Election
Kansas gubernatorial election
The 1872 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the Governor of Kansas. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Thomas A. Osborn defeated Liberal Republican nominee and real estate mogul Thaddeus H. Walker.
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The 1872 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872, in order to elect the Governor of Kansas. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant Governor of Kansas Thomas A. Osborn defeated Liberal Republican nominee and real estate mogul Thaddeus H. Walker.
On election day, November 5, 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 January 13, 1873.
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