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Ottawa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,114 47.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,212 51.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 11 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 13 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 0.7%
TOTAL 2,366
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Pawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,755 57.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,223 40.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 33 1.1%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 31 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 17 0.6%
TOTAL 3,059
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Phillips County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 841 31.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,788 67.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 5 0.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 16 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,660
Turnout: 50%


1982 Governor, Pottawatomie County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 2,631 50.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,506 48.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 23 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 34 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 22 0.4%
TOTAL 5,216
Turnout: 49%


1982 Governor, Pratt County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,639 45.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,906 53.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 23 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 20 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 3,597
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Rawlins County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 815 44.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,009 54.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 12 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 8 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,848
Turnout: 64%


1982 Governor, Reno County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 11,843 55.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 8,804 41.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 244 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 175 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 125 0.6%
TOTAL 21,191
Turnout: 45%


1982 Governor, Republic County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,852 55.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,449 43.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 8 0.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 17 0.5%
TOTAL 3,335
Turnout: 59%


1982 Governor, Rice County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,919 43.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,345 53.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 54 1.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 39 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 27 0.6%
TOTAL 4,384
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Riley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 7,740 59.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 5,035 38.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 90 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 50 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 44 0.3%
TOTAL 12,959
Turnout: 26%


1982 Governor, Rooks County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 571 22.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,905 75.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 20 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,515
Turnout: 51%


1982 Governor, Rush County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 901 44.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,057 52.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 35 1.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.4%
TOTAL 2,023
Turnout: 61%


1982 Governor, Russell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,004 25.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,955 73.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 19 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 17 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,008
Turnout: 61%


1982 Governor, Saline County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 8,836 52.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 7,663 45.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 156 0.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 108 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 71 0.4%
TOTAL 16,834
Turnout: 47%


1982 Governor, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 794 39.2%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,163 57.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 30 1.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 0.8%
TOTAL 2,025
Turnout: 52%


1982 Governor, Sedgwick County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 60,810 54.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 46,940 42.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 1,811 1.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 732 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 477 0.4%
TOTAL 110,770
Turnout: 41%


1982 Governor, Seward County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,219 30.2%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,763 68.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 26 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 15 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,036
Turnout: 34%


1982 Governor, Shawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 34,341 57.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 24,096 40.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 483 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 551 0.9%
Warren Martin (Proh) 347 0.6%
TOTAL 59,818
Turnout: 53%


1982 Governor, Sheridan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 680 47.1%
Sam Hardage (R) 729 50.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 8 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 19 1.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.6%
TOTAL 1,444
Turnout: 61%


1982 Governor, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,453 58.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 974 39.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 21 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 15 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,471
Turnout: 46%


1982 Governor, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,159 45.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,337 52.8%
James Ward (Lbt) 13 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 14 0.6%
TOTAL 2,532
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, Stafford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,052 43.5%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,304 53.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 38 1.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 12 0.5%
Warren Martin (Proh) 15 0.6%
TOTAL 2,421
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, Stanton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 251 33.7%
Sam Hardage (R) 470 63.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 12 1.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 6 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 5 0.7%
TOTAL 744
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Stevens County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 311 18.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,399 80.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 7 0.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 7 0.4%
Warren Martin (Proh) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 1,730
Turnout: 52%


1982 Governor, Sumner County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 4,785 58.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 3,197 38.7%
James Ward (Lbt) 128 1.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 97 1.2%
Warren Martin (Proh) 45 0.5%
TOTAL 8,252
Turnout: 46%


1982 Governor, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,674 53.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,349 43.5%
James Ward (Lbt) 43 1.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 22 0.7%
Warren Martin (Proh) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,104
Turnout: 52%


1982 Governor, Trego County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 477 27.8%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,192 69.6%
James Ward (Lbt) 16 0.9%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 19 1.1%
Warren Martin (Proh) 9 0.5%
TOTAL 1,713
Turnout: 58%


1982 Governor, Wabaunsee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,294 46.6%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,424 51.3%
James Ward (Lbt) 20 0.7%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 27 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 13 0.5%
TOTAL 2,778
Turnout: 57%


1982 Governor, Wallace County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 264 34.3%
Sam Hardage (R) 477 62.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 17 2.2%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 6 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 5 0.7%
TOTAL 769
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,477 45.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,751 53.4%
James Ward (Lbt) 25 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 9 0.3%
Warren Martin (Proh) 18 0.5%
TOTAL 3,280
Turnout: 54%


1982 Governor, Wichita County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 447 47.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 487 51.2%
James Ward (Lbt) 6 0.6%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 6 0.6%
Warren Martin (Proh) 6 0.6%
TOTAL 952
Turnout: 48%


1982 Governor, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 1,363 37.0%
Sam Hardage (R) 2,242 60.9%
James Ward (Lbt) 30 0.8%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 36 1.0%
Warren Martin (Proh) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 3,683
Turnout: 43%


1982 Governor, Woodson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 631 35.4%
Sam Hardage (R) 1,125 63.0%
James Ward (Lbt) 9 0.5%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 15 0.8%
Warren Martin (Proh) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,785
Turnout: 52%


1982 Governor, Wyandotte County
CandidateVotesPct
John Carlin* (D) 32,816 72.9%
Sam Hardage (R) 10,414 23.1%
James Ward (Lbt) 610 1.4%
Frank Shelton (Amer) 537 1.2%
Warren Martin (Proh) 630 1.4%
TOTAL 45,007
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Carlin*
Total Disbursements: $1,152,778

**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

Sam Hardage
Total Disbursements: $1,875,742

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Sam Hardage 86,692 36.8% $1,875,742
2   Dave Owen 79,770 33.8%
3   Wendell Lady 61,419 26.0%
4   Louis Klemp 4,113 1.7%
5   Bill Huffman 3,834 1.6%
TOTAL VOTES 235,828    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   John Carlin* 103,780 78.9% $1,152,778
2   Jimmy Montgomery 27,785 21.1%
TOTAL VOTES 131,565