The 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Carlin did not run for re-election. Republican nominee
Mike Hayden
John Michael Hayden (born March 16, 1944) is a retired American politician and veteran who served as the 41st governor of Kansas, from 1987 to 1991. He subsequently served as the Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department under Ka ...
, then Speaker of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafti ...
, beat the Democratic nominee
Thomas Docking
Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1983 to 1987. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the University of Kansas.
His father, Robert Docking, and ...
, who was then the incumbent
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the off ...
. This was the last gubernatorial election in Kansas in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president until
Laura Kelly
Laura Jeanne Kelly (born January 24, 1950)"Laura Kelly," ''Kansapedia,'' 's victory in
2022
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.
Candidates
Democratic
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Thomas Docking
Thomas Robert Docking (August 10, 1954 – August 24, 2017) was an American politician. He was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Kansas from 1983 to 1987. A lawyer, he was an alumnus of the University of Kansas.
His father, Robert Docking, and ...
, incumbent
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
The lieutenant governor of Kansas is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of Kansas state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the off ...
Republican
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Mike Hayden
John Michael Hayden (born March 16, 1944) is a retired American politician and veteran who served as the 41st governor of Kansas, from 1987 to 1991. He subsequently served as the Secretary of the Kansas Wildlife and Parks Department under Ka ...
, Speaker of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for crafti ...
*
Jack Brier
Jack Brier (born June 25, 1946) is an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Kansas
The secretary of state of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas. The current secretary of state is the ...
,
Secretary of State of Kansas
The secretary of state of Kansas is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kansas. The current secretary of state is the former speaker ''pro tempore'' of the Kansas House of Representatives, Scott Schwab, who was sworn in on J ...
General Election
Results
References
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1986
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Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
Gubernatorial
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