United States Senate special election in Kansas, 1996
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Kansas was held November 3, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Sheila Frahm
, who was recently appointed to the seat, was defeated in the primary to Sam Brownback
, who went on to win the general election.
Sheila Frahm
Sheila Sloan Frahm served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas...
, who was recently appointed to the seat, was defeated in the primary to Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
, who went on to win the general election.
Candidates
- Jill Docking, businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert DockingRobert DockingRobert Blackwell Docking, , was the 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Docking attended public school in Lawrence, Kansas, before attending the University of Kansas, and served in the Air Force during World War II...
- Joan FinneyJoan FinneyJoan Finney , served as the 42nd Governor of Kansas from 1991 to 1995.She was born Joan Marie McInroy in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Leonard and Mary Sands McInroy. She graduated from high school in Manhattan, Kansas in 1942. In 1957, she married Spencer Finney, Jr...
, former Governor of KansasGovernor of KansasThe Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...
and former Kansas State TreasurerKansas State TreasurerThe State Treasurer of Kansas is the chief custodian of Kansas’s cash deposits, monies from bond sales, and other securities and collateral and directs the investments of those assets...
Results
Candidates
- Sam BrownbackSam BrownbackSamuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
, U.S. Congressman and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture - Sheila FrahmSheila FrahmSheila Sloan Frahm served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican from Kansas for a brief period in 1996.Frahm was born in Colby, Kansas...
, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Lieutenant Governor of KansasLieutenant Governor of KansasThe Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Kansas. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term... - Christina Campbell-Cline, accountant
Results
Candidates
- Sam BrownbackSam BrownbackSamuel Dale "Sam" Brownback is the 46th and current Governor of Kansas. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Senator from Kansas from 1996 to 2011, and as a U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 1996...
(R), U.S. Congressman and former Kansas Secretary of Agriculture - Jill Docking (D), businesswoman and daughter-in-law of former Kansas Governor Robert DockingRobert DockingRobert Blackwell Docking, , was the 38th Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975.Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Docking attended public school in Lawrence, Kansas, before attending the University of Kansas, and served in the Air Force during World War II...
- Donald Klaassen (Reform), businessman