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

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
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

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Candidates

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Results

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Senator Kassebaum was unopposed for renomination by the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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Maher was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Independents and third parties

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American

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

Conservative

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  • Lucille Bieger, resident of Russell

Libertarian

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  • Douglas N. Merritt, resident of Atchison

Prohibition

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General election

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Results

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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

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References

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