1994 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1994 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. Republican Bill Graves, the incumbent Secretary of State of Kansas, won the open seat vacated by the pending retirement of incumbent Democratic Governor Joan Finney. Graves defeated Democrat Jim Slattery, the congressman from the second congressional district. Slattery himself defeated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jim Francisco and state representative Joan Wagnon in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

Bill Graves, Secretary of State of Kansas

Democratic primary

Candidates

Jim Francisco, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Jim Slattery, U.S. Representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Joan Wagnon, State Representative from Topeka
Fred Phelps, minister and disbarred lawyer