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1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas

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Field	Value
election_name	1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas
country	Kansas
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1992 United States Senate election in Kansas
previous_year	1992
next_election	1998 United States Senate election in Kansas
next_year	1998
election_date	November 5, 1996
image1	File:Head shot of Senator Sam Brownback.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Sam Brownback
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	574,021
percentage1	53.91%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Jill Docking
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	461,344
percentage2	43.33%
map_image	1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas results map by county.svg
map_size	270px
map_caption	County results

title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Sheila Frahm
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Sam Brownback
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Brownback:
Docking:
The 1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas was held on November 5, 1996, concurrently with the presidential election and the regularly scheduled election for the state's Class 2 seat. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the Republican nominee for president, had resigned on June 11, 1996, in order to focus on his presidential campaign. Lieutenant Governor Sheila Frahm was appointed to the seat upon Dole's resignation, but she was defeated in the primary by Representative Sam Brownback, who went on to win the general election over Democrat Jill Docking.

Brownback served in the U.S. Senate from 1996 to 2011 and later as governor of Kansas from 2011 to 2018; in his successful 2014 gubernatorial re-election campaign, he had faced off again against Docking when she was the unsuccessful Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nominee.

As of 2025, this is the last time a Democratic candidate won Cowley County as well as Ellis County in a US Senate election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Sam Brownback, U.S. congressman and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Christina Campbell-Cline, accountant
Sheila Frahm, incumbent U.S. senator and former lieutenant governor of Kansas

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Jill Docking, businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert Docking
Joan Finney, former governor of Kansas and former Kansas State Treasurer

Results

General election

Candidates

Sam Brownback (R), U.S. congressman and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Jill Docking (D), businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert Docking
Donald Klaassen (Reform), businessman

Results

Aftermath

Brownback was re-elected to a first full term in 1998, and was re-elected again to a second full term in 2004. In 2010, Brownback was elected governor, and won a second term in 2014. He resigned as governor on January 31, 2018, to accept an ambassadorship, and was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Jeff Colyer.

Brownback's seat is now held by Jerry Moran, a U.S. representative from Kansas' 1st district for seven terms (1997-2011).

Docking was the running mate of the Democratic nominee, state representative and Minority Leader Paul Davis, in the 2014 gubernatorial election.

References

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