Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

Office
Candidate Name
Vote Total
% Vote

1887    

Argonia, Mayor

Susanna Madora Salter
win
  
1934

Governor

 J.D.M. Crockett
write-in

Lt. Governor
write-in

Secretary of State

 Leah Thomas
write-in

Treasurer
write-in

Auditor
write-in

Supt. Public Instruction
write-in

State Printer
write-in
1936:    

Governor

 J.D.M. Crockett
write-in

Lt. Governor

 O.A. Herbert
write-in

Secretary of State

 G.W. French
write-in

Supt. Public Instruction

 C. Floyd Hester
write-in

State Printer

 Paul F. Phelps
write-in
1940:    

Governor

 David C. White 5,227 0.61

Lt. Governor

 J.D.M. Crockett 10,963 1.41

Secretary of State

 Ella E. Fowler 13,943 1.79

Auditor

 Aubrey Davidson 8,960 1.17

Treasurer  

 Chester A. Roberts 12,963 1.69

Supt. Public Instruction   

 Floyd Hester     10,732 1.40
State Printer
 L.A. Roberts 20,894 2.73

State House 61
    (Cloud County)

 Pearl Davidson 468 9.20

State House 60
   (Republic County)

 Robert G. Ratcliffe 223 5.27

State House 62
   (Ottawa County)

 S.M. Yonally 618 23.25
*

State House 83
   (Mitchell County)

 W.H. Maynard 150 3.86

State House 85
   (Jewell County)

 John Howard 717 18.72
*

State House 108
   (Sherman County)

 John C. Jones 598 20.84

Cloud County

   Starr Township,
      Justice of the Peace

 F.E. Shivers
(win)

   Constable

 W.P. Hughes
(win)
Chris Stiles
(win)
1942:    

Senator

C. Floyd Hester 12,863 2.59

Governor

 David C. White 6,510 1.28

Lt. Governor

 J.D.M. Crockett 11,190 2.38

Secretary of State

 Love Joy Bennett 11,517 2.46

Auditor

J.M. Beecher 2,032 2.60

Treasurer

 Chester A. Roberts 10,821 2.34

Supt. Public Instruction

 Aubrey E. Davidson 13,000 2.82

Insurance Commissioner

 O.A. Herbert 11,371 2.49

State Printer

 L.A. Roberts 15,437 3.34
1944:    

Senator

 L.B. Dubbs 7,674 1.15

Governor

 David C. White 7,794 1.16

Lt. Governor

 Grace B. Prather 12,286 1.87

Secretary of State

 Love Joy Bennett 10,260 1.55

Auditor

 G.M. Cottrill 9,506 1.46

Treasurer

 Chester A. Roberts 10,209 1.57

Supt. Public Instruction

 Aubrey E. Davidson 10,806 1.67

Insurance Commissioner

 Fred J. Wegley 11,975 1.87

State Printer

 Lorin Miller 15,417 2.40

State Senate 16
   (Shawnee County)

 Jess Bigley 2,835 10.52
*

State Senate 22
   (Lyon-Greenwood)

 Albert M. Green 2,246 17.05
*

State Senate 30
   (Cloud-Republic)

 J.M. Beecher 1,280 12.09
*

State Senate 31
   (Jewell-Mitchell)

 John Howard 2,277 27.01
*

State Senate 34
   (Reno-Pr-Kingman)

 J. Mark Reid 749 2.87

State Senate 37
   (Finney area)

 R. M. McAllaster 1,653 13.59
*

State House 32
   (Osage County)

 C.A. Michael 612 12.58
*

State House 33
   (Shawnee County)

 Eugene F. Robinson 115 3.00

State House 34
   (Shawnee County)

 Dora Cummins 317 2.85

State House 35
   (Shawnee County)

 J.M. Reid 506 2.95

State House 46
   (Lyon County)

 Charles E.J. Caulkins 571 17.97
*

State House 61
   (Cloud County)

 Oliver G. Wilson 454 6.80

State House 85 
   (Jewell County)

 J.P. Hadley 883 20.55
*

State House 96
   (Ford County)

 T.P. Harrison 1,544 25.39
*

State House 108
   (Sherman County)

 John C. Jones 630 25.56
*

State House 112
   (Greeley County)

 R.M. McAllaster 121 23.09
*

Cloud County
 

   Superintendent of
   Schools

 Pearl Davidson
(no data)
  

Jewell County
 

   Walnut Township, Clerk

 Loren Roberson
(win)
  

   Justice of the Peace

 Henry Corb
(win)
  
 
 J.A. Stansburg
(win)
  

   Constable

 James LaRaue

(win)

  
1946:    

Governor

 David C. White
12,517
2.16

Lt. Governor

 Chester A. Roberts
16,215
3.00

Secretary of State 

 Grace B. Prather
18,069
3.35
Auditor
 C.J. Williams  
14,640
2.75

Treasurer 

 Clyde Wadlow
15,746
2.98

Supt. Public Instruction

 Emerson Brandt
15,310
2.89

Insurance Commissioner

 Aubrey E. Davidson
13,458
2.58

State Printer

 V. Glen Megill 
16,631
3.17
Congress 6 (NW corner)
C. Floyd Hester
3,045
3.99

State House 8
   (Kansas City) 

 Maude Adair 1,381 13.92
*

State House 9
   (Kansas City  

 C.E. Bess  481 2.32

State House 13
   (Franklin County   

 Joe H. Reid  893 15.91
*

State House 24
   (Labette County) 

 Earle R. DeLay  388 6.00

State House 32
   (Osage County)   

 C.A. Michael 145 3.11

State House 33
   (Shawnee County)  

 J.A. Drake 273 2.72

State House 34
   (Shawnee County)  

 Glen M. Smith 283 2.39

State House 35
   (Shawnee County)  

 J.M. Reid 232 2.94

State House 42
   (Riley County)  

 I.L. Davis 1,269 15.82
*

State House 58
   (Clay County)

 Ed Woellhof 627 14.74
*

State House 61
   (Cloud County) 

 J.L. Lee    636 12.40
*

State House 64
   (McPherson County) 

 Albert E. Smith 443 5.83

State House 68
   (Sedgwick County 

 N.W. Nice 423 4.71

State House 74
   (Pratt County)  

 W.P. Brandt  88 2.23

State House 83
   (Mitchell County)   

 Mearl M. Maynard  529 14.55
*

State House 87
   (Phillips County) 

 Charles B. Jenkins 650 20.86
*

State House 92
   (Edwards County) 

 Ernest Crown    198 9.72

State House 95
   (Clark County)

 T.W. Cummins    60 4.57

State House 107
   (Cheyenne County)  

 George A. David 397 25.81

State House 108
   (Sherman County) 

 J.C. Jones 536 21.49
*

State House 111
   (Wichita County)   

 Ralph R. Miller    251 40.16
*

State House 112
   (Greeley County)   

 R.M. McAllaster    33 8.35
1948:    

Senator

 C. Floyd Hester
16,943
 2.36

Governor

 N.W. Nice
7,035
 2.24

Lt. Governor

 Chester A. Roberts
21,484
 3.04

Secretary of State

 Grace B. Prather
25,672
 3.61

Auditor

 C.G. Williams
20,856
 3.00

Treasurer 

 J.D.M. Crockett
19,349
 2.80

Supt. Public Instruction

 Aubrey E. Davidson
59,558
 10.60
*

Insurance Commissioner

 George F.C. Hoerner
19,591
 2.88

State Printer

 H.E. Ross
23,754
 3.45

State Senate 16
   (Shawnee County) 

 Thomas B. Holloway

1,308

3.16

State Senate 19
   (Geary-Riley)

 Harry O. Lytle 

3,326

17.86
*

State Senate 20
   (Dickinson County)

 Van C. Finley

1,598

12.55
*

State Senate 25
   (Cowley County)

 Rolland E. Fisher

2,277

17.21
*

State Senate 30
   (Cloud County) 

 Viola E. Ross

1,496

14.02
*

State Senate 31
    (Jewell County)

 C.D. Humfeld

2,224

24.81
*

State Senate 34
   (Reno County) 

 E.P. Yust

2,259

11.17

State Senate 39 (northwest)

 Jonathan C. Jones

1,364

8.02

State Senate 40
   (Smith County)

 Charles B. Jenkins

1,852

16.92
*

State House 33
   (Shawnee County)

 Leonard D. King 
412
2.98

State House 35
    (Shawnee County)

 Lonnie J. Bevens 
447
3.07

State House 42
   (Riley County) 

 G.B. Chase
2,139
19.17
*

State House 43
   (Geary County)

 Warren C. Martin 
757
15.73
*

State House 50
   (Cowley County)

 Clifton Howard
1,320
19.48
*

State House 58
   (Clay County) 

 Alfred Baxter
1,098
22.48
*

State House 61
   (Cloud County) 

 John F. Payne
794
12.77
*

State House 84
   (Osborne County)

 J.W. Bathurst 
1,309
35.97
*

State House 85
   (Jewell County)

 W.W. Warner 
730
15.16

State House 86
   (Smith County) 

 Herschel E. Straw
581
14.59
* 

State House 88
   (Rooks County) 

 Roy O. Hendrew
227
6.11

State House 92
   (Edwards County)

 Ernest Crown 
145
5.29

State House 101
   (Norton County)

 W.E. Malcolm
408
10.78

State House 105
   (Thomas County) 

 Olive Vail
253
8.71

State House 108
   (Sherman County)

 G.T. Ashcraft 
536
21.49
*

State House 115
   (Finney County)

 Victor O. Wheeler 
1,247
27.08
*

Cheyenne County

    Sheriff

 Clayton Baker 
(no data)

Finney County

    Sheriff

 George L. Sooby
(no data)

Jewell County

    Sheriff 

 William L. Zade 
(no data)

    Register of Deeds

 John Howard
(no data)

    Probate Judge

 Will Fogo
(no data)

    Treasurer 

 Lester Thompson
(no data)

Burr Oak Township

    Trustee

 T.A. Burkholder
(no data)

    Treasurer

 Loren McNicholls
(no data)

    Clerk 

 George B. Callahan
(no data)

     Justice of Peace 

 I.L. Bender
(no data)
 
 W.I. Renner 
(no data)

    Constable

 Alfred Craighead 
(no data)
 
 J.H. McDonnel
(no data)

Highland Township

    Trustee

 Elgar Parsons
(win)

    Treasurer 

 Walter E. Dillon
(win)

    Clerk

 Loren Harris
(win)

    Justice of Peace

 Letha Harris
(win)
 
 (only one candidate)

    Constable

 Wayne A. Skelly
(win)
 
 (only one candidate)

Walnut Township

    Trustee

 Lewis Jeffery 
(no data)

    Treasurer

 Virgil O. Warner
(no data)

    Clerk 

 Loren Roberson
(win)

    Justice of Peace 

 A.H. Balty
(win)
 
 J.P. Hadley 
(win)

    Constable

 Omer C. Arnett
(win)
 
 Roy Lowdermilk
(win)

Smith County

    Superintendent of
         Schools 

 Leola Caldwell
(no data)
1950:      

Senator

 Verne L. Damon 11,859 1.92

Governor

 C. Floyd Hester 9,431 1.52

Lt. Governor

Chester A. Roberts 13,897 2.37

Secretary of Agriculture

Rolland E. Fisher 13,111 2.22

Auditor

 Harry O. Lytle, Jr. 15,864 2.75

Treasurer

 J.D.M. Crockett 13,420 2.32

Supt. Public Instruction

Aubrey E. Davidson 12,210 2.10

Insurance Commissioner

O.L. Dooley 11,838 2.08

State Printer

 Bruce Easterling 13,991 2.45

State House 33
  (Shawnee Co.)

 Robert Athon 247 2.17

State House 34
  (Shawnee Co.)

 E.W. Riggs 176 1.85

State House 35
  (Shawnee Co.)

 Leland Stewart 387 3.05

State House 42
  (Riley Co.)

 George F.C. Hoerner 538 6.72

State House 43
  (Geary Co.)

 P.C. Henderson 218 5.98

State House 58
  (Clay Co.)

 Ed Woellhof 881 23.52
*

State House 61
  (Cloud Co.)

 Walter H. Tessenden 650 13.00
*

State House 64
  (McPherson Co.)

 Ernest M. Bacon 698 8.95

State House 66
  (Sedgwick Co.)

 Albert Chaney 800 2.81

State House 75
   (Reno Co.)

 M. Ethel Kirkpatrick 710 5.76

State House 87
  (Phillips Co.)

 Charles B. Jenkins 669 21.49
*

State House 95
  (Clark Co.)

 T.W. Cummings 524 34.75
*

State House 96
    (Ford Co.)

 Guy H. Wooten 186 2.97

State House 108
  (Sherman Co.)

 Jonathan G. Jones 262 11.42

State House 110
  (Wallace Co.)

 M.S. Jensen 841 1.83
*
1952:

Governor

 David C. White 15,369 1.76  

Lt. Governor

 Chester A. Roberts   16,553 1.99  

Secretary of State

 Harry O. Lytle 18,089 2.23  

Auditor

 C.G. Williams 15,409 1.90  

Treasurer

 Lester Whiteman 18,534 2.31  

Supt. Public Instruction

 Aubrey E. Davidson   15,252 1.88  

Insurance Commissioner

 O.L. Dooley 14,589 1.83  

State Printer

 Bruce Easterling 19,327 2.41  

Senate 16 (Shawnee Co.)  

 C.E. Williams 3,850
9.91
*

Senate 19 (Manhatten)

 W.H. Hinebaugh 767 3.23  

House 34 (Shawnee Co.)

 Dan W. Hinson 284 2.32  

House 35 (Shawnee Co.)

 Ralph Liggett 1,639

10.39
*

House 43 (Geary Co.)

 Steward M. Reed 313 5.42  

House 75 (Reno Co.)

 Ben C. Young 1,055 6.08  

House 85 (Jewell Co.)

 Virgil O. Warner 788

17.35
*

House 108 (Sherman Co.)  

 John C. Jones 586
18.56
*

House 110
    (Wallace Co.)  

 Morris S. Jensen 98
8.97
*

Cloud County -
   Starr Township Constable

 Ralph Ernst
(win)
  

Geary County -
   Commissioner 2 

 Warren C. Martin 
(no data)
 

Jewell County - Sheriff

 William L. Zade
(win)
  

Burr Oak Township -    Constable

 I.L. Bender
(win)
  

Center Township - Constable 

 Chester Brown
(win)
  

Highland Township -
   Justice of the Peace  

 Kent McNichols
(win)
  
 
 Warren Else
(win)
  

Constable 

 Donald B. Mack
(win)
  
 
 Elmer Lewis
(win)
  

Walnut Township -

 

Trustee

 E.L. Parsons
(no data)
 

Clerk

 Loren Roberson
(win)
  

Treasurer

 W.W. Warner
(no data)
 

Justice of the Peace   

 Fred W. Brown
(win)
  
 
 Lewis Jeffrey
(win)
  

Constable 

 Omar Arnett
(win)
  
 
 Roy Lowdermilk
(win)
  

White Mound Township -    Justice of the Peace

 Forrest Hockett
Claron Paxson
      (win)
(win)
  

Riley County, Bala  
   Township -  Justice of
      the Peace    

 Howard Hadin
      (win)
  
1954

Senator

 David C. White
11,344
1.84

Governor

 Chester A. Roberts
5,531
0.89

Lt. Governor

 Harry O. Lytle
26,802
4.52

Secretary of State

 Love Joy Bennett
10,596
1.80

Auditor

 C. Floyd Hester
10,700
1.82

Treasurer

 Lester Whiteman
11,901
2.04

Supt. Public Instruction

 Aubrey E. Davidson
11,766
2.04

Insurance Commissioner

 O.L. Dooley
11,726
2.04

State Printer

 Warren C. Martin
12,548
2.15

State House 28
   (Neosho County)

 Frank Bennett
289
4.38

State House 35
   (Shawnee County)

 J.M. Reid
282
2.03

State House 61
   (Cloud County)

 Everitt Allison
505
12.00
*

State House 85
   (Jewell County)

 Virgil O. Warner
672
19.58
*

State House 108
   (Sherman County

 John J. Jones 
188
8.05
  

Jewell County

Sheriff

 W.L. (Bill) Zade
win
*

Walnut Township

Trustee

 Loren Roberson
win

Clerk

 Fred Brown
win

Justice of the Peace

 no data
 
 no data

Treasurer

 no data

Constable

 no data
1956

Senator

 C. Floyd Hester
13,519
1.64

Governor

 Harry O. Lytle
20,894
2.42

Lt. Governor

 Chester A. Roberts
22,959
2.85

Secretary of State

 Love Joy Bennett
17,517
2.19

Auditor

 C.G. Williams
16,363
2.05

Treasurer

 Warren C Martin
15,851
2.00

Supt. Public Instruction

 Ada Hinebaugh
16,612
2.08

Insurance Commissioner

 George F.G. Horner
18,358
2.34

State Printer

 V. Glen McGill
27,612
3.50

Congr. Dist.   1
   (northeast)

 Howard Hadin
1,417
1.08

State Senate 31
   (Jewell & Mitchell)

 Virgil O. Warner
331
3.71

Jewell County

Treasurer

 W.L. (Bill) Zade
win

Clerk

 Raymond Balty
1,277
30.09
*

Center Township

Justice of the Peace

 Ray Howell
win

Constable

 Chester Brown
win

Walnut Township

Trustee

 Loren Roberson
win

Clerk

 Fred Brown
win

Justice of the Peace

 L.M. Jeffery
win
 
 Omar Arnett
win

Treasurer

 no data

Constable

 Emil Buckley
win
Roy Lowdermilk
win
1958  

Governor

 Warren G. Martin
7,397
1.01

Lt. Governor

 Chester A. Roberts               
28,713
4.26

Secretary of State

 Love Joy Bennett
25,607
3.83

Auditor

 Thomas J. Baird
19,693
2.97

Treasurer

 Rolland E. Fisher
16,235
2.45

Supt. Public Instruction

 Ada Hinebaugh
13,032
1.95

State Printer

 V. Glen Megill
19,571
3.00

Congr. Dist.   1
   (southeast)

 Marie I. Hadin
1,575
1.34

Congr. Dist.   2

 Glen E. Shields
write-in

Congr. Dist.   6
   (southwest)

 John C. Jones
1,624
1.83

State House 43
   (Geary County)

 Carl Adolphson
99
2.05

State House 64
   (McPherson County)

 Vearl A. Bacon
303
3.55
1966 

Senator

 Earl F. Dodge 9,364 1.40

Governor

 Rolland E. Fisher 4,742 0.68

Lt. Governor

 Harry C. Lytle, Sr. 10,757 1.65

Secretary of State

 Carl Adolphson 12,818 2.01

Auditor

 Howard Hadin 13,474 2.16

Treasurer

 Alfred Baxter 12,296 1.95

Attorney General

 Harry E. Livermore 9,367 1.47

Supt. Public Instruction

 Ada Hinebaugh 14,243 2.29

Insurance Commissioner

 Marshall Uncapher 10,567 1.71

State Printer

 D. Lloyd Huyett 13,704 2.22
1978

Senator

 Russell Mikels
5,386
0.72

Gov/LtGov

 Beets and Warren C. Martin
7,343
1.00

Secretary of State

 Sharon Scoggin
24,498
3.61

Attorney General

 Vearl Bacon
12,194
1.67

Treasurer

 Benjamin Baxter
20,851
3.02

Insurance Commissioner

 Glen Shields
86,407
13.47
*

Congr. Dist. 2 (northeast)

 Ray Anderson
write-in

Congr. Dist. 5 (southeast)

 Jack Blackwell
2,353
1.56
1980:

Congr. Dist. 5 (southeast)

 Jack C. Blackwell
3,342
1.76
1982:
State Rep. 105 (Lyons)
 Vearl A. Bacon
857
12.88
*
1984:

Senator

 Freda H. Steele
4,610
0.46
Cong. Dist. 1 (western)
 Clement N. Scoggin
1,161
0.86
Cong. Dist. 2 (Topeka) 
 Kenneth C. Peterson, Sr.
1,744
0.93
Cong. Dist. 5 (southeast)
 Vearl A. Bacon
2,382
1.22