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The 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1968, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Frank Carlson did not run for re-election.
Republican nominee Bob Dole defeated Democratic nominee William I. Robinson with 60.08% of the vote.
Primary elections[edit]
Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.[1]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Irene Corn
- James Kenneth Logan, dean of the University of Kansas School of Law[2]
- George A. Lopez, employee of a meat packing plant[2]
- William I. Robinson, attorney,[2] Democratic nominee for Kansas's 4th congressional district in 1960
- K. L. "Ken" Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William I. Robinson | 56,242 | 40.90 | |
| Democratic | James Kenneth Logan | 50,709 | 36.88 | |
| Democratic | K. L. "Ken" Smith | 13,698 | 9.96 | |
| Democratic | George A. Lopez | 9,386 | 6.83 | |
| Democratic | Irene Corn | 7,474 | 5.44 | |
| Total votes | 137,509 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- William H. Avery, former Governor of Kansas
- Bob Dole, incumbent U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dole | 190,782 | 68.48 | |
| Republican | William H. Avery | 87,801 | 31.52 | |
| Total votes | 278,583 | 100.00 | ||
General election[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Bob Dole (R)
- William I. Robinson (D)
- Joseph Fred Hyskell (P)
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dole | 490,911 | 60.08 | |
| Democratic | William I. Robinson | 315,911 | 38.66 | |
| Prohibition | Joseph Fred Hyskell | 10,262 | 1.26 | |
| None | Scattering | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Majority | 175,000 | 21.42 | ||
| Turnout | 817,096 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Compiled by the Senate Library under the direction of Francis R. Valeo, Secretary of the Senate, and Richard D. Hupman, Librarian (1968). "State Primary Elections, 1968, by states". Factual Campaign Information. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. p. 3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Thumbnail Sketches of State and District Primary Candidates". The Fort Scott Tribune. Fort Scott, Kansas. August 5, 1968. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
- ^ a b America Votes 8, p. 137.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1968 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1968 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
- ^ America Votes 8, p. 128.
- ^ "KS US Senate, 1968". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (July 1, 1969). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 15.
Bibliography[edit]
- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1970). America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.