1972 Kansas gubernatorial election

The 1972 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972. Incumbent Democrat Robert Docking defeated Republican nominee Morris Kay with 62.0% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 1, 1972.

Candidates

 * Morris Kay, State Representative
 * John Anderson Jr., former Governor
 * Ray E. Frisbie, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau
 * Reynolds Shultz, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Robert Docking, Democratic
 * Morris Kay, Republican

Other candidates
 * Rolland Ernest Fisher, Prohibition