1980 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 1980 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Bob Dole was re-elected to his third term in office, after briefly campaigning for President earlier that year. He defeated Democrat John Simpson, who had previously served in the Kansas State Senate as a Republican.[1]
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November 4, 1980
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 County results Dole: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dole (incumbent) | 201,484 | 81.85% | |
| Republican | Roger Marsh | 44,674 | 18.15% | |
| Total votes | 246,158 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- John A. Barnes, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1976 from Cherryvale
- Howard C. Lee, resident of Ottawa
- James R. Maher, Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978 from Overland Park
- Ken North, resident of Shawnee Mission
- Ed Phillips, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1978 from Louisburg
- John Simpson, former Republican State Senator from Salina
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Simpson | 52,004 | 35.79% | |
| Democratic | James R. Maher | 46,322 | 31.88% | |
| Democratic | John A. Barnes | 16,466 | 11.33% | |
| Democratic | Ken North | 14,218 | 9.79% | |
| Democratic | Ed Phillips | 8,838 | 6.08% | |
| Democratic | Howard C. Lee | 7,461 | 5.14% | |
| Total votes | 145,309 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bob Dole (incumbent) | 598,686 | 63.76% |  12.91 | |
| Democratic | John Simpson | 340,271 | 36.24% |  12.91 | |
| Total votes | 938,957 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||