John Simpson | |
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Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 17th District | |
In office 1972–1972 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Strahan |
Succeeded by | John Crofoot |
Member of the Kansas State Senate from the 24th District | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Succeeded by | Ben Vidricksen |
Personal details | |
Born | July 30,1934 |
Political party | Republican;switched to Democrat in the 1980 election |
Residence | Salina,Kansas |
John M. Simpson (born July 30,1934) is a former politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Kansas. He served as a Republican in the Kansas State Senate from 1972 to 1979, [1] before switching parties and unsuccessfully running as a Democrat in the 1980 election for U.S. Senate,challenging Republican incumbent Bob Dole.
Simpson,a resident of Salina,Kansas, [1] was initially appointed to the State Senate representing the 17th district in 1972,after a vacancy occurred following the death of the incumbent Ernest Strahan. In the November 1972 elections,he won election in his own right in the 24th district (after redistricting),and he served in the State Senate for the rest of the decade.
In the 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas,Simpson switched parties and ran as a Democrat against Bob Dole,announcing his campaign in the summer of 1979. He said that changed parties because he "felt the Democratic party offers the best solutions and best platforms for the problems this country faces",and denied changing parties in order to run for the Senate. [2] Simpson narrowly won the Democratic Senate primary,taking only 36% of the vote,with 32% for the second-place finisher James Maher. [3] He was beaten soundly in the general election,losing to Dole by a 64-36 margin. [4]
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5,1996. Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton and his running mate,incumbent Democratic Vice President Al Gore were re-elected to a second and final term,defeating the Republican ticket of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp and the Reform ticket of businessman Ross Perot and economist Pat Choate.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2,1976. The Democratic ticket of former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter and Minnesota senator Walter Mondale narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent president Gerald Ford and Kansas senator Bob Dole. This was the first presidential election since 1932 in which the incumbent was defeated,as well as the only Democratic victory of the six such presidential elections between 1968 and 1988 and the last time the Democratic ticket would win until 1992.
The 1998 United States Senate elections were held on November 3,1998,with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. This was seen as an even contest between the Republican Party and Democratic Party. While the Democrats had to defend more seats up for election,Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains did not materialize. The Republicans picked open seats up in Ohio and Kentucky and narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent Carol Moseley Braun,but these were cancelled out by the Democrats' gain of an open seat in Indiana and defeats of Republican Senators Al D'Amato and Lauch Faircloth. The balance of the Senate remained unchanged at 55–45 in favor of the Republicans.
The 1996 United States Senate elections were held on November 5,1996,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year,in which Democrat Bill Clinton was re-elected president.
The 1992 United States Senate elections,held November 3,1992,were elections for the United States Senate. The 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,along with special elections to fill vacancies. They coincided with Bill Clinton's victory in the presidential election. This was the first time since 1956 that the balance of the Senate remained the same.
The 1990 United States Senate elections were held on Tuesday,November 6,1990,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republican Party. The election cycle took place in the middle of President George H. W. Bush's term,and as with most other midterm elections,the party not holding the presidency gained seats in Congress. This was the first time since 1980 that any party successfully defended all their own seats,and the first time Democrats did so since 1958.
The 1986 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 4,in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. The Republicans had to defend an unusually large number of freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan's coattails in 1980. Democrats won a net of eight seats,defeating seven freshman incumbents,picking up two Republican-held open seats,and regaining control of the Senate for the first time since January 1981. This remains the most recent midterm election cycle in which the sitting president's party suffered net losses while still flipping a Senate seat.
The 1984 United States Senate elections were held on November 6,with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. They coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race,Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate seats to the Democrats,although it retained control of the Senate with a reduced 53–47 majority.
The 1980 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,coinciding with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. The 34 Senate seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates,allowing them to flip 12 Democratic seats and win control of the chamber for the first time since the end of the 83rd Congress in January 1955. This was the first time since 1966 that any party successfully defended all their own seats.
The 1978 United States Senate elections were held on November 7,in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies.
The 1974 United States Senate elections were held on November 5,with the 34 seats of Class 3 contested in regular elections. They occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal,Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency,and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon. Economic issues,specifically inflation and stagnation,were also a factor that contributed to Republican losses. As an immediate result of the November 1974 elections,Democrats made a net gain of three seats from the Republicans,as they defeated Republican incumbents in Colorado and Kentucky and picked up open seats in Florida and Vermont,while Republicans won the open seat in Nevada. Following the elections,at the beginning of the 94th U.S. Congress,the Democratic caucus controlled 60 seats,and the Republican caucus controlled 38 seats.
The 1968 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 5,the 34 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. They coincided with the presidential election of the same year. The Republicans picked up five net seats in the Senate. This saw Republicans win a Senate seat in Florida for the first time since Reconstruction.
The 1966 United States Senate elections were elections on November 8,1966,for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the second term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. With divisions in the Democratic base over the Vietnam War,and with the traditional mid-term advantage of the party not holding the presidency,the Republicans took three Democratic seats,thereby breaking Democrats' 2/3rds supermajority. Despite Republican gains,the balance remained overwhelmingly in favor of the Democrats,who retained a 64–36 majority. Democrats were further reduced to 63–37,following the death of Robert F. Kennedy in June 1968.
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