2002 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a second term overwhelmingly. No Democrats filed to run, and Roberts was only opposed by a Libertarian candidate and a Reform Party candidate. This was the only United States Senate election in Kansas in which Pat Roberts won every county in the state.
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November 5, 2002
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 County results Roberts: 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- Tom Oyler, perennial candidate
- Pat Roberts, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Roberts (incumbent) | 233,642 | 83.70% | |
| Republican | Tom Oyler | 45,491 | 16.30% | |
| Total votes | 279,133 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Republican
Hold
Gain from Democratic
Candidates
- George Cook (Re)
- Pat Roberts (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Steven Rosile (L)
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Roberts (incumbent) | 641,075 | 82.52% | +20.50% | |
| Libertarian | Steven Rosile | 70,725 | 9.10% | +7.86% | |
| Reform | George Cook | 65,050 | 8.37% | +6.08% | |
| Majority | 570,350 | 73.42% | +45.83% | ||
| Turnout | 776,850 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Wyandotte (largest city: Kansas City)