1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Kansas Governor
Governor · Kansas
Mike Hayden (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas R. Docking (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mike HaydenRepublican · winner
51.9%436,267
Thomas R. DockingDemocrat
48.1%404,338
840,605 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET