| Election Name: | 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1974 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Previous Year: | 1974 |
| Next Election: | 1986 United States Senate election in Kansas |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1980 |
| Image1: | File:1977 Dole p55 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bob Dole |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 598,686 |
| Percentage1: | 63.76% |
| Nominee2: | John Simpson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 340,271 |
| Percentage2: | 36.24% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | Bob Dole |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bob Dole |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Dole was re-elected to his third term in office, after briefly campaigning for President earlier that year. He defeated Democrat John Simpson, who had previously served in the Kansas State Senate as a Republican.[1]