2008 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 December 2017 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas presidential no 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas 2002 2014 United States Senate election in Kansas 2014 November 4, 2008 150x150px Pat Roberts official photo 2.jpg Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) 712,396 60.06% Jim Slattery.jpg Jim Slattery Democratic Party (United States) 429,691 36.46% 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsRoberts: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% Slattery: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) Pat Roberts Republican Party (United States) The 2008 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2008. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a third term. As of 2025, this is the last time a Democratic candidate won Atchison County in a US Senate election. Background The state of Kansas had not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Kansas's other Republican Senator Sam Brownback announced that he was retiring due to "self-imposed term limits," which meant Roberts became the senior senator from Kansas in 2011. It is considered one of the most Republican states in the U.S. The last time its electors went to a Democrat was the presidential election of 1964, when Lyndon Johnson carried the state over Barry Goldwater. Roberts had announced ahead of the 1996 election 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 but he broke that pledge in this election. Republican primary Candidates Pat Roberts, incumbent U.S. senator Results Republican Party primary resultshttp://www.kssos.org/elections/08elec/2008ElectionOfficialVoteTotals.pdf Results www.kssos.org 2021-05-09 Pat Roberts (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 214,911 100.00% 214,911 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Lee Jones, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004 Jim Slattery, former U.S. representative and nominee for governor in 1994 Results Democratic primary results Jim Slattery Democratic Party (United States) 68,106 68.93% Lee Jones Democratic Party (United States) 30,699 31.07% 98,805 100.00% General election Candidates Randall Hodgkinson (L), attorney Joseph L. Martin (Re), nominee for secretary of state in 2006 Pat Roberts (R), incumbent U.S. senator Jim Slattery (D), former U.S. representative Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008 https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139080 The Cook Political Report April 1, 2021 June 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210625160336/https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139080 dead Safe ROctober 23, 2008 CQ PoliticsRace Ratings Chart: Senate https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234525/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-senate October 28, 2010 CQ Politics Likely ROctober 31, 2008 Rothenberg Political Report2008 Senate ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2008-senate-ratings Inside Elections April 1, 2021 Safe RNovember 2, 2008 Real Clear Politics2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/senate/election_2008_senate_races.html Real Clear Politics August 31, 2021 Safe RNovember 4, 2008 Polling Poll source Dates administered Slattery RobertsRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 13, 2008 40% 52%Research 2000/Daily KosResearch 2000/Daily Kos June 2–4, 2008 38% 50%Cooper & SecrestCooper & Secrest June 5–8, 2008 36% 48%Rasmussen Reports June 11, 2008 39% 48%TargetPoint Consulting, Inc.TargetPoint Consulting, Inc. July 1, 2008 34% 54%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 15, 2008 33% 61%Rasmussen Reports August 11, 2008 37% 56%Survey USASurvey USA August 20, 2008 31% 58%Survey USASurvey USA September 22, 2008 35% 55%Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2008 38% 58%Rasmussen Reports October 13, 2008 36% 55%Survey USASurvey USA October 22, 2008 35% 57%Survey USASurvey USA October 28, 2008 33% 60% Results thumb|240px|County flips: Democratic #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold General election resultshttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm#stateKS Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Clerk.house.gov 2021-05-09 Republican Party (United States) Pat Roberts (incumbent) 727,121 60.06% -22.46% Democratic Party (United States) Jim Slattery 441,399 36.46% +36.46% Libertarian Party (United States) Randall Hodgkinson 25,727 2.12% -6.98% Reform Party (United States) Joseph L. Martin 16,443 1.36% -7.02% 285,722 23.60% -49.82% 1,210,690 Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Douglas (largest city: Lawrence) Wyandotte (largest city: Kansas City) Atchison (largest city: Atchison) See also 2008 United States Senate elections References External links Elections & Legislative from the Kansas Secretary of State U.S. Congress candidates for Kansas at Project Vote Smart Kansas, U.S. Senate CQ Politics Kansas U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com Kansas U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Roberts (R-i) vs Slattery (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com Official campaign websites (archived) Pat Roberts for US Senate Jim Slattery for US Senate Lee Jones for US Senate 2008 Kansas United States Senate