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1996 United States Senate election in Kansas

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FieldValue
election_name1996 United States Senate election in Kansas
countryKansas
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1990 United States Senate election in Kansas
previous_year1990
next_election2002 United States Senate election in Kansas
next_year2002
election_dateNovember 5, 1996
image1File:Pat Roberts (cropped).jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Pat Roberts**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**652,677**
percentage1**62.02%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Sally Thompson
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2362,380
percentage234.44%
map_image1996 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg
map_size270px
map_captionCounty results
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionNancy Kassebaum
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionPat Roberts
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Roberts:
Thompson: The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Pat Roberts won the open seat.

Term limits were an issue during the campaign; while Roberts said that he was not totally opposed to term limits, he was wary of limits that did not apply to current members of Congress, saying that the proposed limits should apply to everyone. While Thompson signed the national term limits pledge from the group Americans for Limited Terms, Roberts declined to do so, becoming the only major party candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 1996 elections to not sign the pledge. However, he did say that "I plan only to serve two terms in the U.S. Senate." In 2014, he was re-elected to a fourth and final term in office, before retiring in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Sally Thompson, Kansas State Treasurer

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Pat Roberts, U.S. Representative
  • Tom Little
  • Tom Oyler
  • Richard L. Cooley

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Mark Marney (Reform)
  • Pat Roberts (R), U.S. Representative
  • Steven Rosile (L)
  • Sally Thompson (D), Kansas State Treasurer

Results

References

References

  1. (September 25, 1996). "Roberts sole candidate to resist term limits tide". Lawrence Journal-World.
  2. (October 14, 2014). "Pat Roberts Said In 1996 He'd Only Serve Two Terms — He's Running For His Fourth". BuzzFeed.
  3. "1996 Primary Election US Senate Races".
  4. "1996 Primary Election US Senate Races".
  5. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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