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Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 Laura Kelly(I)
499,849
49.54% 		 Derek Schmidt
477,591
47.33% 		 Dennis D. Pyle
20,452
2.03% 		 Seth Cordell
11,106
1.10%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 Laura Kelly
506,727
48.01% 		 Kris Kobach
453,645
42.98% 		 Greg Orman
68,590
6.50% 		 Jeffrey S. Caldwell II
20,020
1.90% 		 Richard Kloos
6,584
0.62%
Jan 31, 2018 Appointment
 Jeff Colyer
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Sam Brownback(I)
433,196
49.82% 		 Paul Davis
401,100
46.13% 		 Keen Umbehr
35,206
4.05%
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Sam Brownback
530,760
63.28% 		 Tom Holland
270,166
32.21% 		 Andrew P. Gray
22,460
2.68% 		 Kenneth W. "Ken" Cannon
15,397
1.84% 		 Heath Charles Norris (W)
7
0.00%
Apr 28, 2009 Appointment
 Mark Parkinson
1
100.00%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Kathleen Sebelius(I)
491,993
57.90% 		 James A. "Jim" Barnett
343,586
40.44% 		 Carl Kramer
8,896
1.05% 		 Richard Ranzau
5,221
0.61% 		 Randal G. Trackwell (W)
4
0.00%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Kathleen Sebelius
441,858
52.87% 		 Tim Shallenburger
376,830
45.09% 		 Ted Pettibone
8,907
1.07% 		 Dennis Hawver
8,097
0.97%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Bill Graves(I)
544,882
73.37% 		 Tom Sawyer
168,243
22.65% 		 Kirt Poovey
21,710
2.92% 		 Darrel King
7,830
1.05%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Bill Graves
526,113
64.09% 		 James C. "Jim" Slattery
294,733
35.91%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Joan M. Finney
380,609
48.59% 		 J. Mike Hayden(I)
333,589
42.59% 		 Christina Campbell-Cline
69,127
8.82%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 J. Mike Hayden
436,267
51.90% 		 Thomas R. "Tom" Docking
404,338
48.10%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 John Carlin(I)
405,772
53.16% 		 Sam Hardage
339,356
44.46% 		 James H. Ward
7,595
1.00% 		 Frank W. Shelton Jr.
6,136
0.80% 		 Warren C. Martin
4,404
0.58%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 John Carlin
363,835
49.42% 		 Robert F. Bennett(I)
348,015
47.27% 		 Frank W. Shelton Jr.
17,053
2.32% 		 Berry Beets
7,343
1.00%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Robert F. Bennett
387,792
49.47% 		 Vern Miller
384,115
49.00% 		 Marshall E. Uncapher
11,968
1.53%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Robert B. Docking(I)
571,256
61.99% 		 Morris Kay
341,440
37.05% 		 Rolland Ernest Fisher
8,856
0.96%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Robert B. Docking(I)
404,611
54.30% 		 Kent Frizzell
333,227
44.72% 		 P. Everett Sperry
4,312
0.58% 		 Marshall E. Uncapher
3,040
0.41% 		  Scattering (W)
6
0.00%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Robert B. Docking(I)
447,269
51.86% 		 Rick Harman
410,673
47.62% 		 Marshall E. Uncapher
4,528
0.53% 		  Scattering (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Robert B. Docking
380,030
54.84% 		 William H. Avery(I)
304,325
43.92% 		 Rolland Ernest Fisher
4,742
0.68% 		 Carson Crawford
3,858
0.56%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 William H. Avery
432,667
50.88% 		 Harry G. Wiles
400,264
47.07% 		 Kenneth L. Myers
11,816
1.39% 		 Harry E. Livermore
5,667
0.67%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 John Anderson, Jr.(I)
341,257
53.42% 		 Dale E. Saffels
291,285
45.60% 		 Vearl A. Bacon
6,248
0.98% 		  Scattering (W)
8
0.00%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 John Anderson, Jr.
511,534
55.45% 		 George Docking(I)
402,261
43.60% 		 J. J. Steele
8,727
0.95%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 George Docking(I)
415,506
56.46% 		 Clyde M. Reed, Jr.
313,036
42.54% 		 Warren C. Martin
7,397
1.01%
Jan 03, 1957 Appointment
 John McCuish
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 George Docking
479,701
55.46% 		 Warren W. Shaw
364,340
42.12% 		 Harry O. Lytle, Jr.
20,894
2.42%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Fred Hall
329,868
52.98% 		 George Docking
286,218
45.97% 		 Chester A. Roberts
5,531
0.89% 		 W. W. Tamplin
1,016
0.16%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Edward F. Arn(I)
491,338
56.34% 		 Charles Rooney
363,482
41.68% 		 David C. White
15,369
1.76% 		 W. W. Tamplin
1,950
0.22%
Nov 28, 1950 Appointment
 Frank L. Hagaman
1
100.00%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Edward F. Arn
333,001
53.77% 		 Kenneth T. Anderson
275,494
44.48% 		 C. Floyd Hester
9,431
1.52% 		 W. W. Tamplin
1,384
0.22%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Frank Carlson(I)
433,396
57.00% 		 W. Randolph Carpenter
307,485
40.44% 		 N.W. Nice
17,035
2.24% 		 W. W. Tamplin
2,491
0.33%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Frank Carlson
309,064
53.50% 		 Harry H. Woodring
254,283
44.02% 		 David C. White
12,517
2.17% 		 Harry Graber
1,830
0.32%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Andrew F. Schoeppel(I)
463,110
65.73% 		 Robert S. Lemon
231,410
32.84% 		 David C. White
7,794
1.11% 		 W. W. Tamplin
2,283
0.32%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Andrew F. Schoeppel
287,895
56.68% 		 William H. Burke
212,071
41.75% 		 David C. White
6,510
1.28% 		 Ida A. Beloof
1,453
0.29% 		  Others
0
0.00%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Payne Ratner(I)
425,928
49.63% 		 William H. Burke
425,498
49.58% 		 David C. White
5,227
0.61% 		 Ida A. Beloof
1,636
0.19% 		  Others
0
0.00%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Payne Ratner
393,989
52.07% 		 Walter A. Huxman(I)
341,271
45.10% 		 Jonathan M. Davis
15,605
2.06% 		 C. Floyd Hester
4,337
0.57% 		 Ida A. Beloof
1,496
0.20%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Walter A. Huxman
433,319
51.09% 		 Will G. West
411,446
48.51% 		 George M. Whiteside
3,318
0.39% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Alfred M. Landon(I)
422,030
53.51% 		 Omar B. Ketchum
359,877
45.63% 		 George M. Whiteside
6,744
0.86%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Alfred M. Landon
278,581
34.82% 		 Harry H. Woodring(I)
272,944
34.12% 		 John R. Brinkley
244,607
30.57% 		 H. M. Perkins
3,892
0.49% 		  Others
2
0.00%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Harry H. Woodring
217,171
34.96% 		 Frank "Chief" Haucke
216,920
34.92% 		 John R. Brinkley (W)
183,278
29.50% 		 J. B. Shields
3,866
0.62%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Clyde M. Reed
433,395
65.60% 		 Chauncey B. Little
219,327
33.20% 		 Henry L. Peterson
7,924
1.20%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Ben S. Paulen(I)
321,540
63.31% 		 Jonathan M. Davis
179,308
35.30% 		 H. Hilfrich
7,046
1.39% 		  Others
7
0.00%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Ben S. Paulen
323,403
49.02% 		 Jonathan M. Davis(I)
182,861
27.72% 		 William Allen White
149,811
22.71% 		 M. L. Phillips
3,606
0.55%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Jonathan M. Davis
271,058
50.87% 		 W. Y. Morgan
252,602
47.41% 		 M. L. Phillips
9,138
1.72% 		  Others (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Henry J. Allen(I)
319,914
58.44% 		 Jonathan M. Davis
214,940
39.27% 		 Roy Stanton
12,544
2.29% 		  Others (W)
1
0.00%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Henry J. Allen
287,957
66.39% 		 W. C. Lansdon
133,054
30.68% 		 George W. Kleihege
12,732
2.94% 		  Scattering
1
0.00%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 Arthur Capper(I)
353,169
60.77% 		 W. C. Lansdon
192,037
33.05% 		 E. N. Richardson
22,552
3.88% 		 Harry R. Ross
13,366
2.30% 		  Others
2
0.00%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 Arthur Capper
209,543
39.67% 		 George H. Hodges(I)
161,696
30.61% 		 Henry J. Allen
84,060
15.91% 		 Julius B. Billard
47,201
8.94% 		 Milo M. Mitchell
20,360
3.85% 		 Silas W. Bond
5,346
1.01%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 George H. Hodges
167,437
46.55% 		 Arthur Capper
167,408
46.54% 		 George W. Kleihege
24,767
6.89% 		  Others
72
0.02%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 W. R. Stubbs(I)
162,181
49.76% 		 George H. Hodges
146,014
44.80% 		 S. M. Stallard
15,384
4.72% 		 William C. Cady
2,372
0.73% 		  Others (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 W. R. Stubbs
196,692
52.49% 		 Jeremiah D. Botkin
162,385
43.33% 		 George F. Hibner
11,721
3.13% 		 Alfred L. Hope
3,886
1.04% 		 John W. Northrop
68
0.02% 		  Others (W)
6
0.00%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Edward W. Hoch(I)
152,147
48.24% 		 William A. Harris Jr.
150,024
47.57% 		 Harry Gilham
7,621
2.42% 		 J. B. Cook
4,453
1.41% 		 Horace A. Keefer
1,131
0.36% 		  Others
3
0.00%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Edward W. Hoch
186,731
57.92% 		 David M. Dale
116,991
36.29% 		 Granville Lowther
12,101
3.75% 		 James Kerr
6,584
2.04% 		  Scattering
1
0.00%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Willis J. Bailey
159,242
55.45% 		 W. H. Craddock
117,148
40.79% 		 F.W. Emerson
6,065
2.11% 		 A.S. McAllister
4,078
1.42% 		 James H. Lathrop
635
0.22% 		  Scattering
1
0.00%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 W. E. Stanley(I)
181,897
51.88% 		 John W. Breidenthal
164,793
47.00% 		 Frank Holsinger
2,662
0.76% 		 G. C. Clemens
1,258
0.36% 		  Others
3
0.00%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 W. E. Stanley
149,292
51.81% 		 John W. Leedy(I)
134,158
46.55% 		 William Alfred Peffer
4,092
1.42% 		 Caleb Lipscomb
635
0.22% 		  Others (W)
3
0.00%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 John W. Leedy
167,941
50.55% 		 Edmund N. Morrill(I)
160,507
48.31% 		 Horace Hurley
2,347
0.71% 		 Henry L. Douthart
757
0.23% 		 A. E. Kepford
703
0.21% 		  Others (W)
4
0.00%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Edmund N. Morrill
148,700
49.53% 		 Lorenzo D. Lewelling(I)
118,329
39.41% 		 David Overmyer
27,709
9.23% 		 I.O. Pickering
5,496
1.83% 		  Others
1
0.00%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 Lorenzo D. Lewelling
162,507
50.04% 		 Abram W. Smith
158,075
48.67% 		 I.O. Pickering
4,178
1.29% 		  Others
10
0.00%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 Lyman U. Humphrey(I)
115,024
39.05% 		 John F. Willits
106,945
36.31% 		 Charles Lawrence Robinson
71,357
24.22% 		 A. M. Richardson
1,230
0.42% 		  Others
4
0.00%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Lyman U. Humphrey
180,841
54.68% 		 John Martin
107,582
32.53% 		 P. P. Elder
35,847
10.84% 		 Jeremiah D. Botkin
6,439
1.95% 		  Others
5
0.00%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 John A. Martin(I)
149,715
54.74% 		 Thomas Moonlight
115,667
42.29% 		 C. H. Brancombe
8,094
2.96% 		  Others
11
0.00%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 John A. Martin
146,777
55.34% 		 George Washington Glick(I)
108,284
40.83% 		 H.L. Phillips
9,998
3.77% 		  Others (W)
180
0.07%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
 George Washington Glick
83,232
46.40% 		 John P. St. John(I)
75,158
41.90% 		 Charles Lawrence Robinson
20,933
11.67% 		  Others
56
0.03%
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 John P. St. John(I)
115,144
57.90% 		 Edmund G. Ross
63,557
31.96% 		 H. P. Vrooman
19,481
9.80% 		 J. P. Culver
435
0.22% 		 F. M. Stringfield
219
0.11% 		  Others
48
0.02%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
 John P. St. John
74,020
53.52% 		 John R. Goodin
37,208
26.90% 		 David P. Mitchell
27,057
19.56% 		  Others
11
0.01%
Nov 07, 1876 General Election
 George T. Anthony
69,176
56.78% 		 John Martin
46,201
37.92% 		 M. E. Hudson
6,020
4.94% 		 J. Paulson
393
0.32% 		  Others
37
0.03%
Nov 03, 1874 General Election
 Thomas A. Osborn(I)
48,794
56.41% 		 James C. Cusey
35,301
40.81% 		 W. K. Marshall
2,277
2.63% 		  Others
121
0.14%
Nov 05, 1872 General Election
 Thomas A. Osborn
66,854
65.98% 		 Thaddeus H. Walker
34,468
34.02%
Nov 08, 1870 General Election
 James M. Harvey(I)
40,667
66.37% 		 Isaac Sharp
20,496
33.45% 		  Others
108
0.18%
Nov 04, 1868 Appointment
 Nehemiah Green
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1868 General Election
 James M. Harvey
29,795
68.22% 		 George Washington Glick
13,881
31.78%
Nov 06, 1866 General Election
 Samuel J. Crawford(I)
19,370
70.38% 		 J. L. McDowell
8,151
29.62%
Nov 08, 1864 General Election
 Samuel J. Crawford
12,711
60.66% 		 Solon O. Thacher
8,244
39.34%
Nov 04, 1862 General Election
 Thomas Carney
9,990
64.66% 		 W. R. Wagstaff
5,456
35.31% 		  Scattering
4
0.03%
Dec 06, 1859 General Election
 Charles Lawrence Robinson
7,848
59.23% 		 Samuel Medary
5,401
40.77%

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