The 1974 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Republican nominee Robert Frederick Bennett narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Vern Miller with 49.5% of the vote.
, this marks the last occasion in which the following counties have voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election: Clark, Morton, Seward, Stanton, and Stevens. This was also the first gubernatorial election for the state of Kansas to elect a governor for a four-year term.
Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 6, 1974.
Republican primary
Candidates Robert Frederick Bennett, President of the Kansas Senate Don O. Concannon, Former President of the Kansas Republican Party Forrest J. Robinson, former minister of the First United Methodist Church of Wichita Bob Clack
Results
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Robert Frederick Bennett, Republican Vern Miller, Democratic
Other candidates Marshall Uncapher, Prohibition
Results
References