1914 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1914 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Republican nominee Arthur Capper defeated Democratic incumbent George H. Hodges with 39.67% of the vote.

1914 Kansas gubernatorial election

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Nominee Arthur Capper George H. Hodges Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,543 161,696 Percentage 39.67% 30.61%   Nominee Henry Justin Allen Julius B. Billard Party Progressive Independent Popular vote 84,060 47,201 Percentage 15.91% 8.94%

County results Capper:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Hodges:      30–40%      40–50% Allen:      20-30% Billard:      40-50%

Governor before election George H. Hodges Democratic Elected Governor Arthur Capper Republican

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Arthur Capper, Republican
• George H. Hodges, Democratic

Other candidates

• Henry Justin Allen, Progressive
• Julius B. Billard, Independent
• Milo M. Mitchell, Socialist
• Silas W. Bond, Prohibition

Results

1914 Kansas gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arthur Capper	209,543	39.67%
	Democratic	George H. Hodges (incumbent)	161,696	30.61%
	Progressive	Henry Justin Allen	84,060	15.91%
	Independent	Julius B. Billard	47,201	8.94%
	Socialist	Milo M. Mitchell	20,360	3.86%
	Prohibition	Silas W. Bond	5,346	1.01%
Majority			47,847
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing