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1986 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Bob Dole won the 1986 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Bob Dole received 576,902 popular votes (70.05%). The main challenger was Guy MacDonald (29.95%).

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

Dole +40.1 pts · won by 330,238 votes
Bob DoleRepublicanWINNER70.05%
576,902 votes
Guy MacDonaldDemocratic29.95%
246,664 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.