The 1894 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.

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nominee

Edmund Needham Morrill Edmund Needham Morrill (February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas. Biography Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine, to Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill. He attended the ...

defeated People's Party incumbent

Lorenzo D. Lewelling Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (December 21, 1846 – September 3, 1900) was the 12th Governor of Kansas. He was born in Salem, Iowa. He was the son of William Lewelling, an abolitionist and Quaker minister who died soon after making an impassioned sp ...

with 49.53% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Edmund Needham Morrill, Republican *David Overmyer, Democratic Other candidates *Lorenzo D. Lewelling, People's *I.O. Pickering, Prohibition

Results

References

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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 the ...

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