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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.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Jim Francisco, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Jim Slattery, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district
- Joan Wagnon, State Representative from Topeka
Results
[edit]| 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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References
[edit]- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ^ "1994 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Kansas". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
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