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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Kansas

Bob Dole (Republican) beat John Simpson (Democrat) in Kansas in 1980, 63.8% to 36.2%, a margin of 27.5 points and 258,415 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1974, when Bob Dole also won.

Republicans led in 105 of the 105 counties as they stood then. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 131,757 votes and went to the Republican by 23.7 points. The closest was Wyandotte, where 279 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
Bob Dole won Republican 598,686 63.8%
John Simpson Democratic 340,271 36.2%
Total938,957

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 50,277 38.2% 81,480 61.8% 131,757 R+23.7
Johnson 36,105 30.2% 83,514 69.8% 119,619 R+39.6
Shawnee 28,193 42.7% 37,798 57.3% 65,991 R+14.6
Wyandotte 26,023 49.7% 26,302 50.3% 52,325 R+0.5
Douglas 11,993 42.5% 16,203 57.5% 28,196 R+14.9
Reno 11,255 43.6% 14,550 56.4% 25,805 R+12.8
Saline 8,569 40.8% 12,450 59.2% 21,019 R+18.5
Crawford 6,989 42.3% 9,544 57.7% 16,533 R+15.5
Riley 5,805 35.1% 10,710 64.9% 16,515 R+29.7
Montgomery 5,377 32.6% 11,115 67.4% 16,492 R+34.8
Butler 6,457 39.2% 10,012 60.8% 16,469 R+21.6
Leavenworth 6,143 37.3% 10,306 62.7% 16,449 R+25.3
Cowley 5,591 37.3% 9,390 62.7% 14,981 R+25.4
Lyon 5,907 42.8% 7,910 57.2% 13,817 R+14.5
Barton 4,055 29.5% 9,693 70.5% 13,748 R+41.0
Harvey 4,803 37.6% 7,961 62.4% 12,764 R+24.7
McPherson 3,893 34.1% 7,532 65.9% 11,425 R+31.9
Ellis 4,858 45.5% 5,825 54.5% 10,683 R+9.1
Sumner 3,979 38.8% 6,278 61.2% 10,257 R+22.4
Labette 3,869 39.7% 5,886 60.3% 9,755 R+20.7
Cherokee 3,901 40.8% 5,664 59.2% 9,565 R+18.4
Ford 3,398 35.6% 6,143 64.4% 9,541 R+28.8
Franklin 2,952 34.0% 5,737 66.0% 8,689 R+32.1
Dickinson 2,527 30.5% 5,756 69.5% 8,283 R+39.0
Finney 2,666 32.5% 5,534 67.5% 8,200 R+35.0
Miami 3,177 39.2% 4,918 60.8% 8,095 R+21.5
Neosho 2,864 36.6% 4,966 63.4% 7,830 R+26.8
Atchison 2,835 38.3% 4,572 61.7% 7,407 R+23.5
Bourbon 2,538 35.9% 4,531 64.1% 7,069 R+28.2
Geary 2,346 37.7% 3,880 62.3% 6,226 R+24.6
Osage 2,554 41.1% 3,666 58.9% 6,220 R+17.9
Allen 2,075 33.4% 4,139 66.6% 6,214 R+33.2
Jefferson 2,319 38.2% 3,754 61.8% 6,073 R+23.6
Pottawatomie 2,067 34.1% 4,001 65.9% 6,068 R+31.9
Seward 1,568 25.8% 4,500 74.2% 6,068 R+48.3
Marshall 2,034 33.8% 3,984 66.2% 6,018 R+32.4
Marion 1,610 27.3% 4,287 72.7% 5,897 R+45.4
Cloud 2,232 38.7% 3,535 61.3% 5,767 R+22.6
Rice 2,083 38.4% 3,344 61.6% 5,427 R+23.2
Nemaha 2,041 38.2% 3,301 61.8% 5,342 R+23.6
Brown 1,359 26.3% 3,808 73.7% 5,167 R+47.4
Jackson 1,827 36.2% 3,216 63.8% 5,043 R+27.5
Pratt 1,513 32.6% 3,122 67.4% 4,635 R+34.7
Wilson 1,335 29.0% 3,265 71.0% 4,600 R+42.0
Clay 1,191 26.1% 3,374 73.9% 4,565 R+47.8
Russell 910 20.5% 3,538 79.5% 4,448 R+59.1
Thomas 1,211 29.2% 2,935 70.8% 4,146 R+41.6
Greenwood 1,282 30.9% 2,861 69.1% 4,143 R+38.1
Kingman 1,261 31.4% 2,749 68.6% 4,010 R+37.1
Republic 1,156 29.3% 2,795 70.7% 3,951 R+41.5
Washington 966 24.5% 2,983 75.5% 3,949 R+51.1
Mitchell 1,185 30.5% 2,706 69.5% 3,891 R+39.1
Anderson 1,273 34.0% 2,473 66.0% 3,746 R+32.0
Pawnee 1,303 35.8% 2,333 64.2% 3,636 R+28.3
Phillips 876 24.3% 2,733 75.7% 3,609 R+51.5
Doniphan 870 24.3% 2,710 75.7% 3,580 R+51.4
Coffey 1,071 30.3% 2,462 69.7% 3,533 R+39.4
Linn 1,065 30.4% 2,438 69.6% 3,503 R+39.2
Harper 925 26.9% 2,517 73.1% 3,442 R+46.3
Smith 847 25.5% 2,480 74.5% 3,327 R+49.1
Wabaunsee 1,043 31.8% 2,242 68.2% 3,285 R+36.5
Ellsworth 1,146 35.2% 2,109 64.8% 3,255 R+29.6
Norton 771 23.7% 2,479 76.3% 3,250 R+52.6
Sherman 930 29.1% 2,262 70.9% 3,192 R+41.7
Rooks 898 29.1% 2,187 70.9% 3,085 R+41.8
Stafford 958 32.4% 1,995 67.6% 2,953 R+35.1
Osborne 840 28.6% 2,102 71.4% 2,942 R+42.9
Ottawa 916 31.2% 2,022 68.8% 2,938 R+37.6
Morris 1,010 34.7% 1,903 65.3% 2,913 R+30.7
Barber 835 28.8% 2,068 71.2% 2,903 R+42.5
Jewell 678 24.3% 2,113 75.7% 2,791 R+51.4
Grant 738 28.2% 1,879 71.8% 2,617 R+43.6
Rush 819 32.0% 1,743 68.0% 2,562 R+36.1
Ness 758 31.1% 1,679 68.9% 2,437 R+37.8
Scott 617 26.2% 1,742 73.8% 2,359 R+47.7
Lincoln 629 27.7% 1,640 72.3% 2,269 R+44.6
Decatur 589 26.4% 1,639 73.6% 2,228 R+47.1
Meade 584 26.9% 1,588 73.1% 2,172 R+46.2
Edwards 751 34.8% 1,410 65.2% 2,161 R+30.5
Woodson 707 32.9% 1,439 67.1% 2,146 R+34.1
Stevens 530 25.9% 1,514 74.1% 2,044 R+48.1
Rawlins 503 24.8% 1,526 75.2% 2,029 R+50.4
Graham 576 28.5% 1,447 71.5% 2,023 R+43.1
Trego 641 31.7% 1,381 68.3% 2,022 R+36.6
Gray 652 32.5% 1,355 67.5% 2,007 R+35.0
Kiowa 475 24.5% 1,464 75.5% 1,939 R+51.0
Chautauqua 369 20.2% 1,457 79.8% 1,826 R+59.6
Cheyenne 400 22.7% 1,359 77.3% 1,759 R+54.5
Gove 546 31.6% 1,181 68.4% 1,727 R+36.8
Logan 492 28.9% 1,213 71.1% 1,705 R+42.3
Sheridan 471 29.0% 1,153 71.0% 1,624 R+42.0
Morton 456 28.5% 1,144 71.5% 1,600 R+43.0
Chase 480 31.1% 1,065 68.9% 1,545 R+37.9
Elk 439 28.6% 1,094 71.4% 1,533 R+42.7
Haskell 387 26.1% 1,098 73.9% 1,485 R+47.9
Clark 401 28.8% 993 71.2% 1,394 R+42.5
Kearny 380 28.3% 963 71.7% 1,343 R+43.4
Hamilton 443 33.1% 895 66.9% 1,338 R+33.8
Comanche 390 29.3% 940 70.7% 1,330 R+41.4
Lane 299 22.9% 1,005 77.1% 1,304 R+54.1
Wichita 324 25.9% 928 74.1% 1,252 R+48.2
Hodgeman 324 26.3% 907 73.7% 1,231 R+47.4
Wallace 225 22.0% 799 78.0% 1,024 R+56.1
Stanton 269 27.6% 706 72.4% 975 R+44.8
Greeley 228 24.9% 689 75.1% 917 R+50.3

Counties as they stood in 1980; 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