The 2004 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
* Robert Conroy
* Lee Jones, railroad engineer
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
* Arch Naramore, businessman
Results
General election
Candidates
*
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
(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.
Predictions
Results
See also
*
2004 United States Senate elections
References
{{United States elections, 2004
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 ...
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 ...
2004