Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)

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Kansas Secretary of State
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
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Filing deadline: June 1, 2026
Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Kansas
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A Republican Party primary takes place on August 4, 2026, in Kansas to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's secretary of state election on November 3, 2026.

This page focuses on Kansas' Republican Party Secretary of State primary. For more in-depth information on Kansas' Democratic Secretary of State primary and the general election, see the following pages:

• Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
• Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026

Candidates and election results

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Pat Proctor (R) and Ken Rahjes (R) are running in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 4, 2026.

		Candidate
		Pat Proctor
		Ken Rahjes

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kansas

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Election analysis

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• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Kansas

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Kansas' 1st	33.0%	65.0%
Kansas' 2nd	39.0%	59.0%
Kansas' 3rd	51.0%	47.0%
Kansas' 4th	37.0%	61.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 60.6% of Kansans lived in one of the state's 100 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 29.6% lived in one of 3 Trending Democratic counties. Overall, Kansas was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Kansas following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Kansas county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Republican	100	60.6%
Trending Democratic	3	29.6%
Solid Democratic	2	9.7%
Total voted Democratic	5	39.4%
Total voted Republican	100	60.6%

Historical voting trends

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

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Kansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Kansas.

U.S. Senate election results in Kansas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	60.0%	37.0%
2020	53.2%	41.8%
2016	62.1%	32.2%
2014	53.1%	42.5% (Independent)
2010	70.3%	26.2%
Average	59.7	35.9

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Kansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Kansas.

Gubernatorial election results in Kansas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	49.5%	47.3%
2018	48.0%	43.0%
2014	49.8%	48.1%
2010	62.3%	32.2%
2006	57.9%	40.4%
Average	53.5	42.2

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

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Laura Kelly
Lieutenant Governor	David Toland
Secretary of State	Scott Schwab
Attorney General	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

The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Kansas
	Kansas	United States
Population	2,937,880	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	81,758	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	77.9%	63.4%
Black/African American	5.4%	12.4%
Asian	2.9%	5.8%
Native American	0.7%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Other (single race)	3.9%	6.6%
Multiple	9%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	13.3%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	91.9%	89.4%
College graduation rate	35.2%	35%
Income
Median household income	$72,639	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	11.5%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State profile

Demographic data for Kansas
	Kansas	U.S.
Total population:	2,906,721	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	81,759	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	85.2%	73.6%
Black/African American:	5.8%	12.6%
Asian:	2.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.8%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	3.3%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	11.2%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	90.2%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	31%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$52,205	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	15%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas

Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

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