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 County results Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Docking: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1986 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic GovernorJohn W. Carlin did not run for re-election. Republican nomineeMike Hayden, then Speaker of theKansas House of Representatives, beat the Democratic nomineeThomas Docking, who was then the incumbentLieutenant Governor of Kansas.[1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Kansas in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president untilLaura Kelly's victory in2022.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Mike Hayden/Jack D. Walker | 436,267 | 51.90% | +7.44% | |
| Democratic | Thomas Docking/Montgomery | 404,338 | 48.10% | −5.06% | |
| Majority | 31,929 | 3.80% | −4.90% | ||
| Turnout | 840,605 | ||||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
