1968 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1968, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

1968 United States Senate election in Kansas

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Nominee Bob Dole William I. Robinson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 490,911 315,911
Percentage 60.08% 38.66%

County results

Dole:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Robinson:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Carlson
Republican

Elected U.S. senator

Bob Dole
Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Frank Carlson did not run for re-election.

Republican nominee Bob Dole defeated Democratic nominee William I. Robinson with 60.08% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3][4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William I. Robinson 56,242 40.90
Democratic James Kenneth Logan 50,709 36.88
Democratic K. L. "Ken" Smith 13,698 9.96
Democratic George A. Lopez 9,386 6.83
Democratic Irene Corn 7,474 5.44
Total votes 137,509 100.00%

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[3][4][6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dole 190,782 68.48
Republican William H. Avery 87,801 31.52
Total votes 278,583 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Bob Dole (R)
  • William I. Robinson (D)
  • Joseph Fred Hyskell (P)

Results

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1968 United States Senate election in Kansas[7][8][9][10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dole 490,911 60.08
Democratic William I. Robinson 315,911 38.66
Prohibition Joseph Fred Hyskell 10,262 1.26
None Scattering 12 0.00
Majority 175,000 21.42
Turnout 817,096
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Richard D. Hupman, Librarian (1968). "State Primary Elections, 1968, by states". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Thumbnail Sketches of State and District Primary Candidates". The Fort Scott Tribune. Fort Scott, Kansas. August 5, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
  4. ^ a b America Votes 8, p. 137.
  5. ^ "KS US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "KS US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  8. ^ America Votes 8, p. 128.
  9. ^ "KS US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 15.

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