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      Home/Elections/1996/US Senate/Kansas
      1996·US Senate·Kansas
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      Kansas US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Sam Brownback
      53.9%574,021 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Jill Docking
      43.3%461,374 votes
      Margin
      R+10.6
      1,064,746 total votes
      3 candidates1,064,746 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Sam BrownbackREP✓
      		REP574,02153.9%
      Jill DockingDEM
      		DEM461,37443.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH29,3512.8%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Kansas(Class I)

      2022
      Jerry MoranREP
      R+23.0
      2020
      Roger MarshallREP
      R+11.4
      2016
      Jerry MoranREP
      R+29.9
      2014
      Pat RobertsREP
      R+53.1
      2010
      Jerry MoranREP
      R+43.7
      2008
      Pat RobertsREP
      R+23.6
      2004
      Sam BrownbackREP
      R+41.7
      2002
      Pat RobertsREP
      R+82.5
      1998
      Sam BrownbackREP
      R+33.7
      1992
      Bob DoleREP
      R+31.7
      1990
      Nancy L. KassebaumREP
      R+47.2
      1986
      Bob DoleREP
      R+40.1
      1984
      Nancy L. KassebaumREP
      R+54.8
      View all US Senate history for Kansas →

      Candidates

      Jill DockingDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+10.6
      Career1996-1996
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Sam BrownbackREP
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginR+24.1
      Career1994-2014
      Governor / US Senate / US House
      Full profile →

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