Elections / 1984 · Senate · KS
Kansas — 1984 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1984 · U.S. SenateKansas · U.S. SenateNancy Landon KassebaumR+54.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1984 Senate returns.
- Nancy Landon Kassebaum✓(i)Republican757,40276.0%
- James R. MaherDemocrat211,66421.2%
- Lucille BiegerCommunist9,3800.9%
- Marian Ruck JacksonAmerican6,9180.7%
- Douglas N. MerrittLibertarian6,7550.7%
- Freda H. SteeleProhibition4,6100.5%
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+33.7Senate 1984R+54.8vs. baselineR+21.1
Kansas's 1984 Senate race ran 21.1 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Kansas's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −11.5% |
| 1980 | −27.5% |
| 1984 | −54.8% |
| 1986 | −40.1% |
| 1990 | −47.2% |
| 1992 | −31.7% |
| 1996 | −27.6% |
| 1998 | −33.7% |
| 2002 | −82.5% |
| 2004 | −41.7% |
| 2008 | −23.6% |
| 2010 | −43.7% |
| 2014 | −53.1% |
| 2016 | −29.9% |
| 2020 | −11.4% |
| 2022 | −23.0% |
Same ballot, 1984KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1984 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.