1984 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 6, 1984.
Incumbent Senator Nancy Kassebaum was re-elected to a second term in office.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nancy Kassebaum, incumbent Senator
Results
[edit]Senator Kassebaum was unopposed for renomination by the Republican Party.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James R. Maher, financial consultant and Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978
Results
[edit]Maher was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Independents and third parties
[edit]American
[edit]- Marian Ruck Jackson, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1978 and 1982
Conservative
[edit]- Lucille Bieger, resident of Russell
Libertarian
[edit]- Douglas N. Merritt, resident of Atchison
Prohibition
[edit]- Freda H. Steele, resident of Alta Vista
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Nancy Kassebaum (incumbent) | 757,402 | 75.99% |  22.13
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| Democratic | James R. Maher | 211,664 | 21.24% |  21.17
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| Conservative | Marian R. Jackson | 9,380 | 0.94% | 2.06
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| American | Marian R. Jackson | 6,918 | 0.69% | 0.69
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| Libertarian | Douglas N. Merritt | 6,755 | 0.68% | 0.68
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| Prohibition | Freda H. Steele | 4,610 | 0.46% | 0.26
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| Total votes | 996,729 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ <ID> "Our Campaigns". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.