1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas Knowpia

1980 United States Senate election in Kansas
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U.S. senator before election; Bob Dole; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Bob Dole; Republican

The 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Dole was re-elected to his third term in office, after briefly campaigning for President earlier that year. He defeated Democrat John Simpson, who had previously served in the Kansas State Senate as a Republican.^[1]

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Bob Dole, incumbent Senator and nominee for Vice President in 1976
Jim H. Grainge, resident of Lenexa

Results edit

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dole (incumbent)	201,484	81.85%
	Republican	Roger Marsh	44,674	18.15%
Total votes			246,158	100.00%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

John A. Barnes, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1976 from Cherryvale
Howard C. Lee, resident of Ottawa
James R. Maher, Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978 from Overland Park
Ken North, resident of Shawnee Mission
Ed Phillips, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1978 from Louisburg
John Simpson, former Republican State Senator from Salina

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Simpson	52,004	35.79%
	Democratic	James R. Maher	46,322	31.88%
	Democratic	John A. Barnes	16,466	11.33%
	Democratic	Ken North	14,218	9.79%
	Democratic	Ed Phillips	8,838	6.08%
	Democratic	Howard C. Lee	7,461	5.14%
Total votes			145,309	100.00%

General election edit

Results edit

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bob Dole (incumbent)	598,686	63.76%	12.91
	Democratic	John Simpson	340,271	36.24%	12.91
Total votes			938,957	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing