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2014Final results

2014 election for Kansas Governor

Governor · Kansas

Samuel Brownback (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Davis (D) by 3.8 points.

Samuel BrownbackRepublican · winner
51.9%433,196
Paul DavisDemocrat
48.1%401,100
834,296 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenD+7.92002D+17.82006R+32.52010R+3.82014D+5.12018D+2.22022

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET