2004 United States Senate election in Kansas
November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Sam Brownback Lee Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 780,863 310,337
Percentage 69.16% 27.49%
County results
Brownback:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Jones:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Sam Brownback
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Sam Brownback
Republican

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robert Conroy
  • Lee Jones, railroad engineer

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert A. Conroy 61,052 55.92%
Democratic Lee Jones 48,133 44.08%
Total votes 109,185 100.00%

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.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Brownback (Incumbent) 286,839 86.99%
Republican Arch Naramore 42,880 13.01%
Total votes 329,719 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Sam Brownback (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • George Cook (Re)
  • Lee Jones (D), railroad engineer
  • Steven Rosile (L)

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.[3]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sam Brownback (Incumbent) 780,863 69.16% +3.90%
Democratic Lee Jones 310,337 27.49% -4.10%
Libertarian Steven A. Rosile 21,842 1.93% +0.35%
Reform George Cook 15,980 1.42% -0.14%
Majority 470,526 41.68% +8.00%
Turnout 1,129,022
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2004 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State.
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - KS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 03, 2004".
  3. ↑ "Moore wins comfortably; Brownback, Republicans win". Usatoday.Com. November 3, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Final Predictions". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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