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2008 United States Senate election in Kansas 
Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a third term.
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 County results Roberts: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Slattery: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
The state of Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Kansas's other Republican Senator Sam Brownback announced that he is retiring due to "self-imposed term limits," which meant Roberts became the senior senator from Kansas in 2011. It is considered one of the most Republican states in the U.S. The last time its electors went to a Democrat was the Presidential Election of 1964, when Lyndon Johnson carried the state over Barry Goldwater.
Roberts had announced ahead of the 1996 election that "I plan only to serve two terms in the U.S. Senate",[1] but he broke that pledge in this election.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Pat Roberts, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Roberts (Incumbent) | 214,911 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 214,911 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Jim Slattery, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 1994
- Lee Jones, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Slattery | 68,106 | 68.93% | |
| Democratic | Lee Jones | 30,699 | 31.07% | |
| Total votes | 98,805 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Pat Roberts (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jim Slattery (D), former U.S. Representative
- Randall Hodgkinson (L), attorney
- Joseph L. Martin (Re), nominee for Secretary of State in 2006
Predictions edit
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Safe R | October 23, 2008 |
| CQ Politics[4] | Likely R | October 31, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[5] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[6] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling edit
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Slattery | Roberts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | May 13, 2008 | 40% | 52% |
| Research 2000/Daily Kos | June 2–4, 2008 | 38% | 50% |
| Cooper & Secrest | June 5–8, 2008 | 36% | 48% |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 11, 2008 | 39% | 48% |
| TargetPoint Consulting, Inc. | July 1, 2008 | 34% | 54% |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15, 2008 | 33% | 61% |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2008 | 37% | 56% |
| Survey USA | August 20, 2008 | 31% | 58% |
| Survey USA | September 22, 2008 | 35% | 55% |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2008 | 38% | 58% |
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Rasmussen Reports |
October 13, 2008 | 36% | 55% |
| Survey USA | October 22, 2008 | 35% | 57% |
| Survey USA | October 28, 2008 | 33% | 60% |
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Roberts (Incumbent) | 727,121 | 60.06% | -22.46% | |
| Democratic | Jim Slattery | 441,399 | 36.46% | +36.46% | |
| Libertarian | Randall Hodgkinson | 25,727 | 2.12% | -6.98% | |
| Reform | Joseph L. Martin | 16,443 | 1.36% | -7.02% | |
| Majority | 285,722 | 23.60% | -49.82% | ||
| Turnout | 1,210,690 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Pat Roberts Said In 1996 He'd Only Serve Two Terms — He's Running For His Fourth". BuzzFeed. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ a b "Results" (PDF). www.kssos.org. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
- ^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
- ^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
External links edit
- Elections & Legislative from the Kansas Secretary of State
- U.S. Congress candidates for Kansas at Project Vote Smart
- Kansas, U.S. Senate CQ Politics
- Kansas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
- Kansas U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
- Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
- Roberts (R-i) vs Slattery (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
- Official campaign websites (Archived)
- Pat Roberts for US Senate
- Jim Slattery for US Senate
- Lee Jones for US Senate