1974 Kansas gubernatorial election
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
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates- Robert Frederick Bennett, Republican
- Vern Miller, Democratic
- Marshall Uncapher, Prohibition