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1984 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 6 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1984 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Nancy Landon Kassebaum won the 1984 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Nancy Landon Kassebaum received 757,402 popular votes (75.99%). The main challenger was James R. Maher (21.24%).

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

Kassebaum +54.8 pts · won by 545,738 votes
Nancy Landon KassebaumRepublicanWINNER75.99%
757,402 votes
James R. MaherDemocratic21.24%
211,664 votes
Lucille BiegerCommunist0.94%
9,380 votes
Marian Ruck JacksonAmerican0.69%
6,918 votes
Douglas N. MerrittLibertarian0.68%
6,755 votes
Freda H. SteeleProhibition0.46%
4,610 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.