Sam Brownback, U.S. Senator

Sam Brownback

U.S. Senator
Born
September 12, 1956
Current age
69
Home state
Kansas
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2014
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Brownback2.9M
Opponents1.8M
6
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2014, Sam Brownback ran in 6 elections across 3 offices (U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and Governor), winning all 6. Brownback's biggest single-election total was 780,863 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Brownback's closest win came in the 2014 governor election in Kansas, decided by 32,096 votes.

Browse every governor election in Kansas, every U.S. Senate election in Kansas, or every U.S. House race in Kansas's District 2.

How many votes has Sam Brownback received?

Sam Brownback has received 2,929,204 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Sam Brownback’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014GovernorKansasWon433,19649.82%Paul Davis
2010GovernorKansasWon530,76063.28%Tom Holland
2004U.S. SenateKansasWon780,86369.16%Lee Jones
Steven A. Rosile

George Cook
1998U.S. SenateKansasWon474,63965.27%Paul Feleciano Jr.
Tom Oyler

Alvin Bauman
1996U.S. SenateKansas · SpecialWon574,02153.91%Jill Docking
Donald R. Klaassen
1994U.S. HouseKansasWon135,72565.65%John W. Carlin
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000953) and Wikidata (Q317618). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Sam Brownback: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/sam-brownback. 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.