Elections / 2002 · Senate · KS
Kansas — 2002 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2002 · U.S. SenateKansas · U.S. SenatePat RobertsR+82.5
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2002 Senate returns.
- Pat Roberts✓(i)Republican641,07582.5%
- Steven A. RosileLibertarian70,7259.1%
- George CookReform65,0508.4%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+20.8Senate 2002R+82.5vs. baselineR+61.7
Kansas's 2002 Senate race ran 61.7 points more Republican than its 2000 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, 2002KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2002 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.