2004 United States Senate election in Kansas

2004 United States Senate election in Kansas
	County results ; Brownback: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; 80–90% >90%; Jones: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Sam Brownback; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Sam Brownback; Republican

The 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Robert Conroy
Lee Jones, railroad engineer

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert A. Conroy	61,052	55.92%
	Democratic	Lee Jones	48,133	44.08%
Total votes			109,185	100.00%

Though Robert Conroy won the Democratic nomination, he dropped out of the race shortly after becoming the nominee, noting that he expected Jones to win and was tired of campaigning. The Kansas Democratic Party selected Lee Jones as the replacement candidate.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Sam Brownback, incumbent U.S. Senator
Arch Naramore, businessman

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (Incumbent)	286,839	86.99%
	Republican	Arch Naramore	42,880	13.01%
Total votes			329,719	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Sam Brownback (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
George Cook (Re)
Lee Jones (D), railroad engineer
Steven Rosile (L)

Campaign

Brownback raised $2.5 million for his re-election campaign, while Jones raised only $90,000. Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932. Brownback was very popular in the state.^[3]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

General election results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (Incumbent)	780,863	69.16%	+3.90%
	Democratic	Lee Jones	310,337	27.49%	−4.10%
	Libertarian	Steven A. Rosile	21,842	1.93%	+0.35%
	Reform	George Cook	15,980	1.42%	−0.14%
Majority			470,526	41.68%	+8.00%
Turnout			1,129,022
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.
^ "Our Campaigns - KS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 03, 2004".
^ "Moore wins comfortably; Brownback, Republicans win". Usatoday.Com. November 3, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

[kssos1-1] "2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.

[2] "Our Campaigns - KS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 03, 2004".

[3] "Moore wins comfortably; Brownback, Republicans win". Usatoday.Com. November 3, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

[4] "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[5] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".

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Candidates

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Candidates

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Predictions

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