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2008 Kansas U.S. Senate Election

Kansas · 4 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Kansas U.S. Senate Election?

Pat Roberts won the 2008 Kansas U.S. Senate Election. Pat Roberts received 727,121 popular votes (60.06%). The main challenger was Jim Slattery (36.46%).

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

Roberts +23.6 pts · won by 285,722 votes
Pat RobertsRepublicanWINNER60.06%
727,121 votes
Jim SlatteryDemocratic36.46%
441,399 votes
Randall L. HodgkinsonLibertarian2.12%
25,727 votes
Joseph L. MartinReform1.36%
16,443 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.