1914 Kansas gubernatorial election

1914 Kansas gubernatorial election

November 3, 1914

Nominee Arthur Capper George H. Hodges Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 209,543 161,696 Percentage 39.67% 30.61%   Nominee Henry Justin Allen Julius B. Billard Party Progressive Independent Popular vote 84,060 47,201 Percentage 15.91% 8.94%

County results Capper:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Hodges:      30–40%      40–50% Allen:      20-30% Billard:      40-50%

Governor before election George H. Hodges Democratic Elected Governor Arthur Capper Republican

The 1914 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914. Republican nominee Arthur Capper defeated Democratic incumbent George H. Hodges with 39.67% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Arthur Capper, Republican
• George H. Hodges, Democratic

Other candidates

• Henry Justin Allen, Progressive
• Julius B. Billard, Independent
• Milo M. Mitchell, Socialist
• Silas W. Bond, Prohibition

Results

1914 Kansas gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Arthur Capper	209,543	39.67%
	Democratic	George H. Hodges (incumbent)	161,696	30.61%
	Progressive	Henry Justin Allen	84,060	15.91%
	Independent	Julius B. Billard	47,201	8.94%
	Socialist	Milo M. Mitchell	20,360	3.86%
	Prohibition	Silas W. Bond	5,346	1.01%
Majority			47,847
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing