Roberts for Senate Campaign's Registration and Advance Ballot Program Takes Lead for Republicans in State

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Roberts for Senate Campaign's Registration and Advance Ballot Program Takes Lead for Republicans in State

New Data Shows Increased Numbers for Republicans

Senator Pat Roberts today said the Roberts for Senate campaign's comprehensive grassroots registration and advance voting program has increased numbers for Republicans in all areas.

"Our campaign has run a technologically advanced grassroots operation across the state working with our local candidates to produce a large increase in Republican advance voting," Senator Roberts said. "I am proud of my team and despite Democratic momentum on the national level, we have been able to build a sophisticated advance ballot program that has already achieved results in Kansas."

Roberts' comments come today as the Secretary of State released new voter registration data.

As of today, over 106,000 Republicans have requested advance ballots and over sixty-seven percent of those ballots have already been turned in. Republicans requested 30,000 more ballots than Democrats. Republicans maintain a large advantage in voter registration with 287,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats. Due to the Roberts for Senate field operation efforts, Republicans gained 32,000 registrants from June to October of this year.

"As I said when I announced my run back in January of 2007, I am the top of the ticket in Kansas and I intend to help all Republicans up and down the ballot. I am proud to say we have done just that. I look forward to Election Day as our turn out operation will provide positive results for Republicans in Kansas."

Senator Roberts has set in-state fundraising records for a federal election since announcing his intention to run for re-election in 2008. Senator Roberts is running for his third term in the U.S. Senate. For more information, visit www.robertsforsenate.com .

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