Elections / 1998 · Senate · KS
Kansas — 1998 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · U.S. SenateKansas · U.S. SenateSam BrownbackR+33.7
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1998 Senate returns.
- Sam Brownback✓Republican474,63965.3%
- Paul Feleciano Jr.Democrat229,71831.6%
- Tom OylerLibertarian11,5451.6%
- Alvin BaumanReform11,3341.6%
presidential baselinePresident 1996R+18.2Senate 1998R+33.7vs. baselineR+15.5
Kansas's 1998 Senate race ran 15.5 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
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, 1998KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.