1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Kansas (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Nancy Kassebaum (R)		William Roy (D)		James Maher (Conservative)		Russell Mikels (Prohibition)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Allen	44%	2,799	59.9%	1,768	37.8%	82	1.8%	23	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,031	4,672
Anderson	52%	1,687	55.6%	1,224	40.4%	101	3.3%	20	0.7%	0	0.0%	463	3,032
Atchison	52%	2,937	45.9%	3,255	50.8%	177	2.8%	33	0.5%	0	0.0%	-318	6,402
Barber	48%	1,477	65.6%	728	32.3%	36	1.6%	11	0.5%	0	0.0%	749	2,252
Barton	52%	6,773	62.3%	3,755	34.5%	287	2.6%	60	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,018	10,875
Bourbon	55%	3,666	59.8%	2,314	37.8%	99	1.6%	48	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,352	6,127
Brown	55%	2,405	53.7%	1,964	43.8%	77	1.7%	34	0.8%	0	0.0%	441	4,480
Butler	48%	7,292	53.2%	5,900	43.0%	394	2.9%	128	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,392	13,714
Chase	55%	777	60.1%	481	37.2%	25	1.9%	9	0.7%	0	0.0%	296	1,292
Chautauqua	40%	974	68.3%	417	29.2%	31	2.2%	4	0.3%	0	0.0%	557	1,426
Cherokee	49%	3,453	47.2%	3,757	51.4%	65	0.9%	35	0.5%	0	0.0%	-304	7,310
Cheyenne	58%	1,022	66.1%	481	31.1%	35	2.3%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	541	1,547
Clark	62%	787	67.4%	354	30.3%	21	1.8%	6	0.5%	0	0.0%	433	1,168
Clay	56%	2,394	63.2%	1,278	33.7%	81	2.1%	37	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,116	3,790
Cloud	52%	2,628	56.0%	1,902	40.5%	127	2.7%	40	0.9%	0	0.0%	726	4,697
Coffey	49%	1,648	55.7%	1,242	41.9%	61	2.1%	10	0.3%	0	0.0%	406	2,961
Comanche	55%	671	67.4%	313	31.4%	7	0.7%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	358	996
Cowley	49%	6,885	57.2%	4,794	39.8%	261	2.2%	97	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,091	12,037
Crawford	49%	6,251	47.2%	6,812	51.4%	161	1.2%	18	0.1%	0	0.0%	-561	13,242
Decatur	54%	1,142	66.3%	465	27.0%	96	5.6%	20	1.2%	0	0.0%	677	1,723
Dickinson	53%	4,176	57.4%	2,895	39.8%	157	2.2%	49	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,281	7,277
Doniphan	45%	1,531	54.9%	1,137	40.8%	86	3.1%	33	1.2%	0	0.0%	394	2,787
Douglas	42%	10,065	49.2%	9,857	48.2%	432	2.1%	113	0.6%	0	0.0%	208	20,467
Edwards	60%	1,086	59.9%	671	37.0%	45	2.5%	12	0.7%	0	0.0%	415	1,814
Elk	53%	901	61.4%	543	37.0%	17	1.2%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	358	1,467
Ellis	50%	3,273	37.2%	4,766	54.2%	703	8.0%	55	0.6%	0	0.0%	-1,493	8,797
Ellsworth	59%	1,624	61.1%	985	37.0%	41	1.5%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	639	2,659
Finney	47%	3,813	57.2%	2,556	38.3%	247	3.7%	55	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,257	6,671
Ford	52%	4,467	54.6%	3,314	40.5%	332	4.1%	67	0.8%	0	0.0%	1,153	8,180
Franklin	42%	3,546	57.7%	2,422	39.4%	139	2.3%	40	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,124	6,147
Geary	28%	2,360	43.1%	3,018	55.1%	64	1.2%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	-658	5,473
Gove	55%	783	57.8%	435	32.1%	128	9.4%	9	0.7%	0	0.0%	348	1,355
Graham	51%	954	66.9%	428	30.0%	39	2.7%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	526	1,427
Grant	42%	1,069	61.6%	623	35.9%	33	1.9%	9	0.5%	0	0.0%	446	1,734
Gray	53%	1,028	59.6%	640	37.1%	42	2.4%	15	0.9%	0	0.0%	388	1,725
Greeley	52%	433	67.1%	191	29.6%	16	2.5%	5	0.8%	0	0.0%	242	645
Greenwood	56%	2,135	61.5%	1,233	35.5%	74	2.1%	29	0.8%	0	0.0%	902	3,471
Hamilton	64%	565	50.3%	523	46.6%	26	2.3%	9	0.8%	0	0.0%	42	1,123
Harper	51%	1,865	66.2%	878	31.2%	51	1.8%	24	0.9%	0	0.0%	987	2,818
Harvey	46%	5,310	56.8%	3,736	40.0%	188	2.0%	113	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,574	9,347
Haskell	46%	678	62.5%	379	34.9%	24	2.2%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	299	1,085
Hodgeman	61%	598	61.3%	343	35.2%	22	2.3%	12	1.2%	0	0.0%	255	975
Jackson	55%	1,934	47.6%	1,985	48.8%	121	3.0%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	-51	4,064
Jefferson	50%	2,252	47.3%	2,362	49.6%	107	2.2%	42	0.9%	0	0.0%	-110	4,763
Jewell	58%	1,487	67.4%	618	28.0%	72	3.3%	28	1.3%	0	0.0%	869	2,205
Johnson	46%	48,398	60.6%	27,510	34.5%	3,679	4.6%	231	0.3%	0	0.0%	20,888	79,818
Kearny	45%	587	63.3%	303	32.7%	30	3.2%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	284	928
Kingman	53%	1,987	61.1%	1,126	34.6%	100	3.1%	38	1.2%	0	0.0%	861	3,251
Kiowa	51%	938	65.3%	465	32.4%	21	1.5%	12	0.8%	0	0.0%	473	1,436
Labette	46%	4,247	53.5%	3,492	44.0%	99	1.2%	94	1.2%	0	0.0%	755	7,932
Lane	61%	672	64.9%	309	29.8%	48	4.6%	7	0.7%	0	0.0%	363	1,036
Leavenworth	33%	5,250	44.5%	6,018	51.0%	447	3.8%	90	0.8%	0	0.0%	-768	11,805
Lincoln	62%	1,324	70.3%	513	27.2%	34	1.8%	12	0.6%	0	0.0%	811	1,883
Linn	46%	1,545	60.6%	959	37.6%	29	1.1%	18	0.7%	0	0.0%	586	2,551
Logan	58%	858	62.4%	381	27.7%	117	8.5%	20	1.5%	0	0.0%	477	1,376
Lyon	46%	5,730	51.8%	4,746	42.9%	516	4.7%	79	0.7%	0	0.0%	984	11,071
Marion	49%	3,133	65.9%	1,470	30.9%	104	2.2%	44	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,663	4,751
Marshall	60%	2,736	50.1%	2,495	45.7%	197	3.6%	29	0.5%	0	0.0%	241	5,457
McPherson	50%	5,385	58.6%	3,509	38.2%	167	1.8%	126	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,876	9,187
Meade	49%	1,070	67.1%	464	29.1%	39	2.4%	21	1.3%	0	0.0%	606	1,594
Miami	43%	3,138	52.8%	2,606	43.8%	179	3.0%	25	0.4%	0	0.0%	532	5,948
Mitchell	59%	2,015	62.1%	1,096	33.8%	100	3.1%	34	1.0%	0	0.0%	919	3,245
Montgomery	43%	6,807	56.2%	5,031	41.5%	203	1.7%	79	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,776	12,120
Morris	61%	1,522	55.2%	1,158	42.0%	54	2.0%	24	0.9%	0	0.0%	364	2,758
Morton	46%	636	61.8%	371	36.1%	15	1.5%	7	0.7%	0	0.0%	265	1,029
Nemaha	63%	2,030	43.0%	2,474	52.4%	187	4.0%	30	0.6%	0	0.0%	-444	4,721
Neosho	48%	3,445	55.7%	2,595	41.9%	94	1.5%	56	0.9%	0	0.0%	850	6,190
Ness	61%	1,111	57.8%	696	36.2%	89	4.6%	25	1.3%	0	0.0%	415	1,921
Norton	58%	2,065	73.9%	652	23.3%	61	2.2%	16	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,413	2,794
Osage	51%	2,280	44.7%	2,693	52.9%	91	1.8%	31	0.6%	0	0.0%	-413	5,095
Osborne	53%	1,496	66.6%	682	30.4%	53	2.4%	14	0.6%	0	0.0%	814	2,245
Ottawa	55%	1,465	63.8%	742	32.3%	63	2.7%	27	1.2%	0	0.0%	723	2,297
Pawnee	55%	1,930	61.4%	1,126	35.8%	63	2.0%	22	0.7%	0	0.0%	804	3,141
Phillips	61%	2,285	72.1%	777	24.5%	69	2.2%	38	1.2%	0	0.0%	1,508	3,169
Pottawatomie	53%	2,408	48.1%	2,428	48.5%	131	2.6%	35	0.7%	0	0.0%	-20	5,002
Pratt	51%	2,368	64.2%	1,227	33.3%	70	1.9%	25	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,141	3,690
Rawlins	55%	960	61.6%	389	25.0%	199	12.8%	11	0.7%	0	0.0%	571	1,559
Reno	51%	10,997	49.9%	10,341	46.9%	503	2.3%	196	0.9%	0	0.0%	656	22,037
Republic	56%	2,045	65.5%	985	31.5%	72	2.3%	21	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,060	3,123
Rice	60%	2,821	56.1%	2,048	40.7%	122	2.4%	39	0.8%	0	0.0%	773	5,030
Riley	29%	6,839	52.8%	5,762	44.5%	308	2.4%	45	0.3%	0	0.0%	1,077	12,954
Rooks	55%	1,559	59.6%	915	35.0%	123	4.7%	19	0.7%	0	0.0%	644	2,616
Rush	64%	1,259	60.4%	757	36.3%	59	2.8%	11	0.5%	0	0.0%	502	2,086
Russell	59%	2,558	68.2%	1,104	29.4%	73	1.9%	18	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,454	3,753
Saline	51%	10,276	61.5%	5,961	35.7%	396	2.4%	69	0.4%	0	0.0%	4,315	16,702
Scott	41%	894	58.7%	429	28.2%	194	12.7%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	465	1,523
Sedgwick	46%	61,185	54.7%	45,956	41.1%	3,770	3.4%	935	0.8%	0	0.0%	15,229	111,846
Seward	40%	2,978	69.8%	1,195	28.0%	65	1.5%	28	0.7%	0	0.0%	1,783	4,266
Shawnee	57%	25,467	42.9%	32,811	55.2%	817	1.4%	296	0.5%	0	0.0%	-7,344	59,391
Sheridan	61%	782	55.3%	420	29.7%	205	14.5%	8	0.6%	0	0.0%	362	1,415
Sherman	46%	1,287	54.2%	1,007	42.4%	69	2.9%	12	0.5%	0	0.0%	280	2,375
Smith	59%	1,707	65.8%	821	31.7%	42	1.6%	23	0.9%	0	0.0%	886	2,593
Stafford	61%	1,437	58.0%	977	39.4%	42	1.7%	22	0.9%	0	0.0%	460	2,478
Stanton	52%	493	65.1%	244	32.2%	15	2.0%	5	0.7%	0	0.0%	249	757
Stevens	51%	1,008	66.3%	468	30.8%	35	2.3%	9	0.6%	0	0.0%	540	1,520
Sumner	49%	4,528	55.4%	3,338	40.9%	251	3.1%	51	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,190	8,168
Thomas	57%	1,885	60.1%	924	29.5%	308	9.8%	19	0.6%	0	0.0%	961	3,136
Trego	59%	974	57.7%	620	36.7%	88	5.2%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	354	1,688
Wabaunsee	63%	1,480	51.6%	1,314	45.8%	64	2.2%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	166	2,870
Wallace	60%	517	63.7%	239	29.4%	52	6.4%	4	0.5%	0	0.0%	278	812
Washington	53%	1,899	60.3%	1,182	37.5%	53	1.7%	17	0.5%	0	0.0%	717	3,151
Wichita	51%	643	65.9%	291	29.8%	38	3.9%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	352	975
Wilson	45%	2,228	60.4%	1,359	36.8%	80	2.2%	24	0.7%	0	0.0%	869	3,691
Woodson	51%	1,021	59.7%	652	38.2%	30	1.8%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	369	1,709
Wyandotte	37%	15,165	35.3%	25,246	58.8%	1,845	4.3%	678	1.6%	0	0.0%	-10,081	42,934
TOTAL	50%	403,354	53.9%	317,602	42.4%	22,497	3.0%	5,386	0.7%	0	0.0%	85,752	748,839
Total R vote: 403,354 (53.9%)      Total D vote: 317,602 (42.4%)      Total Other vote: 27,883 (3.7%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$856,644		$813,754		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Allen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,799	59.9%
William Roy (D)	1,768	37.8%
James Maher (Con)	82	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	23	0.5%
TOTAL	4,672
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,687	55.6%
William Roy (D)	1,224	40.4%
James Maher (Con)	101	3.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	3,032
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Atchison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,937	45.9%
William Roy (D)	3,255	50.8%
James Maher (Con)	177	2.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	33	0.5%
TOTAL	6,402
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Barber County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,477	65.6%
William Roy (D)	728	32.3%
James Maher (Con)	36	1.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,252
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Barton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	6,773	62.3%
William Roy (D)	3,755	34.5%
James Maher (Con)	287	2.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	60	0.6%
TOTAL	10,875
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Bourbon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,666	59.8%
William Roy (D)	2,314	37.8%
James Maher (Con)	99	1.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	48	0.8%
TOTAL	6,127
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,405	53.7%
William Roy (D)	1,964	43.8%
James Maher (Con)	77	1.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,480
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Butler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	7,292	53.2%
William Roy (D)	5,900	43.0%
James Maher (Con)	394	2.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	128	0.9%
TOTAL	13,714
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Chase County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	777	60.1%
William Roy (D)	481	37.2%
James Maher (Con)	25	1.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.7%
TOTAL	1,292
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Chautauqua County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	974	68.3%
William Roy (D)	417	29.2%
James Maher (Con)	31	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,426
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,453	47.2%
William Roy (D)	3,757	51.4%
James Maher (Con)	65	0.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,310
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Cheyenne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,022	66.1%
William Roy (D)	481	31.1%
James Maher (Con)	35	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,547
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	787	67.4%
William Roy (D)	354	30.3%
James Maher (Con)	21	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.5%
TOTAL	1,168
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,394	63.2%
William Roy (D)	1,278	33.7%
James Maher (Con)	81	2.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	37	1.0%
TOTAL	3,790
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Cloud County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,628	56.0%
William Roy (D)	1,902	40.5%
James Maher (Con)	127	2.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	40	0.9%
TOTAL	4,697
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Coffey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,648	55.7%
William Roy (D)	1,242	41.9%
James Maher (Con)	61	2.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	2,961
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	671	67.4%
William Roy (D)	313	31.4%
James Maher (Con)	7	0.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	996
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Cowley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	6,885	57.2%
William Roy (D)	4,794	39.8%
James Maher (Con)	261	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	97	0.8%
TOTAL	12,037
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Crawford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	6,251	47.2%
William Roy (D)	6,812	51.4%
James Maher (Con)	161	1.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	18	0.1%
TOTAL	13,242
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Decatur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,142	66.3%
William Roy (D)	465	27.0%
James Maher (Con)	96	5.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	20	1.2%
TOTAL	1,723
Turnout: 54%

1978 Senate class 2, Dickinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	4,176	57.4%
William Roy (D)	2,895	39.8%
James Maher (Con)	157	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	49	0.7%
TOTAL	7,277
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Doniphan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,531	54.9%
William Roy (D)	1,137	40.8%
James Maher (Con)	86	3.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	33	1.2%
TOTAL	2,787
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	10,065	49.2%
William Roy (D)	9,857	48.2%
James Maher (Con)	432	2.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	113	0.6%
TOTAL	20,467
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,086	59.9%
William Roy (D)	671	37.0%
James Maher (Con)	45	2.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	0.7%
TOTAL	1,814
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Elk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	901	61.4%
William Roy (D)	543	37.0%
James Maher (Con)	17	1.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,467
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,273	37.2%
William Roy (D)	4,766	54.2%
James Maher (Con)	703	8.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	55	0.6%
TOTAL	8,797
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Ellsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,624	61.1%
William Roy (D)	985	37.0%
James Maher (Con)	41	1.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,659
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Finney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,813	57.2%
William Roy (D)	2,556	38.3%
James Maher (Con)	247	3.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	55	0.8%
TOTAL	6,671
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Ford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	4,467	54.6%
William Roy (D)	3,314	40.5%
James Maher (Con)	332	4.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	67	0.8%
TOTAL	8,180
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,546	57.7%
William Roy (D)	2,422	39.4%
James Maher (Con)	139	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	40	0.7%
TOTAL	6,147
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Geary County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,360	43.1%
William Roy (D)	3,018	55.1%
James Maher (Con)	64	1.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,473
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Gove County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	783	57.8%
William Roy (D)	435	32.1%
James Maher (Con)	128	9.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.7%
TOTAL	1,355
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Graham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	954	66.9%
William Roy (D)	428	30.0%
James Maher (Con)	39	2.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,427
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,069	61.6%
William Roy (D)	623	35.9%
James Maher (Con)	33	1.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.5%
TOTAL	1,734
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,028	59.6%
William Roy (D)	640	37.1%
James Maher (Con)	42	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	15	0.9%
TOTAL	1,725
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Greeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	433	67.1%
William Roy (D)	191	29.6%
James Maher (Con)	16	2.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	5	0.8%
TOTAL	645
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Greenwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,135	61.5%
William Roy (D)	1,233	35.5%
James Maher (Con)	74	2.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,471
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	565	50.3%
William Roy (D)	523	46.6%
James Maher (Con)	26	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.8%
TOTAL	1,123
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Harper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,865	66.2%
William Roy (D)	878	31.2%
James Maher (Con)	51	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	24	0.9%
TOTAL	2,818
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Harvey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	5,310	56.8%
William Roy (D)	3,736	40.0%
James Maher (Con)	188	2.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	113	1.2%
TOTAL	9,347
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	678	62.5%
William Roy (D)	379	34.9%
James Maher (Con)	24	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,085
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Hodgeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	598	61.3%
William Roy (D)	343	35.2%
James Maher (Con)	22	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	1.2%
TOTAL	975
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,934	47.6%
William Roy (D)	1,985	48.8%
James Maher (Con)	121	3.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,064
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,252	47.3%
William Roy (D)	2,362	49.6%
James Maher (Con)	107	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	42	0.9%
TOTAL	4,763
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Jewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,487	67.4%
William Roy (D)	618	28.0%
James Maher (Con)	72	3.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	28	1.3%
TOTAL	2,205
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	48,398	60.6%
William Roy (D)	27,510	34.5%
James Maher (Con)	3,679	4.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	231	0.3%
TOTAL	79,818
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Kearny County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	587	63.3%
William Roy (D)	303	32.7%
James Maher (Con)	30	3.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	8	0.9%
TOTAL	928
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Kingman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,987	61.1%
William Roy (D)	1,126	34.6%
James Maher (Con)	100	3.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	38	1.2%
TOTAL	3,251
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Kiowa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	938	65.3%
William Roy (D)	465	32.4%
James Maher (Con)	21	1.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	0.8%
TOTAL	1,436
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Labette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	4,247	53.5%
William Roy (D)	3,492	44.0%
James Maher (Con)	99	1.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	94	1.2%
TOTAL	7,932
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Lane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	672	64.9%
William Roy (D)	309	29.8%
James Maher (Con)	48	4.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,036
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Leavenworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	5,250	44.5%
William Roy (D)	6,018	51.0%
James Maher (Con)	447	3.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	90	0.8%
TOTAL	11,805
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,324	70.3%
William Roy (D)	513	27.2%
James Maher (Con)	34	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	0.6%
TOTAL	1,883
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Linn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,545	60.6%
William Roy (D)	959	37.6%
James Maher (Con)	29	1.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	18	0.7%
TOTAL	2,551
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	858	62.4%
William Roy (D)	381	27.7%
James Maher (Con)	117	8.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	20	1.5%
TOTAL	1,376
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	5,730	51.8%
William Roy (D)	4,746	42.9%
James Maher (Con)	516	4.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	79	0.7%
TOTAL	11,071
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,133	65.9%
William Roy (D)	1,470	30.9%
James Maher (Con)	104	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	44	0.9%
TOTAL	4,751
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,736	50.1%
William Roy (D)	2,495	45.7%
James Maher (Con)	197	3.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	29	0.5%
TOTAL	5,457
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, McPherson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	5,385	58.6%
William Roy (D)	3,509	38.2%
James Maher (Con)	167	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	126	1.4%
TOTAL	9,187
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Meade County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,070	67.1%
William Roy (D)	464	29.1%
James Maher (Con)	39	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	21	1.3%
TOTAL	1,594
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Miami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,138	52.8%
William Roy (D)	2,606	43.8%
James Maher (Con)	179	3.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	25	0.4%
TOTAL	5,948
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,015	62.1%
William Roy (D)	1,096	33.8%
James Maher (Con)	100	3.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	34	1.0%
TOTAL	3,245
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	6,807	56.2%
William Roy (D)	5,031	41.5%
James Maher (Con)	203	1.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	79	0.7%
TOTAL	12,120
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,522	55.2%
William Roy (D)	1,158	42.0%
James Maher (Con)	54	2.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	24	0.9%
TOTAL	2,758
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Morton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	636	61.8%
William Roy (D)	371	36.1%
James Maher (Con)	15	1.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	7	0.7%
TOTAL	1,029
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Nemaha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,030	43.0%
William Roy (D)	2,474	52.4%
James Maher (Con)	187	4.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	30	0.6%
TOTAL	4,721
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Neosho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	3,445	55.7%
William Roy (D)	2,595	41.9%
James Maher (Con)	94	1.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	56	0.9%
TOTAL	6,190
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Ness County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,111	57.8%
William Roy (D)	696	36.2%
James Maher (Con)	89	4.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	25	1.3%
TOTAL	1,921
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Norton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,065	73.9%
William Roy (D)	652	23.3%
James Maher (Con)	61	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,794
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Osage County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,280	44.7%
William Roy (D)	2,693	52.9%
James Maher (Con)	91	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	31	0.6%
TOTAL	5,095
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Osborne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,496	66.6%
William Roy (D)	682	30.4%
James Maher (Con)	53	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,245
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Ottawa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,465	63.8%
William Roy (D)	742	32.3%
James Maher (Con)	63	2.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	27	1.2%
TOTAL	2,297
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Pawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,930	61.4%
William Roy (D)	1,126	35.8%
James Maher (Con)	63	2.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Phillips County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,285	72.1%
William Roy (D)	777	24.5%
James Maher (Con)	69	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	38	1.2%
TOTAL	3,169
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Pottawatomie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,408	48.1%
William Roy (D)	2,428	48.5%
James Maher (Con)	131	2.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	35	0.7%
TOTAL	5,002
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Pratt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,368	64.2%
William Roy (D)	1,227	33.3%
James Maher (Con)	70	1.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	25	0.7%
TOTAL	3,690
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Rawlins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	960	61.6%
William Roy (D)	389	25.0%
James Maher (Con)	199	12.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	11	0.7%
TOTAL	1,559
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Reno County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	10,997	49.9%
William Roy (D)	10,341	46.9%
James Maher (Con)	503	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	196	0.9%
TOTAL	22,037
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Republic County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,045	65.5%
William Roy (D)	985	31.5%
James Maher (Con)	72	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	21	0.7%
TOTAL	3,123
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,821	56.1%
William Roy (D)	2,048	40.7%
James Maher (Con)	122	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	39	0.8%
TOTAL	5,030
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Riley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	6,839	52.8%
William Roy (D)	5,762	44.5%
James Maher (Con)	308	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	45	0.3%
TOTAL	12,954
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Rooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,559	59.6%
William Roy (D)	915	35.0%
James Maher (Con)	123	4.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	19	0.7%
TOTAL	2,616
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Rush County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,259	60.4%
William Roy (D)	757	36.3%
James Maher (Con)	59	2.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,086
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,558	68.2%
William Roy (D)	1,104	29.4%
James Maher (Con)	73	1.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	18	0.5%
TOTAL	3,753
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Saline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	10,276	61.5%
William Roy (D)	5,961	35.7%
James Maher (Con)	396	2.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	69	0.4%
TOTAL	16,702
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	894	58.7%
William Roy (D)	429	28.2%
James Maher (Con)	194	12.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,523
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Sedgwick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	61,185	54.7%
William Roy (D)	45,956	41.1%
James Maher (Con)	3,770	3.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	935	0.8%
TOTAL	111,846
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Seward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,978	69.8%
William Roy (D)	1,195	28.0%
James Maher (Con)	65	1.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	28	0.7%
TOTAL	4,266
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Shawnee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	25,467	42.9%
William Roy (D)	32,811	55.2%
James Maher (Con)	817	1.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	296	0.5%
TOTAL	59,391
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Sheridan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	782	55.3%
William Roy (D)	420	29.7%
James Maher (Con)	205	14.5%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,415
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,287	54.2%
William Roy (D)	1,007	42.4%
James Maher (Con)	69	2.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,375
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,707	65.8%
William Roy (D)	821	31.7%
James Maher (Con)	42	1.6%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	23	0.9%
TOTAL	2,593
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,437	58.0%
William Roy (D)	977	39.4%
James Maher (Con)	42	1.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	22	0.9%
TOTAL	2,478
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Stanton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	493	65.1%
William Roy (D)	244	32.2%
James Maher (Con)	15	2.0%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	5	0.7%
TOTAL	757
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,008	66.3%
William Roy (D)	468	30.8%
James Maher (Con)	35	2.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	9	0.6%
TOTAL	1,520
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Sumner County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	4,528	55.4%
William Roy (D)	3,338	40.9%
James Maher (Con)	251	3.1%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	51	0.6%
TOTAL	8,168
Turnout: 49%

1978 Senate class 2, Thomas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,885	60.1%
William Roy (D)	924	29.5%
James Maher (Con)	308	9.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	19	0.6%
TOTAL	3,136
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Trego County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	974	57.7%
William Roy (D)	620	36.7%
James Maher (Con)	88	5.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,688
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Wabaunsee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,480	51.6%
William Roy (D)	1,314	45.8%
James Maher (Con)	64	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,870
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Wallace County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	517	63.7%
William Roy (D)	239	29.4%
James Maher (Con)	52	6.4%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	4	0.5%
TOTAL	812
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,899	60.3%
William Roy (D)	1,182	37.5%
James Maher (Con)	53	1.7%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,151
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	643	65.9%
William Roy (D)	291	29.8%
James Maher (Con)	38	3.9%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	975
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	2,228	60.4%
William Roy (D)	1,359	36.8%
James Maher (Con)	80	2.2%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	24	0.7%
TOTAL	3,691
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Woodson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	1,021	59.7%
William Roy (D)	652	38.2%
James Maher (Con)	30	1.8%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,709
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Wyandotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Nancy Kassebaum (R)	15,165	35.3%
William Roy (D)	25,246	58.8%
James Maher (Con)	1,845	4.3%
Russell Mikels (Proh)	678	1.6%
TOTAL	42,934
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Nancy Kassebaum
Total Disbursements:	$856,644

**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/1978

William Roy
Total Disbursements:	$813,754