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1980-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for Kansas (Class 3)


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County Turnout Robert Dole*
(R)
John Simpson
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
Allen54%4,13966.6%2,07533.4%00.0%2,064 6,214
Anderson59%2,47366.0%1,27334.0%00.0%1,200 3,746
Atchison56%4,57261.7%2,83538.3%00.0%1,737 7,407
Barber59%2,06871.2%83528.8%00.0%1,233 2,903
Barton61%9,69370.5%4,05529.5%00.0%5,638 13,748
Bourbon59%4,53164.1%2,53835.9%00.0%1,993 7,069
Brown59%3,80873.7%1,35926.3%00.0%2,449 5,167
Butler52%10,01260.8%6,45739.2%00.0%3,555 16,469
Chase62%1,06568.9%48031.1%00.0%585 1,545
Chautauqua47%1,45779.8%36920.2%00.0%1,088 1,826
Cherokee59%5,66459.2%3,90140.8%00.0%1,763 9,565
Cheyenne63%1,35977.3%40022.7%00.0%959 1,759
Clark71%99371.2%40128.8%00.0%592 1,394
Clay63%3,37473.9%1,19126.1%00.0%2,183 4,565
Cloud61%3,53561.3%2,23238.7%00.0%1,303 5,767
Coffey52%2,46269.7%1,07130.3%00.0%1,391 3,533
Comanche69%94070.7%39029.3%00.0%550 1,330
Cowley56%9,39062.7%5,59137.3%00.0%3,799 14,981
Crawford57%9,54457.7%6,98942.3%00.0%2,555 16,533
Decatur66%1,63973.6%58926.4%00.0%1,050 2,228
Dickinson56%5,75669.5%2,52730.5%00.0%3,229 8,283
Doniphan54%2,71075.7%87024.3%00.0%1,840 3,580
Douglas52%16,20357.5%11,99342.5%00.0%4,210 28,196
Edwards68%1,41065.2%75134.8%00.0%659 2,161
Elk51%1,09471.4%43928.6%00.0%655 1,533
Ellis56%5,82554.5%4,85845.5%00.0%967 10,683
Ellsworth66%2,10964.8%1,14635.2%00.0%963 3,255
Finney52%5,53467.5%2,66632.5%00.0%2,868 8,200
Ford55%6,14364.4%3,39835.6%00.0%2,745 9,541
Franklin55%5,73766.0%2,95234.0%00.0%2,785 8,689
Geary29%3,88062.3%2,34637.7%00.0%1,534 6,226
Gove66%1,18168.4%54631.6%00.0%635 1,727
Graham70%1,44771.5%57628.5%00.0%871 2,023
Grant57%1,87971.8%73828.2%00.0%1,141 2,617
Gray57%1,35567.5%65232.5%00.0%703 2,007
Greeley71%68975.1%22824.9%00.0%461 917
Greenwood63%2,86169.1%1,28230.9%00.0%1,579 4,143
Hamilton73%89566.9%44333.1%00.0%452 1,338
Harper58%2,51773.1%92526.9%00.0%1,592 3,442
Harvey57%7,96162.4%4,80337.6%00.0%3,158 12,764
Haskell58%1,09873.9%38726.1%00.0%711 1,485
Hodgeman74%90773.7%32426.3%00.0%583 1,231
Jackson63%3,21663.8%1,82736.2%00.0%1,389 5,043
Jefferson57%3,75461.8%2,31938.2%00.0%1,435 6,073
Jewell71%2,11375.7%67824.3%00.0%1,435 2,791
Johnson62%83,51469.8%36,10530.2%00.0%47,409 119,619
Kearny59%96371.7%38028.3%00.0%583 1,343
Kingman61%2,74968.6%1,26131.4%00.0%1,488 4,010
Kiowa65%1,46475.5%47524.5%00.0%989 1,939
Labette53%5,88660.3%3,86939.7%00.0%2,017 9,755
Lane73%1,00577.1%29922.9%00.0%706 1,304
Leavenworth42%10,30662.7%6,14337.3%00.0%4,163 16,449
Lincoln71%1,64072.3%62927.7%00.0%1,011 2,269
Linn58%2,43869.6%1,06530.4%00.0%1,373 3,503
Logan68%1,21371.1%49228.9%00.0%721 1,705
Lyon52%7,91057.2%5,90742.8%00.0%2,003 13,817
Marion57%4,28772.7%1,61027.3%00.0%2,677 5,897
Marshall62%3,98466.2%2,03433.8%00.0%1,950 6,018
McPherson57%7,53265.9%3,89334.1%00.0%3,639 11,425
Meade62%1,58873.1%58426.9%00.0%1,004 2,172
Miami53%4,91860.8%3,17739.2%00.0%1,741 8,095
Mitchell66%2,70669.5%1,18530.5%00.0%1,521 3,891
Montgomery54%11,11567.4%5,37732.6%00.0%5,738 16,492
Morris60%1,90365.3%1,01034.7%00.0%893 2,913
Morton67%1,14471.5%45628.5%00.0%688 1,600
Nemaha67%3,30161.8%2,04138.2%00.0%1,260 5,342
Neosho57%4,96663.4%2,86436.6%00.0%2,102 7,830
Ness73%1,67968.9%75831.1%00.0%921 2,437
Norton64%2,47976.3%77123.7%00.0%1,708 3,250
Osage57%3,66658.9%2,55441.1%00.0%1,112 6,220
Osborne66%2,10271.4%84028.6%00.0%1,262 2,942
Ottawa66%2,02268.8%91631.2%00.0%1,106 2,938
Pawnee60%2,33364.2%1,30335.8%00.0%1,030 3,636
Phillips66%2,73375.7%87624.3%00.0%1,857 3,609
Pottawatomie57%4,00165.9%2,06734.1%00.0%1,934 6,068
Pratt60%3,12267.4%1,51332.6%00.0%1,609 4,635
Rawlins68%1,52675.2%50324.8%00.0%1,023 2,029
Reno55%14,55056.4%11,25543.6%00.0%3,295 25,805
Republic67%2,79570.7%1,15629.3%00.0%1,639 3,951
Rice61%3,34461.6%2,08338.4%00.0%1,261 5,427
Riley33%10,71064.9%5,80535.1%00.0%4,905 16,515
Rooks61%2,18770.9%89829.1%00.0%1,289 3,085
Rush75%1,74368.0%81932.0%00.0%924 2,562
Russell66%3,53879.5%91020.5%00.0%2,628 4,448
Saline59%12,45059.2%8,56940.8%00.0%3,881 21,019
Scott59%1,74273.8%61726.2%00.0%1,125 2,359
Sedgwick50%81,48061.8%50,27738.2%00.0%31,203 131,757
Seward52%4,50074.2%1,56825.8%00.0%2,932 6,068
Shawnee59%37,79857.3%28,19342.7%00.0%9,605 65,991
Sheridan67%1,15371.0%47129.0%00.0%682 1,624
Sherman58%2,26270.9%93029.1%00.0%1,332 3,192
Smith73%2,48074.5%84725.5%00.0%1,633 3,327
Stafford68%1,99567.6%95832.4%00.0%1,037 2,953
Stanton63%70672.4%26927.6%00.0%437 975
Stevens62%1,51474.1%53025.9%00.0%984 2,044
Sumner57%6,27861.2%3,97938.8%00.0%2,299 10,257
Thomas69%2,93570.8%1,21129.2%00.0%1,724 4,146
Trego67%1,38168.3%64131.7%00.0%740 2,022
Wabaunsee67%2,24268.2%1,04331.8%00.0%1,199 3,285
Wallace71%79978.0%22522.0%00.0%574 1,024
Washington63%2,98375.5%96624.5%00.0%2,017 3,949
Wichita62%92874.1%32425.9%00.0%604 1,252
Wilson52%3,26571.0%1,33529.0%00.0%1,930 4,600
Woodson61%1,43967.1%70732.9%00.0%732 2,146
Wyandotte43%26,30250.3%26,02349.7%00.0%279 52,325
TOTAL 54% 598,68663.8% 340,27136.2% 00.0% 258,415 938,957
Total R vote: 598,686 (63.8%)      Total D vote: 340,271 (36.2%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $790,351 $340,581
Total Receipts: $899,400 $340,147
Cash on Hand: $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KS/1980



1980 Senate class 3, Allen County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,139 66.6%
John Simpson (D) 2,075 33.4%
TOTAL 6,214
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,473 66.0%
John Simpson (D) 1,273 34.0%
TOTAL 3,746
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Atchison County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,572 61.7%
John Simpson (D) 2,835 38.3%
TOTAL 7,407
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Barber County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,068 71.2%
John Simpson (D) 835 28.8%
TOTAL 2,903
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Barton County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 9,693 70.5%
John Simpson (D) 4,055 29.5%
TOTAL 13,748
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Bourbon County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,531 64.1%
John Simpson (D) 2,538 35.9%
TOTAL 7,069
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,808 73.7%
John Simpson (D) 1,359 26.3%
TOTAL 5,167
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Butler County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 10,012 60.8%
John Simpson (D) 6,457 39.2%
TOTAL 16,469
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Chase County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,065 68.9%
John Simpson (D) 480 31.1%
TOTAL 1,545
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Chautauqua County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,457 79.8%
John Simpson (D) 369 20.2%
TOTAL 1,826
Turnout: 47%


1980 Senate class 3, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,664 59.2%
John Simpson (D) 3,901 40.8%
TOTAL 9,565
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Cheyenne County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,359 77.3%
John Simpson (D) 400 22.7%
TOTAL 1,759
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Clark County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 993 71.2%
John Simpson (D) 401 28.8%
TOTAL 1,394
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,374 73.9%
John Simpson (D) 1,191 26.1%
TOTAL 4,565
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Cloud County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,535 61.3%
John Simpson (D) 2,232 38.7%
TOTAL 5,767
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Coffey County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,462 69.7%
John Simpson (D) 1,071 30.3%
TOTAL 3,533
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Comanche County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 940 70.7%
John Simpson (D) 390 29.3%
TOTAL 1,330
Turnout: 69%


1980 Senate class 3, Cowley County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 9,390 62.7%
John Simpson (D) 5,591 37.3%
TOTAL 14,981
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Crawford County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 9,544 57.7%
John Simpson (D) 6,989 42.3%
TOTAL 16,533
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,639 73.6%
John Simpson (D) 589 26.4%
TOTAL 2,228
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Dickinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,756 69.5%
John Simpson (D) 2,527 30.5%
TOTAL 8,283
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Doniphan County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,710 75.7%
John Simpson (D) 870 24.3%
TOTAL 3,580
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Douglas County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 16,203 57.5%
John Simpson (D) 11,993 42.5%
TOTAL 28,196
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Edwards County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,410 65.2%
John Simpson (D) 751 34.8%
TOTAL 2,161
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Elk County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,094 71.4%
John Simpson (D) 439 28.6%
TOTAL 1,533
Turnout: 51%


1980 Senate class 3, Ellis County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,825 54.5%
John Simpson (D) 4,858 45.5%
TOTAL 10,683
Turnout: 56%


1980 Senate class 3, Ellsworth County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,109 64.8%
John Simpson (D) 1,146 35.2%
TOTAL 3,255
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Finney County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,534 67.5%
John Simpson (D) 2,666 32.5%
TOTAL 8,200
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Ford County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 6,143 64.4%
John Simpson (D) 3,398 35.6%
TOTAL 9,541
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,737 66.0%
John Simpson (D) 2,952 34.0%
TOTAL 8,689
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Geary County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,880 62.3%
John Simpson (D) 2,346 37.7%
TOTAL 6,226
Turnout: 29%


1980 Senate class 3, Gove County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,181 68.4%
John Simpson (D) 546 31.6%
TOTAL 1,727
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Graham County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,447 71.5%
John Simpson (D) 576 28.5%
TOTAL 2,023
Turnout: 70%


1980 Senate class 3, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,879 71.8%
John Simpson (D) 738 28.2%
TOTAL 2,617
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Gray County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,355 67.5%
John Simpson (D) 652 32.5%
TOTAL 2,007
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Greeley County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 689 75.1%
John Simpson (D) 228 24.9%
TOTAL 917
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Greenwood County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,861 69.1%
John Simpson (D) 1,282 30.9%
TOTAL 4,143
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 895 66.9%
John Simpson (D) 443 33.1%
TOTAL 1,338
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Harper County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,517 73.1%
John Simpson (D) 925 26.9%
TOTAL 3,442
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Harvey County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 7,961 62.4%
John Simpson (D) 4,803 37.6%
TOTAL 12,764
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Haskell County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,098 73.9%
John Simpson (D) 387 26.1%
TOTAL 1,485
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Hodgeman County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 907 73.7%
John Simpson (D) 324 26.3%
TOTAL 1,231
Turnout: 74%


1980 Senate class 3, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,216 63.8%
John Simpson (D) 1,827 36.2%
TOTAL 5,043
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,754 61.8%
John Simpson (D) 2,319 38.2%
TOTAL 6,073
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Jewell County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,113 75.7%
John Simpson (D) 678 24.3%
TOTAL 2,791
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 83,514 69.8%
John Simpson (D) 36,105 30.2%
TOTAL 119,619
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Kearny County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 963 71.7%
John Simpson (D) 380 28.3%
TOTAL 1,343
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Kingman County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,749 68.6%
John Simpson (D) 1,261 31.4%
TOTAL 4,010
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Kiowa County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,464 75.5%
John Simpson (D) 475 24.5%
TOTAL 1,939
Turnout: 65%


1980 Senate class 3, Labette County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 5,886 60.3%
John Simpson (D) 3,869 39.7%
TOTAL 9,755
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Lane County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,005 77.1%
John Simpson (D) 299 22.9%
TOTAL 1,304
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Leavenworth County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 10,306 62.7%
John Simpson (D) 6,143 37.3%
TOTAL 16,449
Turnout: 42%


1980 Senate class 3, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,640 72.3%
John Simpson (D) 629 27.7%
TOTAL 2,269
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Linn County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,438 69.6%
John Simpson (D) 1,065 30.4%
TOTAL 3,503
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Logan County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,213 71.1%
John Simpson (D) 492 28.9%
TOTAL 1,705
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Lyon County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 7,910 57.2%
John Simpson (D) 5,907 42.8%
TOTAL 13,817
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,287 72.7%
John Simpson (D) 1,610 27.3%
TOTAL 5,897
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,984 66.2%
John Simpson (D) 2,034 33.8%
TOTAL 6,018
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, McPherson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 7,532 65.9%
John Simpson (D) 3,893 34.1%
TOTAL 11,425
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Meade County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,588 73.1%
John Simpson (D) 584 26.9%
TOTAL 2,172
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Miami County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,918 60.8%
John Simpson (D) 3,177 39.2%
TOTAL 8,095
Turnout: 53%


1980 Senate class 3, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,706 69.5%
John Simpson (D) 1,185 30.5%
TOTAL 3,891
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 11,115 67.4%
John Simpson (D) 5,377 32.6%
TOTAL 16,492
Turnout: 54%


1980 Senate class 3, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,903 65.3%
John Simpson (D) 1,010 34.7%
TOTAL 2,913
Turnout: 60%


1980 Senate class 3, Morton County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,144 71.5%
John Simpson (D) 456 28.5%
TOTAL 1,600
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Nemaha County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,301 61.8%
John Simpson (D) 2,041 38.2%
TOTAL 5,342
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Neosho County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,966 63.4%
John Simpson (D) 2,864 36.6%
TOTAL 7,830
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Ness County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,679 68.9%
John Simpson (D) 758 31.1%
TOTAL 2,437
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Norton County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,479 76.3%
John Simpson (D) 771 23.7%
TOTAL 3,250
Turnout: 64%


1980 Senate class 3, Osage County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,666 58.9%
John Simpson (D) 2,554 41.1%
TOTAL 6,220
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Osborne County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,102 71.4%
John Simpson (D) 840 28.6%
TOTAL 2,942
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Ottawa County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,022 68.8%
John Simpson (D) 916 31.2%
TOTAL 2,938
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Pawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,333 64.2%
John Simpson (D) 1,303 35.8%
TOTAL 3,636
Turnout: 60%


1980 Senate class 3, Phillips County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,733 75.7%
John Simpson (D) 876 24.3%
TOTAL 3,609
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Pottawatomie County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,001 65.9%
John Simpson (D) 2,067 34.1%
TOTAL 6,068
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Pratt County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,122 67.4%
John Simpson (D) 1,513 32.6%
TOTAL 4,635
Turnout: 60%


1980 Senate class 3, Rawlins County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,526 75.2%
John Simpson (D) 503 24.8%
TOTAL 2,029
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Reno County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 14,550 56.4%
John Simpson (D) 11,255 43.6%
TOTAL 25,805
Turnout: 55%


1980 Senate class 3, Republic County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,795 70.7%
John Simpson (D) 1,156 29.3%
TOTAL 3,951
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Rice County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,344 61.6%
John Simpson (D) 2,083 38.4%
TOTAL 5,427
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Riley County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 10,710 64.9%
John Simpson (D) 5,805 35.1%
TOTAL 16,515
Turnout: 33%


1980 Senate class 3, Rooks County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,187 70.9%
John Simpson (D) 898 29.1%
TOTAL 3,085
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Rush County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,743 68.0%
John Simpson (D) 819 32.0%
TOTAL 2,562
Turnout: 75%


1980 Senate class 3, Russell County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,538 79.5%
John Simpson (D) 910 20.5%
TOTAL 4,448
Turnout: 66%


1980 Senate class 3, Saline County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 12,450 59.2%
John Simpson (D) 8,569 40.8%
TOTAL 21,019
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,742 73.8%
John Simpson (D) 617 26.2%
TOTAL 2,359
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Sedgwick County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 81,480 61.8%
John Simpson (D) 50,277 38.2%
TOTAL 131,757
Turnout: 50%


1980 Senate class 3, Seward County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 4,500 74.2%
John Simpson (D) 1,568 25.8%
TOTAL 6,068
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Shawnee County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 37,798 57.3%
John Simpson (D) 28,193 42.7%
TOTAL 65,991
Turnout: 59%


1980 Senate class 3, Sheridan County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,153 71.0%
John Simpson (D) 471 29.0%
TOTAL 1,624
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,262 70.9%
John Simpson (D) 930 29.1%
TOTAL 3,192
Turnout: 58%


1980 Senate class 3, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,480 74.5%
John Simpson (D) 847 25.5%
TOTAL 3,327
Turnout: 73%


1980 Senate class 3, Stafford County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,995 67.6%
John Simpson (D) 958 32.4%
TOTAL 2,953
Turnout: 68%


1980 Senate class 3, Stanton County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 706 72.4%
John Simpson (D) 269 27.6%
TOTAL 975
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Stevens County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,514 74.1%
John Simpson (D) 530 25.9%
TOTAL 2,044
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Sumner County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 6,278 61.2%
John Simpson (D) 3,979 38.8%
TOTAL 10,257
Turnout: 57%


1980 Senate class 3, Thomas County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,935 70.8%
John Simpson (D) 1,211 29.2%
TOTAL 4,146
Turnout: 69%


1980 Senate class 3, Trego County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,381 68.3%
John Simpson (D) 641 31.7%
TOTAL 2,022
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Wabaunsee County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,242 68.2%
John Simpson (D) 1,043 31.8%
TOTAL 3,285
Turnout: 67%


1980 Senate class 3, Wallace County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 799 78.0%
John Simpson (D) 225 22.0%
TOTAL 1,024
Turnout: 71%


1980 Senate class 3, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 2,983 75.5%
John Simpson (D) 966 24.5%
TOTAL 3,949
Turnout: 63%


1980 Senate class 3, Wichita County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 928 74.1%
John Simpson (D) 324 25.9%
TOTAL 1,252
Turnout: 62%


1980 Senate class 3, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 3,265 71.0%
John Simpson (D) 1,335 29.0%
TOTAL 4,600
Turnout: 52%


1980 Senate class 3, Woodson County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 1,439 67.1%
John Simpson (D) 707 32.9%
TOTAL 2,146
Turnout: 61%


1980 Senate class 3, Wyandotte County
CandidateVotesPct
Robert Dole* (R) 26,302 50.3%
John Simpson (D) 26,023 49.7%
TOTAL 52,325
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Robert Dole*
Total Disbursements: $790,351
Total Receipts: $899,400
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/KS/1980

John Simpson
Total Disbursements: $340,581
Total Receipts: $340,147
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Robert Dole* 201,484 81.9% $790,351
2   Jim Grainge 44,674 18.1%
TOTAL VOTES 246,158    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   John Simpson 52,004 35.8% $340,581
2   James Maher 46,322 31.9% $32,886
3   John Barnes 16,466 11.3%
4   Ken North 14,218 9.8% $10,024
5   Ed Phillips 8,838 6.1%
6   Howard Lee 7,461 5.1%
TOTAL VOTES 145,309