780,863 310,337 Start date November 2, 2004 | 70.2% 27.5% | |
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sam Brownback won re-election to a second term.
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Candidates
Results
Though Robert Conroy won the Democratic nomination, he dropped out of the race shortly after becoming the nominee, noting that he expected Jones to win and was tired of campaigning. The Kansas Democratic Party selected Lee Jones as the replacement candidate.
Candidates
Candidates
Campaign
Brownback raised $2.5 million for his re-election campaign, while Jones raised only $90,000. Kansas last elected a Democratic senator in 1932. Brownback was very popular in the state.
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United States Senate election in Kansas, 2004 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA