1898 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1898 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Republican nominee William Eugene Stanley defeated People's Party incumbent John W. Leedy with 51.81% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * William Eugene Stanley, Republican

Other candidates
 * John W. Leedy, People's Party
 * William A. Peffer, Prohibition
 * Caleb Lipscomb, Socialist Labor