| Election Name: | 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Hayden.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Hayden |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 436,267 |
| Percentage1: | 51.9% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas Docking |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 404,338 |
| Percentage2: | 48.1% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John W. Carlin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Hayden |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1986 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Democratic Governor John W. Carlin did not run for re-election. Republican nominee Mike Hayden, then Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, beat the Democratic nominee Thomas Docking, who was then the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Kansas.[1] This was the last gubernatorial election in Kansas in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president until Laura Kelly's victory in 2022.