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1980 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1980 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1980 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Bob Dole won the 1980 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Bob Dole received 598,686 popular votes (63.76%). The main challenger was John Simpson (36.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Dole and Simpson

Dole +27.5 pts · won by 258,415 votes
Bob DoleRepublicanWINNER63.76%
598,686 votes
John SimpsonDemocratic36.24%
340,271 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.