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KANSASRace Summary
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).
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. back to top 1998 POLLSback to topPOLL HOURSMost 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) back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998Sen. Pat Roberts (R); first elected 1996; next election in 2002. back to top VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTSJim Phillips (D); Jerry Moran (inc.) (R) Jim Clark (D); Jim Ryun (inc.) (R) Dennis Moore (D); Vince Snowbarger (inc.) (R) Jim Lawing (D); Todd Tiahrt (inc.) (R) PRIMARY DATEAugust 4 FILING DEADLINEJune 10 back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 0
Governor: Republican back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Senate: 2 seats up back to top PARTY REGISTRATION
State Projected Voting Age Population: 1,897,000 (1996) 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% back to top ELECTORAL VOTES6 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYDole 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: 1964PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:Dole 54% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:
Bush 38.9% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:
Bush 56% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:
Reagan 66% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:
Reagan 58% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1994: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 2,572,000 (1996)
White: 92% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 2% of the voting population (from 1996 Census data) back to top STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Topeka 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). back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:
Kansas Secretary of State Home Page News Media:CNN Affiliates:
KTKA (Topeka) State Newspapers:
Topeka Capital-Journal General Interest:The White Househttp://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/ Updated: October 25, 1998 |