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America's most dynamic and deeply reported political forecast.

Last Updated: November 2, 2008


Safe
Republican
#26
U.S. Senate: Kansas
Incumbent: Pat Roberts (R)
Last Week's Rank: #26

2008 Candidates

Pat Roberts (R)

U.S. Senator

Former Congressman  

Lee Jones (D)

Engineer

Former Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers National Political Director  

Jim Slattery (D)

Businessman  

Former Congressman 

Former State Representative  

Randall Hodgkinson (I)

About the Race

Even a Democratic poll in June showed Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts up by 12 points over the likely Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery. In 1996, Roberts won by 60 percent of the vote.

Race Updates

October 27, 2008 - 1:03 pm — Safe Republican — #19
The Kansas City Star is reporting on another attempt from a Democratic candidate to connect a Republican incumbent to the Bush administration. This time around, Slattery is accusing Roberts of intentionally delaying an investigation into the events that lead up to the Iraq war.

August 15, 2008 - 6:20 pm — Safe Republican — #26

A recent Rasmussen poll shows that Roberts' lead over Slattery is definitely shrinking -- but Slattery still has to overcome a 19-percent gap in order to catch up with the incumbent. This poll also marks the second month in a row in which Roberts has maintained above the 50 percent threshold.

July 17, 2008 - 2:13 pm
A Rasmussen Poll out Wednesday gave Pat Roberts a 57 percent to 30 percent advantage over Democrat Jim Slattery.

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