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Pat Roberts

Won 11 consecutive elections as senate from Kansas

Republican
US SenateUS HouseState House
Electoral Grade
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13
Races
12-1
W-L (92%)
-33.3
Avg Margin
1980–2014
Career Span
Best: +20.6 (1980 State House)Worst: -82.5 (2002 Senate)
92%
Win Rate
+6.7
Avg Overperformance
11
Win Streak
34 yrs
Career Span
2.5M
Career Votes

Evidence & provenance

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Certified contest returns, candidate career records, and Akashic Edge deterministic grading inputs.

Freshness

Rendered Apr 14, 2026 from the latest candidate, contest, and forecast tables loaded in Akashic Edge.

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Deterministic summaries, calculated grades, and certified election history. No freeform AI prose.

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Career Margin Trend5 races

State House
Senate
R+60R+30EvenD+30D+601980: D+20.6 - Click to view1996: R+27.6 - Click to view2002: R+82.5 - Click to view2008: R+23.6 - Click to view2014: R+53.1 - Click to view19801996200220082014

Career Timeline

2014 US SenateKansas
460,350
Candidate Votes
53.1%
Vote %
866,191
Total Votes
-53.1%
Margin
Top opponent: OtherOTH

Key Insights

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Geographic Performance

13 races with county data

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County Results Table

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Demographic Coalition Analysis

13 races available

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Opponents Faced9 opponents

OtherOTH
3-03 matchups · 1984–2014
Duane WestDEM
2-02 matchups · 1990–1992
James SlatteryDEM
1-02008 Senate(-23.6)
Sally ThompsonDEM
1-01996 Senate(-27.6)
Terry L NicholsDEM
1-01994 House
Dale LyonDEM
1-01986 House
Kent RothDEM
1-01982 House
Phil MartinDEM
1-01980 House
Jim McWilliamsDEM
0-11980 State House(+20.6)

Primary History

8 primaries

Primary election results, win rates, field sizes, and vote share.

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