Incumbent Senator Sam Brownback did not seek a third full term, but instead successfully ran for Governor of Kansas.
Fellow Republican and representative Jerry Moran won the open seat.
[a] Sam Brownback was first elected to the Senate in 1996, replacing Bob Dole, who resigned to run for President.
Kansas is one of the most Republican states in the nation; no Democrat has been elected to either Senate seat since 1932.
From 2006 to 2008, Tiahrt had requested and supported a total of 63 solo earmarks, costing $53.9 million.