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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Kansas

Bob Dole (Republican) beat Guy Macdonald (Democrat) in Kansas in 1986, 70.0% to 30.0%, a margin of 40.1 points and 330,238 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1980, when Bob Dole also won.

Republicans led in 105 of the 105 counties as they stood then. The largest, Sedgwick, cast 128,489 votes and went to the Republican by 42.9 points. The closest was Greeley, where 271 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 576,902 70.0%
Guy Macdonald Democratic 246,664 30.0%
Total823,566

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Sedgwick 36,694 28.6% 91,795 71.4% 128,489 R+42.9
Johnson 20,551 20.4% 80,189 79.6% 100,740 R+59.2
Shawnee 18,019 29.2% 43,760 70.8% 61,779 R+41.7
Wyandotte 16,195 43.0% 21,482 57.0% 37,677 R+14.0
Reno 9,492 38.6% 15,111 61.4% 24,603 R+22.8
Douglas 6,371 27.9% 16,428 72.1% 22,799 R+44.1
Saline 5,152 28.3% 13,047 71.7% 18,199 R+43.4
Butler 5,097 30.7% 11,527 69.3% 16,624 R+38.7
Riley 3,838 27.0% 10,351 73.0% 14,189 R+45.9
Leavenworth 5,009 36.1% 8,850 63.9% 13,859 R+27.7
Crawford 4,611 35.2% 8,505 64.8% 13,116 R+29.7
Barton 3,581 28.4% 9,040 71.6% 12,621 R+43.3
Montgomery 4,165 33.2% 8,397 66.8% 12,562 R+33.7
Cowley 3,752 30.2% 8,665 69.8% 12,417 R+39.6
Lyon 3,596 30.4% 8,219 69.6% 11,815 R+39.1
Harvey 3,551 30.9% 7,940 69.1% 11,491 R+38.2
McPherson 2,933 27.8% 7,619 72.2% 10,552 R+44.4
Ellis 2,891 29.8% 6,806 70.2% 9,697 R+40.4
Ford 2,918 30.9% 6,534 69.1% 9,452 R+38.3
Sumner 3,428 38.1% 5,581 61.9% 9,009 R+23.9
Labette 2,741 32.8% 5,610 67.2% 8,351 R+34.4
Dickinson 2,290 29.0% 5,618 71.0% 7,908 R+42.1
Finney 1,972 25.5% 5,750 74.5% 7,722 R+48.9
Franklin 2,189 30.3% 5,033 69.7% 7,222 R+39.4
Cherokee 2,967 41.7% 4,140 58.3% 7,107 R+16.5
Miami 2,369 35.5% 4,306 64.5% 6,675 R+29.0
Neosho 2,240 34.2% 4,308 65.8% 6,548 R+31.6
Osage 2,082 35.2% 3,836 64.8% 5,918 R+29.6
Jefferson 1,818 31.0% 4,039 69.0% 5,857 R+37.9
Pottawatomie 1,700 29.6% 4,048 70.4% 5,748 R+40.8
Atchison 2,064 37.2% 3,484 62.8% 5,548 R+25.6
Geary 1,703 30.9% 3,803 69.1% 5,506 R+38.1
Bourbon 1,819 33.7% 3,577 66.3% 5,396 R+32.6
Marshall 1,972 36.9% 3,369 63.1% 5,341 R+26.2
Marion 1,367 25.9% 3,901 74.1% 5,268 R+48.1
Allen 1,613 31.4% 3,517 68.6% 5,130 R+37.1
Nemaha 1,796 36.5% 3,129 63.5% 4,925 R+27.1
Rice 1,567 33.0% 3,182 67.0% 4,749 R+34.0
Cloud 1,804 38.6% 2,869 61.4% 4,673 R+22.8
Seward 1,215 26.1% 3,437 73.9% 4,652 R+47.8
Jackson 1,407 31.2% 3,106 68.8% 4,513 R+37.6
Brown 1,214 28.0% 3,125 72.0% 4,339 R+44.0
Pratt 1,191 29.3% 2,878 70.7% 4,069 R+41.5
Russell 994 24.6% 3,040 75.4% 4,034 R+50.7
Wilson 1,222 30.5% 2,789 69.5% 4,011 R+39.1
Clay 926 23.6% 3,000 76.4% 3,926 R+52.8
Greenwood 1,257 32.0% 2,668 68.0% 3,925 R+35.9
Kingman 1,122 32.1% 2,371 67.9% 3,493 R+35.8
Thomas 980 28.2% 2,496 71.8% 3,476 R+43.6
Mitchell 917 26.8% 2,511 73.2% 3,428 R+46.5
Coffey 853 24.9% 2,574 75.1% 3,427 R+50.2
Republic 1,189 37.1% 2,015 62.9% 3,204 R+25.8
Washington 1,040 32.5% 2,160 67.5% 3,200 R+35.0
Pawnee 1,199 38.6% 1,906 61.4% 3,105 R+22.8
Harper 862 28.4% 2,175 71.6% 3,037 R+43.2
Sherman 797 26.8% 2,174 73.2% 2,971 R+46.3
Linn 947 32.1% 2,004 67.9% 2,951 R+35.8
Doniphan 923 31.3% 2,025 68.7% 2,948 R+37.4
Ellsworth 853 29.3% 2,054 70.7% 2,907 R+41.3
Anderson 1,105 38.2% 1,789 61.8% 2,894 R+23.6
Wabaunsee 877 30.5% 1,999 69.5% 2,876 R+39.0
Phillips 680 23.9% 2,162 76.1% 2,842 R+52.1
Norton 727 25.6% 2,113 74.4% 2,840 R+48.8
Rooks 797 28.7% 1,980 71.3% 2,777 R+42.6
Ottawa 786 30.0% 1,831 70.0% 2,617 R+39.9
Stafford 952 36.6% 1,652 63.4% 2,604 R+26.9
Smith 869 33.5% 1,724 66.5% 2,593 R+33.0
Morris 862 33.3% 1,725 66.7% 2,587 R+33.4
Osborne 731 29.2% 1,769 70.8% 2,500 R+41.5
Barber 725 29.7% 1,718 70.3% 2,443 R+40.6
Scott 551 24.0% 1,746 76.0% 2,297 R+52.0
Ness 716 32.6% 1,477 67.4% 2,193 R+34.7
Grant 642 29.6% 1,530 70.4% 2,172 R+40.9
Rush 849 40.7% 1,235 59.3% 2,084 R+18.5
Jewell 623 30.5% 1,418 69.5% 2,041 R+39.0
Decatur 520 25.6% 1,511 74.4% 2,031 R+48.8
Rawlins 466 23.0% 1,562 77.0% 2,028 R+54.0
Meade 579 30.1% 1,344 69.9% 1,923 R+39.8
Gray 612 31.9% 1,308 68.1% 1,920 R+36.3
Lincoln 509 26.6% 1,403 73.4% 1,912 R+46.8
Trego 594 31.6% 1,283 68.4% 1,877 R+36.7
Stevens 524 28.4% 1,320 71.6% 1,844 R+43.2
Edwards 654 37.0% 1,115 63.0% 1,769 R+26.1
Kiowa 384 22.5% 1,322 77.5% 1,706 R+55.0
Woodson 584 35.2% 1,077 64.8% 1,661 R+29.7
Graham 480 29.1% 1,167 70.9% 1,647 R+41.7
Cheyenne 433 27.1% 1,166 72.9% 1,599 R+45.8
Elk 513 32.8% 1,051 67.2% 1,564 R+34.4
Gove 547 35.0% 1,015 65.0% 1,562 R+30.0
Chautauqua 410 26.6% 1,131 73.4% 1,541 R+46.8
Sheridan 557 36.4% 972 63.6% 1,529 R+27.1
Logan 431 30.0% 1,005 70.0% 1,436 R+40.0
Kearny 336 23.6% 1,089 76.4% 1,425 R+52.8
Morton 507 36.4% 884 63.6% 1,391 R+27.1
Chase 419 31.6% 909 68.4% 1,328 R+36.9
Haskell 396 30.5% 904 69.5% 1,300 R+39.1
Clark 340 26.4% 948 73.6% 1,288 R+47.2
Lane 255 21.8% 916 78.2% 1,171 R+56.4
Hodgeman 375 34.0% 727 66.0% 1,102 R+31.9
Hamilton 334 30.8% 750 69.2% 1,084 R+38.4
Wichita 294 27.5% 776 72.5% 1,070 R+45.0
Comanche 281 26.6% 775 73.4% 1,056 R+46.8
Wallace 264 30.0% 615 70.0% 879 R+39.9
Stanton 288 33.0% 584 67.0% 872 R+33.9
Greeley 261 32.9% 532 67.1% 793 R+34.2

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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