| Election Name: | 1872 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1870 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1870 |
| Next Election: | 1874 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1874 |
| Election Date: | 5 November 1872 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas A. Osborn |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 66,715 |
| Percentage1: | 65.79% |
| Nominee2: | Thaddeus H. Walker |
| Party2: | Liberal Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 34,698 |
| Percentage2: | 34.21% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James M. Harvey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas A. Osborn |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1872 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1872 in order to elect the Governor of Kansas. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Thomas A. Osborn defeated Liberal Republican nominee Thaddeus H. Walker.[1]
On election day, 5 November 1872, Republican nominee Thomas A. Osborn won the election by a margin of 32,017 votes against his opponent Liberal Republican nominee Thaddeus H. Walker, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Osborn was sworn in as the 6th Governor of Kansas on 13 January 1873.[2]