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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in Kansas

Nancy Landon Kassebaum (Republican) beat Bill Roy (Democrat) in Kansas in 1978, 53.9% to 42.4%, a margin of 11.5 points and 85,752 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1972, when James B. Pearson won.

Republicans led in 92 of the 105 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 111,846 votes and went to the Republican by 13.6 points. The closest was Pottawatomie, where 20 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Nancy Landon Kassebaum won Republican 403,354 53.9%
Bill Roy Democratic 317,602 42.4%
All other candidates 27,883 3.7%
Total748,839

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 45,956 41.1% 61,185 54.7% 4,705 111,846 R+13.6
Johnson 27,510 34.5% 48,398 60.6% 3,910 79,818 R+26.2
Shawnee 32,811 55.2% 25,467 42.9% 1,113 59,391 D+12.4
Wyandotte 25,246 58.8% 15,165 35.3% 2,523 42,934 D+23.5
Reno 10,341 46.9% 10,997 49.9% 699 22,037 R+3.0
Douglas 9,857 48.2% 10,065 49.2% 545 20,467 R+1.0
Saline 5,961 35.7% 10,276 61.5% 465 16,702 R+25.8
Butler 5,900 43.0% 7,292 53.2% 522 13,714 R+10.2
Crawford 6,812 51.3% 6,251 47.1% 209 13,272 D+4.2
Riley 5,762 44.5% 6,839 52.8% 353 12,954 R+8.3
Montgomery 5,031 41.5% 6,807 56.2% 282 12,120 R+14.7
Cowley 4,794 39.8% 6,885 57.2% 358 12,037 R+17.4
Leavenworth 6,018 51.0% 5,250 44.5% 537 11,805 D+6.5
Lyon 4,746 42.9% 5,730 51.8% 595 11,071 R+8.9
Barton 3,755 34.5% 6,773 62.3% 347 10,875 R+27.8
Harvey 3,736 40.0% 5,310 56.8% 301 9,347 R+16.8
McPherson 3,509 38.2% 5,385 58.6% 293 9,187 R+20.4
Ellis 4,766 54.2% 3,273 37.2% 758 8,797 D+17.0
Ford 3,314 40.5% 4,467 54.6% 399 8,180 R+14.1
Sumner 3,338 40.9% 4,528 55.4% 302 8,168 R+14.6
Labette 3,492 44.0% 4,247 53.5% 193 7,932 R+9.5
Cherokee 3,757 51.4% 3,453 47.2% 100 7,310 D+4.2
Dickinson 2,895 39.8% 4,176 57.4% 206 7,277 R+17.6
Finney 2,556 38.3% 3,813 57.2% 302 6,671 R+18.8
Atchison 3,255 50.8% 2,937 45.9% 210 6,402 D+5.0
Neosho 2,595 41.9% 3,445 55.7% 150 6,190 R+13.7
Franklin 2,422 39.4% 3,546 57.7% 179 6,147 R+18.3
Bourbon 2,314 37.8% 3,666 59.8% 147 6,127 R+22.1
Miami 2,606 43.8% 3,138 52.8% 204 5,948 R+8.9
Geary 3,018 55.1% 2,360 43.1% 95 5,473 D+12.0
Marshall 2,495 45.7% 2,736 50.1% 226 5,457 R+4.4
Osage 2,693 52.9% 2,280 44.7% 122 5,095 D+8.1
Rice 2,048 40.7% 2,821 56.1% 161 5,030 R+15.4
Pottawatomie 2,428 48.5% 2,408 48.1% 166 5,002 D+0.4
Jefferson 2,362 49.6% 2,252 47.3% 149 4,763 D+2.3
Marion 1,470 30.9% 3,133 65.9% 148 4,751 R+35.0
Nemaha 2,474 52.4% 2,030 43.0% 217 4,721 D+9.4
Cloud 1,902 40.5% 2,628 56.0% 167 4,697 R+15.5
Allen 1,768 37.8% 2,799 59.9% 105 4,672 R+22.1
Brown 1,964 43.8% 2,405 53.7% 111 4,480 R+9.8
Seward 1,195 28.0% 2,978 69.8% 93 4,266 R+41.8
Jackson 1,985 48.8% 1,934 47.6% 145 4,064 D+1.3
Clay 1,278 33.7% 2,394 63.2% 118 3,790 R+29.4
Russell 1,104 29.4% 2,558 68.2% 91 3,753 R+38.7
Wilson 1,359 36.8% 2,228 60.4% 104 3,691 R+23.5
Pratt 1,227 33.3% 2,368 64.2% 95 3,690 R+30.9
Greenwood 1,233 35.5% 2,135 61.5% 103 3,471 R+26.0
Kingman 1,126 34.6% 1,987 61.1% 138 3,251 R+26.5
Mitchell 1,096 33.8% 2,015 62.1% 134 3,245 R+28.3
Phillips 777 24.5% 2,285 72.1% 107 3,169 R+47.6
Washington 1,182 37.5% 1,899 60.3% 70 3,151 R+22.8
Pawnee 1,126 35.8% 1,930 61.4% 85 3,141 R+25.6
Thomas 924 29.5% 1,885 60.1% 327 3,136 R+30.6
Republic 985 31.5% 2,045 65.5% 93 3,123 R+33.9
Anderson 1,224 40.4% 1,687 55.6% 121 3,032 R+15.3
Coffey 1,242 41.9% 1,648 55.7% 71 2,961 R+13.7
Wabaunsee 1,314 45.8% 1,480 51.6% 76 2,870 R+5.8
Harper 878 31.2% 1,865 66.2% 75 2,818 R+35.0
Norton 652 23.3% 2,065 73.9% 77 2,794 R+50.6
Doniphan 1,137 40.8% 1,531 54.9% 119 2,787 R+14.1
Morris 1,158 42.0% 1,522 55.2% 78 2,758 R+13.2
Ellsworth 985 37.0% 1,624 61.1% 50 2,659 R+24.0
Rooks 915 35.0% 1,559 59.6% 142 2,616 R+24.6
Smith 821 31.7% 1,707 65.8% 65 2,593 R+34.2
Linn 959 37.6% 1,545 60.6% 47 2,551 R+23.0
Stafford 977 39.4% 1,437 58.0% 64 2,478 R+18.6
Sherman 1,007 42.4% 1,287 54.2% 81 2,375 R+11.8
Ottawa 742 32.3% 1,465 63.8% 90 2,297 R+31.5
Barber 728 32.3% 1,477 65.6% 47 2,252 R+33.3
Osborne 682 30.4% 1,496 66.6% 67 2,245 R+36.3
Jewell 618 28.0% 1,487 67.4% 100 2,205 R+39.4
Rush 757 36.3% 1,259 60.4% 70 2,086 R+24.1
Ness 696 36.2% 1,111 57.8% 114 1,921 R+21.6
Lincoln 513 27.2% 1,324 70.3% 46 1,883 R+43.1
Edwards 671 37.0% 1,086 59.9% 57 1,814 R+22.9
Grant 623 35.9% 1,069 61.6% 42 1,734 R+25.7
Gray 640 37.1% 1,028 59.6% 57 1,725 R+22.5
Decatur 465 27.0% 1,142 66.3% 116 1,723 R+39.3
Woodson 652 38.2% 1,021 59.7% 36 1,709 R+21.6
Trego 620 36.7% 974 57.7% 94 1,688 R+21.0
Meade 464 29.1% 1,070 67.1% 60 1,594 R+38.0
Rawlins 389 25.0% 960 61.6% 210 1,559 R+36.6
Cheyenne 481 31.1% 1,022 66.1% 44 1,547 R+35.0
Scott 429 28.2% 894 58.7% 200 1,523 R+30.5
Stevens 468 30.8% 1,008 66.3% 44 1,520 R+35.5
Elk 534 36.6% 901 61.8% 23 1,458 R+25.2
Kiowa 465 32.4% 938 65.3% 33 1,436 R+32.9
Graham 428 30.0% 954 66.9% 45 1,427 R+36.9
Chautauqua 417 29.2% 974 68.3% 35 1,426 R+39.1
Sheridan 420 29.7% 782 55.3% 213 1,415 R+25.6
Logan 381 27.7% 858 62.4% 137 1,376 R+34.7
Gove 435 32.1% 783 57.8% 137 1,355 R+25.7
Chase 481 37.2% 777 60.1% 34 1,292 R+22.9
Clark 354 30.3% 787 67.4% 27 1,168 R+37.1
Hamilton 523 46.6% 565 50.3% 35 1,123 R+3.7
Haskell 379 34.9% 678 62.5% 28 1,085 R+27.6
Lane 309 29.8% 672 64.9% 55 1,036 R+35.0
Morton 371 36.1% 636 61.8% 22 1,029 R+25.8
Comanche 313 31.4% 671 67.4% 12 996 R+35.9
Hodgeman 343 35.2% 598 61.3% 34 975 R+26.2
Wichita 291 29.8% 643 65.9% 41 975 R+36.1
Kearny 303 32.7% 587 63.3% 38 928 R+30.6
Wallace 239 29.4% 517 63.7% 56 812 R+34.2
Stanton 244 32.2% 493 65.1% 20 757 R+32.9
Greeley 191 29.6% 433 67.1% 21 645 R+37.5

Counties as they stood in 1978; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kansas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Jerry Moran (R) R+23.0
2020 Roger Marshall (R) R+11.4
2016 Jerry Moran (R) R+29.9
2014 Pat Roberts (R) R+53.1
2010 Jerry Moran (R) R+43.7
2008 Pat Roberts (R) R+23.6
2004 Sam Brownback (R) R+41.7
2002 Pat Roberts (R) R+82.5
1998 Sam Brownback (R) R+33.7
1996 Pat Roberts (R) R+27.6
1992 Bob Dole (R) R+31.7
1990 Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) R+47.2
1986 Bob Dole (R) R+40.1
1984 Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) R+54.8
1980 Bob Dole (R) R+27.5
1978 Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) R+11.5
1974 Bob Dole (R) R+1.7
1972 James B. Pearson (R) R+48.4
1968 Bob Dole (R) R+21.4
1966 James Pearson (R) R+7.0
1962 Frank Carlson (R) R+26.5
1960 Andrew Schoeppel (R) R+10.9
1956 Frank Carlson (R) R+17.4
1954 Andrew Schoeppel (R) R+14.5
1950 Frank Carlson (R) R+10.4
1948 Andrew Schoeppel (R) R+12.2
1944 Clyde M. Reed (R) R+17.2
1942 Arthur Capper (R) R+16.8
1938 Clyde M. Reed (R) R+12.4
1936 Arthur Capper (R) R+3.9
1932 George McGill (D) D+3.6
1930 Arthur Capper (R) R+22.2
1926 Charles Curtis (R) R+28.8
1924 Arthur Capper (R) R+44.9
1920 Charles Curtis (R) R+30.7
1918 Arthur Capper (R) R+30.0
1914 Charles Curtis (R) R+0.8