1966 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1966 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 1962 United States Senate special election in Kansas 1962 (special) 1972 United States Senate election in Kansas 1972 November 8, 1966 150x150px James B. Pearson (R-KS).jpg James B. Pearson Republican Party (United States) 350,077 52.15% J Floyd Breeding.jpg J. Floyd Breeding Democratic Party (United States) 303,223 45.17% Kansas Senate Election Results by County, 1966.svg 270px County results Pearson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Breeding: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. senator James B. Pearson Republican Party (US) James B. Pearson Republican Party (US) The 1966 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1966, concurrently with 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 James B. Pearson defeated Democratic nominee James Floyd Breeding with 52.15% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 2, 1966.Senate Library Frazier Emery L. Hupman Richard D. 1966 Factual Campaign Information State Primary Elections, 1966, by states https://books.google.com/books?id=orI7-wJ20_gC Washington D.C. United States Government Printing Office 3 Democratic primary Candidates James Floyd Breeding, former U.S. Representative for Kansas's 5th congressional district Harold S. Herd, incumbent State Senator K. L. "Ken" Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962 J. Leigh Warner, insurance executive August 2, 1966 Michigan Senate Race Tops Nation's Primaries https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCS19660802.1.18&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 Santa Cruz Sentinel Santa Cruz, California 18 4 October 2021 Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 121America Votes 7 138https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=652476 KS US Senate, 1966 - D Primary Our Campaigns 4 October 2021 James Floyd Breeding Democratic Party (United States) 51,860 49.92 K. L. "Ken" Smith Democratic Party (United States) 19,433 18.71 Harold S. Herd Democratic Party (United States) 16,963 16.33 Leigh Warner Democratic Party (United States) 15,625 15.04 103,881 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Ava V. Anderson Robert F. Ellsworth, incumbent U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3rd congressional district James B. Pearson, incumbent U.S. Senator William D. Tarrant, former mayor of Wichita June 16, 1966 Fiery Primary Is Shaping Up In 3rd District https://issuu.com/tcj5/docs/1966-06-16-1 The Topeka Daily Journal Topeka, Kansas 1 4 October 2021 Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 120America Votes 7 138https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=237364 KS US Senate, 1966 - R Primary Our Campaigns 4 October 2021 James B. Pearson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 101,523 50.28 Robert F. Ellsworth Republican Party (United States) 83,083 41.15 Ava V. Anderson Republican Party (United States) 10,095 5.00 William D. Tarrant Republican Party (United States) 7,222 3.58 201,923 100.00 General election Candidates James B. Pearson (R) James Floyd Breeding (D) George W. Snell (C) Earl F. Dodgel (P), Prohibition nominee for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1960 Results 1966 United States Senate election in KansasCongressional Quarterly 1998 86America Votes 7 131https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7074 KS US Senate, 1966 Our Campaigns 4 October 2021Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1967 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1966election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) James B. Pearson (Incumbent) 350,077 52.15 Democratic Party (US) James Floyd Breeding 303,223 45.17 Prohibition Party Earl F. Dodge 9,364 1.39 Conservative Party (US) George W. Snell 7,103 1.06 None Scattering 1,578 0.24 46,854 6.98 671,345 Republican Party (US) See also 1966 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Scammon Richard M. America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966 1968 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1968 https://archive.org/details/americavotes7han00scam/mode/2up America Votes 7 1966 Kansas United States Senate