The 1984 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 6, 1984.
Incumbent Senator
Nancy Kassebaum
Nancy Jo Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; born July 29, 1932) is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1 ...
was re-elected to a second term in office.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Nancy Kassebaum
Nancy Jo Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; born July 29, 1932) is an American politician who represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She is the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1 ...
, incumbent Senator
Results
Senator Kassebaum was unopposed for renomination by the Republican Party.
Democratic primary
Candidates
* James R. Maher, financial consultant and Conservative Party nominee for Senate in 1978
Results
Maher was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Independents and third parties
American
* Marian Ruck Jackson, nominee for Lt. Governor in 1978 and 1982
Conservative
* Lucille Bieger, resident of
Russell
Libertarian
* Douglas N. Merritt, resident of
Atchison Atchison may refer to:
Places
In the United States:
*Atchison, California, a former settlement
*Atchison, Kansas, a city
*Atchison County, Kansas
*Atchison County, Missouri
People with the surname
* Bob Atchison (born 1941), Canadian drag race ...
Prohibition
* Freda H. Steele, resident of
Alta Vista
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General election
Results
See also
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1984 United States Senate elections
The 1984 United States Senate elections coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net loss of two Senate sea ...
References
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1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...