1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas Knowpia

1986 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 1986 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican Bob Dole defeated Democratic nominee Guy MacDonald with 70.05% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on August 5, 1986.^[1]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Guy MacDonald, school teacher
Darrell Ringer
W.H. Addington
Lionel Kunst
Jim Oyler

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guy MacDonald	31,942	27.66
	Democratic	Darrell Ringer	30,483	26.39
	Democratic	W.H. Addington	21,082	18.25
	Democratic	Lionel Kunst	18,795	16.27
	Democratic	Jim Oyler	13,201	11.43
Total votes			115,503	100.00

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Bob Dole, incumbent United States Senator
Shirley J.A. Landis

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dole (incumbent)	228,301	84.39
	Republican	Shirley J.A. Landis	42,237	15.61
Total votes			270,538	100.00

General election edit

Candidates edit

Bob Dole, Republican
Guy MacDonald, Democratic

Results edit

1986 United States Senate election in Kansas^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dole (incumbent)	576,902	70.05%
	Democratic	Guy MacDonald	246,664	29.95%
Majority			330,238	40.10%
Turnout			823,566
	Republican hold		Swing

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. CQ Press. 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2018 – via Internet Archive.
^ Cook, Rhodes (November 17, 2015). America Votes 31: 2013-2014, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781483383026. Retrieved November 21, 2018.