United States Senate election in Kansas, 2008
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Incumbent Senator Pat Roberts has announced he will seek re-election. This seat is not considered competitive.
The state of Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Kansas's other Republican Senator Sam Brownback has announced that he is retiring due to "self-imposed term limits," which means whoever wins this seat will become the Senior Senator from Kansas in 2011.
Kansas is considered one of the more 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.
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[edit] Announced Candidates
[edit] Republicans
- Incumbent Senator Pat Roberts
[edit] Democrats
- Lee Jones[1] - 2004 Democratic Nominee - railroad engineer Lee Jones US Senate Campaign website
- Former Congressman Jim Slattery[2]
[edit] Opinion polling
| Source | Date | Roberts (R) | Slattery (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | May 13, 2008 | 52% | 40% |
| June 2-4, 2008 | 50% | 38% |
[edit] Approval Rating
- Pat Roberts's Approval rating(s)
| Source | Date | Approve | Disapprove | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA | December 23,2007 | 56% | 32% | 12% |
| Survey USA | October 19,2007 | 55% | 36% | 10% |
| Survey USA | August 21,2007 | 54% | 33% | 13% |
| Survey USA | July 25,2007 | 52% | 34% | 13% |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dscc.org/news_item?news_item_KEY=4082 DSCC U.S. Senate candidate Jones criticizes Roberts]
- ^ Seeing big gains, gleeful Schumer might stay on Aaron Blake. The Hill. March 18, 2007.
[edit] External links
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