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ELECTION 98 MAIN | | REMOTE NAVIGATOR

KANSAS

Race Summary

Governor    (3187 of 3187 precincts reporting)
Sawyer (D) 23%     Graves (R) * 74%    
Senate    (3187 of 3187 precincts reporting)
Feleciano Jr. (D) 32%     Brownback (R) * 66%    
House 01    (1271 of 1271 precincts reporting)
Phillips (D) 19%     Moran (R) * 81%    
House 02    (761 of 761 precincts reporting)
Clark (D) 39%     Ryun (R) * 61%    
House 03    (570 of 570 precincts reporting)
Moore (D) * 52%     Snowbarger (R) 48%    
House 04    (584 of 584 precincts reporting)
Lawing (D) 39%     Tiahrt (R) * 59%    
Updated November 04, 1998 03:39 P.M. EST

TOP RACES

GOVERNOR: Gov. Bill Graves (R), first elected in 1994, is seeking a second term. He will face Kansas state House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer (D).
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance

SENATE: Sen. Sam Brownback (R) (elected to the House in 1994) was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and is seeking his first full term. Kansas state Sen. Paul Feleciano Jr. (D) will challenge.
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance


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1998 POLLS

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POLL HOURS

Most are open 8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT) to 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT), although polls may open as early as 7 a.m. ET (6 a.m. CT) and close as late as 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT)


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SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998

Sen. Pat Roberts (R); first elected 1996; next election in 2002.


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VACANCIES

1998 vacancies list


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HOUSE DISTRICTS

  • CD1 (Rural West; Salina; Hutchinson; Dodge City):
    Jim Phillips (D); Jerry Moran (inc.) (R)
  • CD2 (East; Topeka; Leavenworth; Pittsburg):
    Jim Clark (D); Jim Ryun (inc.) (R)
  • CD3 (Kansas City and suburbs; Overland Park; Lawrence):
    Dennis Moore (D); Vince Snowbarger (inc.) (R)
  • CD4 (South Central; Wichita):
    Jim Lawing (D); Todd Tiahrt (inc.) (R)

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    PRIMARY DATE

    August 4

    Primary results


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    FILING DEADLINE

    June 10


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    STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES

    Total Number: 0


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    PARTY CONTROL

    Governor: Republican
    U.S. Senate: 2 Republicans
    U.S. House of Representatives: 4 Republicans
    State Senate: 13 Democrats, 27 Republicans
    State House of Representative: 48 Democrats, 77 Republicans


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    STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

    Senate: 2 seats up
    House: All 125 seats up


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    PARTY REGISTRATION

    State Projected Voting Age Population: 1,897,000 (1996)
    Registered Voters: 1,493,779 (7/98)

       Democrats:          426,199     28.5%
    
       Republicans:        662,920     44.4%
    
       Libertarian Party:    9,820     0.65%
       
       Reform Party:         1,309     0.08%
    
       Unaffiliated:       393,473     26.3%

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    ELECTORAL VOTES

    6


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    PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORY

    Dole won in 1996; Bush in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Ford in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Nixon in 1960.

    LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1964

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:

    Dole 54%
    Clinton 36%
    Perot 9%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:

    Bush 38.9%
    Clinton 33.7%
    Perot 27%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:

    Bush 56%
    Dukakis 43%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:

    Reagan 66%
    Mondale 33%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:

    Reagan 58%
    Carter 33%
    Anderson 7%


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    PAST EXIT POLLS

    1992:

    1994:

    1996:


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    TURNOUT

    Historical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960


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    DEMOGRAPHICS

    Population: 2,572,000 (1996)
    (% of voting age population)

    White: 92%
    African American: 6%
    Asian:
    Native American:
    Other/Undeclared: 3%

    Persons of Hispanic origin account for 2% of the voting population (from 1996 Census data)


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    STATE TIDBITS

    State Capital: Topeka
    State Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State

    The Sunflower State is currently ruled by an entirely Republican congressional delegation, a tribute to one of the strongest GOP traditions in the land. Kansas is also the home of Sen. Bob Dole, who was U.S. Senate majority leader from 1984 to 1986 and again from 1994 to 1996, when he resigned to run for the presidency against Bill Clinton. This top wheat-producing state has not had a Democratic senator since 1939. Kansas has voted for a Democratic president only once since 1940. (CQ's "Guide to U.S. Elections"). A Democrat, George McGill, was last elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas in 1930 (served until 1939).


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    RELATED SITES

    NOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window.

    Government:

    Kansas Secretary of State Home Page
    http://www.ink.org/public/sos/
    Kansas Elections & Legislative Matters Division
    http://www.ink.org/public/sos/elewelc.html
    Kansas Gov. Bill Graves' Home Page
    http://www.state.ks.us/public/governor/main.html
    Kansas State Senate
    http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/senate/s_roster.html
    Kansas State House of Representatives
    http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/house/h_roster.html

    News Media:

    CNN Affiliates:

    KTKA (Topeka)
    http://www.newssource49.com/
    KAKE (Wichita)
    http://www.kake.com/
    KWCH (Wichita)
    http://www.kwch.com/

    State Newspapers:

    Topeka Capital-Journal
    http://www.cjonline.com
    Kansas City Star (Mo.)
    http://www.kcstar.com

    General Interest:

    The White House
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
    The House of Representatives
    http://www.house.gov/
    The Senate
    http://www.senate.gov/
    Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
    Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
    http://voter.cq.com/
    Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch
    http://pathfinder.com/CQ/
    THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
    http://thomas.loc.gov/
    Federal Election Commission
    http://www.fec.gov/
    Democratic National Committee
    http://www.democrats.org/
    Republican National Committee
    http://www.rnc.org/
    Project Vote Smart
    http://www.vote-smart.org
    Policy.com
    http://www.policy.com/


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    Updated: October 25, 1998



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