1894 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1894 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Republican nominee Edmund Needham Morrill defeated People's Party incumbent Lorenzo D. Lewelling with 49.53% of the vote.

1894 Kansas gubernatorial election

November 6, 1894

Nominee Edmund Needham Morrill Lorenzo D. Lewelling David Overmyer Party Republican People's Democratic Popular vote 148,700 118,329 27,709 Percentage 49.53% 39.41% 9.23%

Governor before election Lorenzo D. Lewelling People's Elected Governor Edmund Needham Morrill Republican

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

1894 Kansas gubernatorial election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edmund Needham Morrill	148,700	49.53%
	People's	Lorenzo D. Lewelling	118,329	39.41%
	Democratic	David Overmyer	27,709	9.23%
	Prohibition	I.O. Pickering	5,496	1.83%
Majority			30,371
Turnout
	Republican gain from People's		Swing

References

1. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved 2020-07-02.