1982Final results
1982 election for Kansas Governor
Governor · Kansas
John Carlin (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Sam Hardage (R) by 8.9 points.
John CarlinDemocrat · winner
54.5%405,772
Sam HardageRepublican
45.5%339,356
745,128 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET