1968 United States Senate election in Kansas

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1968 United States Senate election in Kansas
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  1962 November 5, 1968 1974  
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Nominee Bob Dole William I. Robinson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote490,911315,911
Percentage60.08%38.66%

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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.

Contents

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

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William I. Robinson 56,242 40.90
Democratic James Kenneth Logan 50,70936.88
Democratic K. L. "Ken" Smith13,6989.96
Democratic George A. Lopez9,3866.83
Democratic Irene Corn7,4745.44
Total votes137,509 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3] [4] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Dole 190,782 68.48
Republican William H. Avery 87,80131.52
Total votes278,583 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1968 United States Senate election in Kansas [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Dole 490,911 60.08
Democratic William I. Robinson315,91138.66
Prohibition Joseph Fred Hyskell10,2621.26
NoneScattering120.00
Majority175,00021.42
Turnout 817,096
Republican hold

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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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Thumbnail Sketches of State and District Primary Candidates". The Fort Scott Tribune. Fort Scott, Kansas. August 5, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
  4. 1 2 America Votes 8, p. 137.
  5. "KS US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. "KS US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  8. America Votes 8, p. 128.
  9. "KS US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1969-07-01). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 15.

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