Kansas County Map Highlighting Shawnee County
There exists a significant vote error in the 2004 general election result for United States Senate in Shawnee County, KS as published in the 2004 November 2nd General Election Official Results by County posted by the Kansas Secretary of State. The totals are shown in the table below:
| Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Brownback | Republican | 36,895 | 67.7% |
| Lee Jones | Democratic | 15,297 | 29.2% |
| Steven Rosile | Libertarian | 1,010 | 1.9% |
| George Cook | Reform | 698 | 1.3% |
The total votes counted in the above table is 54,530 and is significantly lower than the 81,577 votes counted for President, 80,582 votes counted for U.S. House of Representatives, and 82,784 ballots cast. The drop-off is 33% relative to the Presidential Vote. The reason for this drop-off is because the figures for U.S. Senate as published by the Kansas Secretary of State are incorrect. The vote totals as published in the Statement of Votes Cast by the Shawnee County Election Office show the correct figures, repeated below:
| Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Brownback | Republican | 53,491 | 67.2% |
| Lee Jones | Democratic | 23,773 | 29.9% |
| Steven Rosile | Libertarian | 1,396 | 1.8% |
| George Cook | Reform | 980 | 1.2% |
The total error is 25,110 votes. The missing votes are actually very similar percentage wise to the counted votes and do not impact the results of the contest. The Atlas database has been updated with these corrected results and can be seen here: