Jim Slattery, U.S. Representative

Jim Slattery

U.S. Representative
Born
August 4, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Kansas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1982–2008
6-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Slattery1.1M
Opponents1.2M
7
Elections run

Between 1982 and 2008, Jim Slattery ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 6 and losing 1. Slattery's biggest single-election total was 441,399 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Slattery's closest win came in the 1982 U.S. House election in Kansas's District 2, decided by 22,344 votes.

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How many votes has Jim Slattery received?

Jim Slattery has received 1,136,491 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–1.

Election history

Jim Slattery’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2008U.S. SenateKansasLost441,39936.46%Pat Roberts
Randall L. Hodgkinson

Joseph L. Martin
1992U.S. HouseKansasWon151,01956.18%Jim Van Slyke (head-to-head)
Arthur L. Clack
1990U.S. HouseKansasWon99,09362.82%Scott Morgan
1988U.S. HouseKansasWon135,69473.27%Phil Meinhardt
1986U.S. HouseKansasWon110,73770.64%Phill Kline
1984U.S. HouseKansasWon112,26360.02%Jim Van Slyke (head-to-head)
Kenneth C. Peterson Sr.
1982U.S. HouseKansasWon86,28657.44%Morris Kay
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (S000477) and Wikidata (Q1689219). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jim Slattery: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jim-slattery. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.