Elections / 2008 · Senate · KS
Kansas — 2008 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2008 · U.S. SenateKansas · U.S. SenatePat RobertsR+23.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2008 Senate returns.
- Pat Roberts✓(i)Republican727,12160.1%
- Jim SlatteryDemocrat441,39936.5%
- Randall L. HodgkinsonLibertarian25,7272.1%
- Joseph L. MartinReform16,4431.4%
presidential baselinePresident 2008R+15.0Senate 2008R+23.6vs. baselineR+8.6
Kansas's 2008 Senate race ran 8.6 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, 2008KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2008 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.