2002 United States Senate election in Kansas explained

Election Name:2002 United States Senate election in Kansas
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1996 United States Senate election in Kansas
Previous Year:1996
Next Election:2008 United States Senate election in Kansas
Next Year:2008
Election Date:November 5, 2002
Image1:File:Pat Roberts (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Pat Roberts
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:641,075
Percentage1:82.52%
Nominee2:Steven Rosile
Party2:Libertarian Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:70,725
Percentage2:9.10%
Image3:3x4.svg
Nominee3:George Cook
Party3:Reform Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:65,050
Percentage3:8.37%
Map Size:270px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Pat Roberts
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Pat Roberts
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a second term overwhelmingly. No Democrats filed to run, and Roberts was only opposed by a Libertarian candidate and a Reform Party candidate. This was the only United States Senate election in Kansas in which Pat Roberts won every county in the state.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate Races. https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm. November 18, 2002. www.centerforpolitics.org. en-US. November 4, 2002. June 25, 2021. dead. mdy-all.