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Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Kansas

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Kansas, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2026.


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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Blake Stanley is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2026.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kansas

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Sharice Davids Democratic Party $2,322,983 $1,453,203 $1,273,036 As of December 31, 2025
Blake Stanley Republican Party $0 $0 $0 As of December 31, 2025

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings

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  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
2/3/20261/27/20261/20/20261/13/2026
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kansas in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kansas, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Kansas U.S. House Ballot-qualified party Two percent of the party’s total voter registration from the district One percent of the salary of the office plus a $20 administrative fee 6/1/2026 Source
Kansas U.S. House Unaffiliated Four percent of the registered voters from the district; at least 25 signatures of Kansas voters but no more than 5,000 voters N/A 8/3/2026 Source


District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) defeated Prasanth Reddy (R) and Steve Roberts (L) in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
53.4
 
209,871
Image of Prasanth Reddy
Prasanth Reddy (R)
 
42.6
 
167,570
Image of Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts (L)
 
4.0
 
15,892

Total votes: 393,333
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
37,837

Total votes: 37,837
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Prasanth Reddy (R) defeated Karen Crnkovich (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 6, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Prasanth Reddy
Prasanth Reddy
 
53.1
 
26,573
Image of Karen Crnkovich
Karen Crnkovich  Candidate Connection
 
46.9
 
23,510

Total votes: 50,083
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Steve Roberts (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on April 20, 2024.

Candidate
Image of Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts

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General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) defeated Amanda Adkins (R) and Steve Hohe (L) in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
54.9
 
165,527
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins (R)
 
42.8
 
128,839
Image of Steve Hohe
Steve Hohe (L)  Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
6,928

Total votes: 301,294
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
103,945

Total votes: 103,945
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Amanda Adkins (R) defeated John McCaughrean (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins
 
77.2
 
96,896
Image of John McCaughrean
John McCaughrean  Candidate Connection
 
22.8
 
28,573

Total votes: 125,469
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Steve Hohe (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on April 23, 2022.

Candidate
Image of Steve Hohe
Steve Hohe  Candidate Connection

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General election

General election for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) defeated Amanda Adkins (R) and Steve Hohe (L) in the general election for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids (D)
 
53.6
 
220,049
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins (R)
 
43.6
 
178,773
Image of Steve Hohe
Steve Hohe (L)
 
2.8
 
11,596

Total votes: 410,418
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Incumbent Sharice Davids (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharice Davids
Sharice Davids
 
100.0
 
74,437

Total votes: 74,437
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3

Amanda Adkins (R) defeated Sara Hart Weir (R), Adrienne Vallejo Foster (R), Mike Beehler (R), and Tom Love (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kansas District 3 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amanda Adkins
Amanda Adkins
 
30.6
 
29,082
Image of Sara Hart Weir
Sara Hart Weir  Candidate Connection
 
23.0
 
21,833
Image of Adrienne Vallejo Foster
Adrienne Vallejo Foster  Candidate Connection
 
20.1
 
19,057
Image of Mike Beehler
Mike Beehler  Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
18,399
Tom Love
 
6.9
 
6,533

Total votes: 94,904
(100% precincts reporting)
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District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kansas' 3rd the 195th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
51.0%47.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Kansas, 2024

Kansas presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 27 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R D D R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
See also: Party control of Kansas state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 3 5
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Kansas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Kansas, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Laura Kelly
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party David Toland
Secretary of StateRepublican Party Scott Schwab
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party Kris Kobach

State legislature

Kansas State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 9
     Republican Party 31
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Kansas House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 37
     Republican Party 88
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 125

Trifecta control

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

See also

Kansas 2026 primaries 2026 U.S. Congress elections
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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025


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