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2008 United States Senate election in Kansas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| country | Kansas |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| previous_year | 2002 |
| next_election | 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| next_year | 2014 |
| election_date | November 4, 2008 |
| image_size | x150px |
| image1 | Pat Roberts official photo 2.jpg |
| nominee1 | Pat Roberts |
| party1 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 712,396 |
| percentage1 | 60.06% |
| image2 | Jim Slattery.jpg |
| nominee2 | Jim Slattery |
| party2 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 429,691 |
| percentage2 | 36.46% |
| map_image | 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 270px |
| map_caption | County results |
| Roberts: | |
| Slattery: | |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Pat Roberts |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Pat Roberts |
| after_party | Republican Party (United States) |
Roberts:
Slattery:
The 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a third term.
As of 2025, this is the last time a Democratic candidate won Atchison County in a US Senate election.
Background
The state of Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Kansas's other Republican Senator Sam Brownback announced that he is retiring due to "self-imposed term limits," which meant Roberts became the senior senator from Kansas in 2011. It is considered one of the most Republican states in the U.S. The last time its electors went to a Democrat was the Presidential Election of 1964, when Lyndon Johnson carried the state over Barry Goldwater.
Roberts had announced ahead of the 1996 election that "I plan only to serve two terms in the U.S. Senate", but he broke that pledge in this election.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Pat Roberts, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jim Slattery, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 1994
- Lee Jones, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004
Results
General election
Candidates
- Pat Roberts (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Jim Slattery (D), former U.S. Representative
- Randall Hodgkinson (L), attorney
- Joseph L. Martin (Re), nominee for Secretary of State in 2006
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | October 23, 2008 | |
| CQ Politics | October 31, 2008 | |
| Rothenberg Political Report | November 2, 2008 | |
| Real Clear Politics | November 4, 2008 |
Polling
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Slattery | Roberts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | May 13, 2008 | 40% | 52% | |
| Research 2000/Daily Kos | June 2–4, 2008 | 38% | 50% | |
| Cooper & Secrest | June 5–8, 2008 | 36% | 48% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | June 11, 2008 | 39% | 48% | |
| TargetPoint Consulting, Inc. | July 1, 2008 | 34% | 54% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | July 15, 2008 | 33% | 61% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | August 11, 2008 | 37% | 56% | |
| Survey USA | August 20, 2008 | 31% | 58% | |
| Survey USA | September 22, 2008 | 35% | 55% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | September 23, 2008 | 38% | 58% | |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 13, 2008 | 36% | 55% | |
| Survey USA | October 22, 2008 | 35% | 57% | |
| Survey USA | October 28, 2008 | 33% | 60% |
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Douglas (Largest city: Lawrence)
- Wyandotte (Largest city: Kansas City)
- Atchison (Largest city: Atchison)
References
References
- (October 14, 2014). "Pat Roberts Said In 1996 He'd Only Serve Two Terms — He's Running For His Fourth". BuzzFeed.
- "Results". www.kssos.org.
- "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008".
- link. (October 28, 2010 ''CQ Politics'')
- "2008 Senate ratings".
- "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517095132/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/kansas/election_2008_kansas_senate Rasmussen Reports]
- [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/5/14952/08653/547/530321 Research 2000/Daily Kos]
- [http://jameslambert.googlepages.com/Slattery-poll.pdf Cooper & Secrest]
- [http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/12827/ TargetPoint Consulting, Inc.]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080720115646/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_senate_elections/kansas/election_2008_kansas_senate Rasmussen Reports]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=fb8ff657-d1bb-45b6-9ffc-cd16f1fb23d0/ Survey USA]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=f50b0786-12ac-425c-80ba-217089e00b96/ Survey USA]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=83331889-96bb-4176-95df-68e49c6cd05b/ Survey USA]
- [http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=447e1030-071e-444d-b119-aa67cd965e1c/ Survey USA]
- "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Clerk.house.gov.
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