1998 United States Senate election in Kansas

1998 United States Senate election in Kansas

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Nominee Sam Brownback Paul Feleciano Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 474,639 229,718 Percentage 65.27% 31.59%

County results Brownback:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Feleciano:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Sam Brownback Republican Elected U.S. Senator Sam Brownback Republican

The 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term. Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996, when then-Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U.S. President, after 27 years in the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Todd Covault
• Paul Feleciano, Jr., State Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Feleciano	58,097	58.73%
	Democratic	Todd Covault	40,825	41.27%
Total votes			98,922	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Sam Brownback, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (Incumbent)	255,747	100.00%
Total votes			255,747	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Sam Brownback (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Paul Feleciano (D), State Senator

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Sam Brownback (R)	Paul Feleciano Jr. (D)	Undecided
Mason Dixon [3]	July 6–8, 1998	804 (LV)	± 3.5%	56%	26%	16%

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Sam Brownback (Incumbent)	474,639	65.27%	+11.35%
	Democratic	Paul Feleciano, Jr.	229,718	31.59%	−11.74%
	Libertarian	Tom Oyler	11,545	1.59%
	Reform	Alvin Bauman	11,334	1.56%	−1.20%
Majority			244,921	33.68%	+23.10%
Turnout			727,236
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• 1998 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. "Kansas Secretary of State - Official 1998 Kansas Primary Election Results".
2. "Kansas Secretary of State - Official 1998 Kansas Primary Election Results".
3. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Kansas 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
4. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".