1968 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Kansas 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Kansas 1974 November 5, 1968 File:Bob Dole cph.3b30808.jpg 150x150px Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) 490,911 60.08% 3x4.svg William I. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 315,911 38.66% 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsDole: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Robinson: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator Frank Carlson Republican Party (US) Bob Dole Republican Party (US) The 1968 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 5, 1968, concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Frank Carlson did not run for re-election. Republican nominee Bob Dole won his first term in office, defeating Democratic nominee William I. Robinson with 60.08% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 6, 1968.Senate Library Valeo Francis R. Francis Valeo Hupman Richard D. 1968 Factual Campaign Information State Primary Elections, 1968, by states https://books.google.com/books?id=tMxcYMsn8DYC Washington D.C. United States Government Printing Office 3 Democratic primary Candidates Irene Corn James Kenneth Logan, dean of the University of Kansas School of Law August 5, 1968 Thumbnail Sketches of State and District Primary Candidates https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1906&dat=19680805&id=q9kfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I9kEAAAAIBAJ&pg=887,4762131 The Fort Scott Tribune Fort Scott, Kansas 5 4 October 2021 George A. Lopez, employee of a meat packing plant William I. Robinson, attorney, Democratic nominee for Kansas's 4th congressional district in 1960 K. L. "Ken" Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962 Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 121America Votes 8 137https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=679547 KS US Senate, 1968 - D Primary Our Campaigns 4 October 2021 William I. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 56,242 40.90 James Kenneth Logan Democratic Party (United States) 50,709 36.88 K. L. "Ken" Smith Democratic Party (United States) 13,698 9.96 George A. Lopez Democratic Party (United States) 9,386 6.83 Irene Corn Democratic Party (United States) 7,474 5.44 137,509 100.00% Republican primary Candidates William H. Avery, former Governor of Kansas Bob Dole, incumbent U.S. Representative for Kansas's 1st congressional district Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 121America Votes 8 137https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237363 KS US Senate, 1968 - R Primary Our Campaigns 4 October 2021 Bob Dole Republican Party (United States) 190,782 68.48 William H. Avery Republican Party (United States) 87,801 31.52 278,583 100.00 General election Candidates Bob Dole (R) William I. Robinson (D) Joseph Fred Hyskell (P) Results 1968 United States Senate election in KansasCongressional Quarterly 1998 87America Votes 8 128https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7028 KS US Senate, 1968 Our Campaigns 4 October 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1969-07-01 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1968election.pdf 15 U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) Bob Dole 490,911 60.08 Democratic Party (US) William I. Robinson 315,911 38.66 Prohibition Party (US) Joseph Fred Hyskell 10,262 1.26 None Scattering 12 0.00 175,000 21.42 817,096 Republican Party (US) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 8: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1968 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1970 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/mode/2up America Votes 8 1968 Kansas United States Senate Category:Bob Dole