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1978 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 4 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Nancy Landon Kassebaum won the 1978 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Nancy Landon Kassebaum received 403,354 popular votes (53.86%). The main challenger was Bill Roy (42.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Kassebaum and Roy

Kassebaum +11.5 pts · won by 85,752 votes
Nancy Landon KassebaumRepublicanWINNER53.86%
403,354 votes
Bill RoyDemocratic42.41%
317,602 votes
James R. MaherConservative3%
22,497 votes
Russell MikelsProhibition0.72%
5,386 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.