Charlotte O'Hara

Charlotte O'Hara

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Kansas

Prior offices

Kansas House of Representatives District 27

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Charlotte O'Hara (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Kansas. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

O'Hara (Republican Party) was a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing District 27. She assumed office in 2011. She left office in 2013.

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, O'Hara served on the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
• Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
• Financial Institutions Committee, Kansas House of Representatives
• Insurance Committee, Kansas House of Representatives

Elections

2026

See also: Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Kansas

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Kansas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ethan Corson (D)
		Cindy Holscher (D)
	Submit photo	Joy Eakins (R)
		Ty Masterson (R)
		Charlotte O'Hara (R)
		Stacy Rogers (R)
		Vicki Schmidt (R)
		Scott Schwab (R)

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• Doug Billings (R)

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2012

See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2012

O'Hara ran for State Senate in 2012. She lost against incumbent Pat Apple and challenger Daniel B. Campbell in the August 7 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas State Senate, District 37 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Pat Apple Incumbent	64.6%	4,751
Charlotte O'Hara	29.4%	2,165
Daniel B. Campbell	6%	441
Total Votes		7,357

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2026

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Preceded by Ray Merrick	Kansas House of Representatives District 27 2011–2013	Succeeded by Ray Merrick (R)

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