2002 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 2002 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 4, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pat Roberts won re-election to a second term overwhelmingly. No Democrats filed to run, and Roberts was only opposed by a Libertarian candidate and a Reform Party candidate. This was the only United States Senate election in Kansas in which Pat Roberts won every county in the state.

2002 United States Senate election in Kansas

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Nominee Pat Roberts Steven Rosile George Cook Party Republican Libertarian Reform Popular vote 641,075 70,725 65,050 Percentage 82.52% 9.10% 8.37%

County results Roberts:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Pat Roberts Republican Elected U.S. Senator Pat Roberts Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom Oyler, perennial candidate
• Pat Roberts, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (incumbent)	233,642	83.70%
	Republican	Tom Oyler	45,491	16.30%
Total votes			279,133	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• George Cook (Re)
• Pat Roberts (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Steven Rosile (L)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pat Roberts (incumbent)	641,075	82.52%	+20.50%
	Libertarian	Steven Rosile	70,725	9.10%	+7.86%
	Reform	George Cook	65,050	8.37%	+6.08%
Majority			570,350	73.42%	+45.83%
Turnout			776,850
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Wyandotte (largest city: Kansas City)

See also

• 2002 United States Senate election