1966 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1966 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 8, 1966, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

1966 United States Senate election in Kansas

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Nominee James B. Pearson James Floyd Breeding Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 350,077 303,223 Percentage 52.15% 45.17%

County results Pearson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Breeding:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election James B. Pearson Republican Elected U.S. senator James B. Pearson Republican

Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator James B. Pearson defeated Democratic nominee James Floyd Breeding with 52.15% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 2, 1966.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• James Floyd Breeding, former U.S. Representative for Kansas's 5th congressional district
• Harold S. Herd, incumbent State Senator
• K. L. "Ken" Smith, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1962
• J. Leigh Warner, insurance executive^[2]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3][4][5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Floyd Breeding	51,860	49.92
	Democratic	K. L. "Ken" Smith	19,433	18.71
	Democratic	Harold S. Herd	16,963	16.33
	Democratic	Leigh Warner	15,625	15.04
Total votes			103,881	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ava V. Anderson
• Robert F. Ellsworth, incumbent U.S. Representative for Kansas's 3rd congressional district
• James B. Pearson, incumbent U.S. Senator
• William D. Tarrant, former mayor of Wichita^[6]

Results

Republican primary results^[7][4][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Pearson (incumbent)	101,523	50.28
	Republican	Robert F. Ellsworth	83,083	41.15
	Republican	Ava V. Anderson	10,095	5.00
	Republican	William D. Tarrant	7,222	3.58
Total votes			201,923	100.00

General election

Candidates

• James B. Pearson (R)
• James Floyd Breeding (D)
• George W. Snell (C)
• Earl F. Dodgel (P), Prohibition nominee for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 1960

Results

1966 United States Senate election in Kansas^{[9][10][11][12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James B. Pearson (Incumbent)	350,077	52.15
	Democratic	James Floyd Breeding	303,223	45.17
	Prohibition	Earl F. Dodge	9,364	1.39
	Conservative	George W. Snell	7,103	1.06
	None	Scattering	1,578	0.24
Majority			46,854	6.98
Turnout			671,345
	Republican hold

See also

• 1966 United States Senate elections