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The 1984 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 6, 1984.

Incumbent Senator Nancy Kassebaum was re-elected to a second term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Senator Kassebaum was unopposed for renomination by the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • James R. Maher, financial consultant and Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978

Results

Maher was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Independents and third parties

American

  • Marian Ruck Jackson, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1978 and 1982

Conservative

  • Lucille Bieger, resident of Russell

Libertarian

  • Douglas N. Merritt, resident of Atchison

Prohibition

General election

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Kassebaum (incumbent) 757,402 75.99% Increase22.13
Democratic James R. Maher 211,664 21.24% Decrease21.17
Conservative Marian R. Jackson 9,380 0.94% Decrease2.06
American Marian R. Jackson 6,918 0.69% Increase0.69
Libertarian Douglas N. Merritt 6,755 0.68% Increase0.68
Prohibition Freda H. Steele 4,610 0.46% Decrease0.26
Total votes 996,729 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ <ID> "Our Campaigns". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.