1996 United States Senate election in Kansas

none the other Senate election in Kansas held in parallel 1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas March 2026 September 2023 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 1990 United States Senate election in Kansas 1990 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas 2002 November 5, 1996 File:Pat Roberts (cropped).jpg 150x150px Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) 652,677 62.02% 3x4.svg Sally Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 362,380 34.44% 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County results Roberts: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Thompson: #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Republican Party (United States) Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Pat Roberts won the open seat. Term limits were an issue during the campaign; while Roberts said that he was not totally opposed to term limits, he was wary of limits that did not apply to current members of Congress, saying that the proposed limits should apply to everyone. While Thompson signed the national term limits pledge from the group Americans for Limited Terms, Roberts declined to do so, becoming the only major party candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 1996 elections to not sign the pledge.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19960925&id=QjczAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XucFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6637,4661878 Roberts sole candidate to resist term limits tide Lawrence Journal-World September 25, 1996 October 15, 2014 However, he did say that "I plan only to serve two terms in the U.S. Senate."https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/pat-roberts-said-he-in-1996-hed-serve-2-terms-in-senate-hes Pat Roberts Said In 1996 He'd Only Serve Two Terms — He's Running For His Fourth BuzzFeed October 14, 2014 October 15, 2014 In 2014, he was re-elected to a fourth and final term in office, before retiring in 2020. Democratic primary Candidates Sally Thompson, Kansas State Treasurer Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://www.kssos.org/elections/96elec/96sum/p96ussum.html 1996 Primary Election US Senate Races Sally Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 121,476 100.00% 121,476 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Pat Roberts, U.S. Representative Tom Little Tom Oyler Richard L. Cooley Results Republican primary resultshttp://www.kssos.org/elections/96elec/96sum/p96ussum.html 1996 Primary Election US Senate Races Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) 245,411 78.21% Tom Little Republican Party (United States) 25,052 7.98% Tom Oyler Republican Party (United States) 23,266 7.42% Richard L. Cooley Republican Party (United States) 20,060 6.39% 313,789 100.00% General election Candidates Mark Marney (Reform) Pat Roberts (R), U.S. Representative Steven Rosile (L) Sally Thompson (D), Kansas State Treasurer Results General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996/96Stat.htm#16 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Party (United States) Pat Roberts 652,677 62.02% -11.57% Democratic Party (United States) Sally Thompson 362,380 34.44% +8.05% Reform Party (United States) Mark S. Marney 24,145 2.29% Libertarian Party (United States) Steven Rosile 13,098 1.25% 290,297 27.59% -19.61% 1,052,300 Republican Party (United States) See also 1996 United States Senate elections References United States Senate Kansas 1996