1992 United States Senate election in Kansas

1992 United States Senate election in Kansas

November 3, 1992

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

The 1992 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Republican senator Bob Dole won re-election to a sixth 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

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

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dole	706,246	62.70%
	Democratic	Gloria O'Dell	349,525	31.03%
	Independent	Christina Campbell-Cline	45,423	4.03%
	Libertarian	Mark B. Kirk	25,253	2.24%
Majority			356,721	31.67%
Turnout			1,126,447
	Republican hold

See also

• 1992 United States Senate elections