1992 United States Senate election in Kansas
The 1992 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Dole won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Democratic nominee Gloria O'Dell. Nearly two decades after his failed vice-presidential bid in 1976, this would be Dole's last election to the Senate. He would resign in 1996 while running for President of the United States. Dole also became the Republican Leader of the United States Senate seven years prior.
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Ballot measures
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Gloria O'Dell, teacher and former journalist[1]
In the Democratic primary, O'Dell defeated Fred Phelps, the highly controversial pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church.
Republican
- Bob Dole, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Bob Dole | 706,246 | 62.70% | ||
Democratic | Gloria O'Dell | 349,525 | 31.03% | ||
Independent | Christina Campbell-Cline | 45,423 | 4.03% | ||
Libertarian | Mark B. Kirk | 25,253 | 2.24% | ||
Majority | 356,721 | 31.67% | |||
Turnout | 1,126,447 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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See also
- United States Senate elections, 1992 and 1993
References
- New York Times
- Leip, David. "1992 Senatorial General Election Results - Kansas". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
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