Election Name: | 1868 Kansas gubernatorial election |
Country: | Kansas |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1866 Kansas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1866 |
Next Election: | 1870 Kansas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1870 |
Election Date: | 3 November 1868 |
Nominee1: | James M. Harvey |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 29,795 |
Percentage1: | 68.22% |
Nominee2: | George Washington Glick |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 13,881 |
Percentage2: | 31.78% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Nehemiah Green |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | James M. Harvey |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1868 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1868 in order to elect the Governor of Kansas. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Kansas Senate James M. Harvey defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Kansas State Legislature George Washington Glick.[1]
On election day, 3 November 1868, Republican nominee James M. Harvey won the election by a margin of 15,914 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee George Washington Glick, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Harvey was sworn in as the 5th Governor of Kansas on 11 January 1869.[2]