2008 Senate elections · Kansas history
Kansas U.S. Senate election 2008
Pat Roberts REP +23.6 · Class II seat · held 11/4/08
- Votes counted
- 1,210,690
- Margin
- 23.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in KS
- R+15.0same year
General election 11/4/08
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Roberts Won | REP | 727,121 | 60.06% | |
| Jim Slattery | DEM | 441,399 | 36.46% | |
| Randall L. Hodgkinson | LIB | 25,727 | 2.13% | |
| Joseph L. Martin | REF | 16,443 | 1.36% | |
| Total | 1,210,690 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Kansas Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Jerry Moran | 23.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Roger Marshall | 11.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Jerry Moran | 29.9 |
| 2014 | Class II | Pat Roberts | 10.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Jerry Moran | 43.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Pat Roberts | 23.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Sam Brownback | 41.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Pat Roberts | 73.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Sam Brownback | 33.7 |
| 1996 | Class II | Pat Roberts | 27.6 |
| 1996 special | Class III | Sam Brownback | 10.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Dole | 31.7 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2008 Kansas Senate race?
Pat Roberts (REP) won with 60.1% of the vote, ahead of Jim Slattery (36.5%), a margin of 23.6 points.
Did the Kansas Senate seat change party in 2008?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2008 Kansas Senate race?
1,210,690 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.