2002Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2002 election for Kansas Governor
Governor · Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Tim Shallenburger (R) by 7.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kathleen SebeliusDemocrat · winner
54.0%441,858
Tim ShallenburgerRepublican
46.0%376,830
818,688 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET