Race Summary

Sen. Pat Roberts, who's running for his third term in the Senate after 16 years in the House, is heavily favored for re-election.

His likely general election competittor is former Rep. Jim Slattery, who is favored over railroad engineer Lee Jones in the August 5 Democratic primary. Slattery served in the House for 12 years before giving up his seat in 1994 for what proved to be an unsuccessful run for governor.

Previous Election Results

Senate
2004: Brownback (R) 69, Jones (D) 27
2002: Roberts (R) 83, Rosile (L) 9
1998: Brownback (R) 65, Feleciano Jr. (D) 32
1996: Roberts (R) 62, Thompson (D) 34

President
2004: Bush (R) 62, Kerry (D) 37
2000: Bush (R) 58, Gore (D) 37
1996: Dole (R) 54, Clinton (D) 36

Demographics