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1942 Kansas gubernatorial election
	County results; Schoeppel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Burke: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Payne Ratner; Republican	Elected Governor ; Andrew Frank Schoeppel; Republican

The 1942 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942. Republican nominee Andrew Frank Schoeppel defeated Democratic nominee William H. Burke with 56.68% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on August 4, 1942.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

William H. Burke, businessman
Paul B. Green

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Burke	70,592	92.97
	Democratic	Paul B. Green	5,340	7.03
Total votes			75,932	100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Andrew Frank Schoeppel, Chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission
Carl E. Friend, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Clyde M. Reed, United States Senator
Thale P. Skovgard

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	65,379	37.04
	Republican	Carl E. Friend	56,972	32.28
	Republican	Clyde M. Reed	44,613	25.27
	Republican	Thale P. Skovgard	9,557	5.41
Total votes			176,521	100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

Major party candidates

Andrew Frank Schoeppel, Republican
William H. Burke, Democratic

Other candidates

David C. White, Prohibition
Ida A. Beloof, Socialist

Results edit

1942 Kansas gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	287,895	56.68%
	Democratic	William H. Burke	212,071	41.75%
	Prohibition	David C. White	6,510	1.28%
	Socialist	Ida A. Beloof	1,453	0.29%
Majority			75,824
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing