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1996 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 4 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Pat Roberts won the 1996 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Pat Roberts received 652,677 popular votes (62.02%). The main challenger was Sally Thompson (34.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Roberts and Thompson

Roberts +27.6 pts · won by 290,297 votes
Pat RobertsRepublicanWINNER62.02%
652,677 votes
Sally ThompsonDemocratic34.44%
362,380 votes
Mark S. MarneyReform2.29%
24,145 votes
Steven A. RosileLibertarian1.24%
13,098 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.