1968 United States Senate election in Kansas

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

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. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Frank Carlson did not run for re-election. Republican nominee Bob Dole won his first term in office, defeating Democratic nominee William I. Robinson with 60.08% of the vote.

Primary elections

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Irene Corn
• James Kenneth Logan, dean of the University of Kansas School of Law ^[2]
• George A. Lopez, employee of a meat packing plant ^[2]
• William I. Robinson, attorney, ^[2] Democratic nominee for Kansas's 4th congressional district in 1960
• K. L. "Ken" Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962

Results

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

Candidates

• William H. Avery, former Governor of Kansas
• Bob Dole, incumbent U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district

Results

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

Candidates

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

Results

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

• 1968 United States Senate elections

References

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.
2. "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. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
4. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.