1996 United States Senate election in Kansas information
For the other Senate election in Kansas held in parallel, see 1996 United States Senate special election in Kansas.
1996 United States Senate election in Kansas
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November 5, 1996
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Pat Roberts
Sally Thompson
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652,677
362,380
Percentage
62.02%
34.44%
County results Roberts: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Thompson: 60–70%
U.S. senator before election
Nancy Kassebaum
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Elected U.S. Senator
Pat Roberts
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum decided to retire instead of seeking a fourth term. Republican Pat Roberts won the open seat.
Term limits were an issue during the campaign; while Roberts said that he was not totally opposed to term limits, he was wary of limits that did not apply to current members of Congress, saying that the proposed limits should apply to everyone. While Thompson signed the national term limits pledge from the group Americans for Limited Terms, Roberts declined to do so, becoming the only major party candidate for the U.S. Senate in the 1996 elections to not sign the pledge.[1] However, he did say that "I plan only to serve two terms in the U.S. Senate."[2] In 2014, he was re-elected to a fourth and final term in office, before retiring in 2020.
^"Roberts sole candidate to resist term limits tide". Lawrence Journal-World. September 25, 1996. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
^"Pat Roberts Said In 1996 He'd Only Serve Two Terms — He's Running For His Fourth". BuzzFeed. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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