1992 United States Senate election in Kansas

1992 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1986 November 3, 1992 1996 (special) →

Nominee Bob Dole Gloria O'Dell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 706,246 349,525 Percentage 62.7% 31.0%

County results Dole:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Bob Dole Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bob Dole Republican

Elections in Kansas
Federal government Presidential elections 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Presidential Primaries Democratic Caucuses 2004 2008 2016 2020 Republican Caucuses 2008 2012 U.S. Senate Elections 1966 1968 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1996 special 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 2022 U.S. House Elections 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 Special elections 4th district, 2017
State government Gubernatorial elections 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Senate elections 2020 House of Representatives elections 2020 State elections by year 2012 2014 2018 2020
Ballot measures 2005 Amendment 1
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Kansas City Mayoral elections 2013 2017 2021
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Dole won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Democratic nominee Gloria O'Dell. Nearly two decades after his failed vice-presidential bid in 1976, this would be Dole's last election to the Senate. He would resign in 1996 while running for President of the United States. Dole also became the Republican Leader of the United States Senate seven years prior.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

• Gloria O'Dell, teacher and former journalist^[1]
• Fred Phelps, pastor

In the Democratic primary, O'Dell defeated Fred Phelps, the highly controversial pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church.

Republican[]

• Bob Dole, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

See also[]

• 1992 United States Senate elections

References[]