1984 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1984 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 6, 1984.

1984 United States Senate election in Kansas

November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Nancy Kassebaum James R. Maher
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 757,402 211,664
Percentage 75.99% 21.24%

County Results
Kassebaum:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Nancy Kassebaum
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Nancy Kassebaum
Republican

Incumbent Senator Nancy Kassebaum was re-elected to a second term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Kassebaum was unopposed for renomination by the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • James R. Maher, financial consultant and Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978

Results

Maher was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Independents and third parties

American

  • Marian Ruck Jackson, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1978 and 1982

Conservative

  • Lucille Bieger, resident of Russell

Libertarian

  • Douglas N. Merritt, resident of Atchison

Prohibition

General election

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Kassebaum (incumbent) 757,402 75.99% 22.13
Democratic James R. Maher 211,664 21.24% 21.17
Conservative Marian R. Jackson 9,380 0.94% 2.06
American Marian R. Jackson 6,918 0.69% 0.69
Libertarian Douglas N. Merritt 6,755 0.68% 0.68
Prohibition Freda H. Steele 4,610 0.46% 0.26
Total votes 996,729 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. <ID> "Our Campaigns". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
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