1998 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 1998 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to his first full term. Brownback was first elected in a special election held in 1996, when then-Senator Bob Dole resigned to campaign for U.S. President, after 27 years in the Senate.
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County results Brownback: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Feleciano: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Todd Covault
- Paul Feleciano, Jr., State Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Paul Feleciano, Jr. | 58,097 | 58.73% | |
Democratic | Todd Covault | 40,825 | 41.27% | |
Total votes | 98,922 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Sam Brownback, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Brownback (Incumbent) | 255,747 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 255,747 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Sam Brownback (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Paul Feleciano (D), State Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sam Brownback (Incumbent) | 474,639 | 65.27% | +11.35% | |
Democratic | Paul Feleciano, Jr. | 229,718 | 31.59% | -11.74% | |
Libertarian | Tom Oyler | 11,545 | 1.59% | ||
Reform | Alvin Bauman | 11,334 | 1.56% | -1.20% | |
Majority | 244,921 | 33.68% | +23.10% | ||
Turnout | 727,236 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |