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1934 Kansas gubernatorial election
	County results; Landon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Ketchum: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Alf Landon; Republican	Elected Governor ; Alf Landon; Republican

The 1934 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Alf Landon defeated Democratic nominee Omar B. Ketchum with 53.51% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1934.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Omar B. Ketchum, Mayor of Topeka
Thurman Hill
Charles E. Miller
Kirk Prather
George E. Rogers
Walter Eggers

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Omar B. Ketchum	54,486	35.00
	Democratic	Thurman Hill	40,307	25.89
	Democratic	Charles E. Miller	31,420	20.19
	Democratic	Kirk Prather	17,021	10.94
	Democratic	George E. Rogers	8,712	5.60
	Democratic	Walter Eggers	3,715	2.39
Total votes			155,661	100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Alf Landon, incumbent Governor
John R. Brinkley, businessman

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alf Landon (incumbent)	234,699	79.90
	Republican	John R. Brinkley	59,036	20.10
Total votes			293,735	100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

Major party candidates

Alf Landon, Republican
Omar B. Ketchum, Democratic

Other candidates

George M. Whiteside, Socialist

Results edit

1934 Kansas gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alf Landon (incumbent)	422,030	53.51%
	Democratic	Omar B. Ketchum	359,877	45.63%
	Socialist	George M. Whiteside	6,744	0.86%
Majority			62,153
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing