Kansas elections, 2026

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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in Kansas, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

See also: Kansas election calendar

Statewide election dates in Kansas are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see the statewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

August 4, 2026: Primary
November 3, 2026: General election

Offices on the ballot

Below is a list of Kansas elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2026. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Kansas elections, 2026
Office	Elections?	More information
U.S. Senate	✓	Click here
U.S. House	✓	Click here
Congress special election	—	—
Governor	✓	Click here
Other state executive	✓	Click here
State Senate	—	—
State House	✓	Click here
Special state legislative	—	—
State Supreme Court	✓	Click here
Intermediate appellate courts	✓	Click here
School boards	—	—
Municipal government	—	—
Recalls	—	—
Ballot measures	✓	Click here
Local ballot measures	—	—

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
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Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Statewide ballot measures

See also: Kansas 2026 ballot measures

August 4, 2026:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Elections for Supreme Court Justices Amendment	Judiciary	Make the Kansas Supreme Court an elected office and to abolish the court's nominating commission

November 3, 2026:

Type	Title	Subject	Description
LRCA	Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment	Citizenship voting	Amend the state constitution to state that only a citizen of the United States is eligible to vote

What's on your ballot?

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List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Kansas. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Roger Marshall Incumbent	U.S. Senate Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Chase LaPorte	U.S. Senate Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Christy Davis	U.S. Senate Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Erik Murray	U.S. Senate Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Sandy Spidel Neumann	U.S. Senate Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Anne Parelkar	U.S. Senate Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Michael Soetaert	U.S. Senate Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Tracey Mann Incumbent	U.S. House Kansas District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Colin McRoberts	U.S. House Kansas District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Derek Schmidt Incumbent	U.S. House Kansas District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Don Coover	U.S. House Kansas District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Sharice Davids Incumbent	U.S. House Kansas District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Blake Stanley	U.S. House Kansas District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ron Estes Incumbent	U.S. House Kansas District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Chris Carmichael	U.S. House Kansas District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Ryan Gilbert	U.S. House Kansas District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jordan Mitchell	U.S. House Kansas District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Daniel Schneider	U.S. House Kansas District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General

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State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Doug Billings	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Joy Eakins	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ty Masterson	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Charlotte O'Hara	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Stacy Rogers	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Vicki Schmidt	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Scott Schwab	Governor of Kansas	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ethan Corson	Governor of Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Cindy Holscher	Governor of Kansas	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Pat Proctor	Kansas Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ken Rahjes	Kansas Secretary of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Jennifer Day	Kansas Secretary of State	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Sam Lane	Kansas Secretary of State	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Daniel Hawkins	Kansas Commissioner of Insurance	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Dale Helwig Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Kenneth Collins Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Avery Rowland	Kansas House of Representatives District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Rick James Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Courtney Sappington	Kansas House of Representatives District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Henry L. Johns	Kansas House of Representatives District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Frank Henderson	Kansas House of Representatives District 6	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Taylor Moreland	Kansas House of Representatives District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Chris Croft Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 8	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Fred Gardner Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 9	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Suzanne Wikle Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 10	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Charlotte Esau Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 14	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Allison Hougland	Kansas House of Representatives District 15	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Linda Featherston Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 16	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jo Ella Hoye Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 17	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Cindy Neighbor Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 18	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Stephanie Clayton Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 19	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Mari-Lynn Poskin Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 20	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Carolyn Caiharr Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 33	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Timothy Johnson Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 38	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
David Buehler Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 40	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ann Reinhart	Kansas House of Representatives District 41	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Bill Sutton Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 43	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Nikki McDonald Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 49	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Kyle McNorton Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 50	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Megan Steele Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 51	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Tobias Schlingensiepen Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 55	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Michael Lewis	Kansas House of Representatives District 59	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Francis Awerkamp Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 61	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Robert Thomas	Kansas House of Representatives District 61	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Sean Willcott Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 62	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Allen Reavis Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 63	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Lewis Bloom Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 64	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Shawn Chauncey Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 65	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Nathan Butler Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 68	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Kylie Kilmer	Kansas House of Representatives District 70	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Steven Howe Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 71	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Mike King Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 74	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Tyler Coats	Kansas House of Representatives District 75	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Bill Rhiley Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 80	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Leah Howell Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 82	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Jace Arellano	Kansas House of Representatives District 88	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Emil Bergquist Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 91	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Leo Delperdang Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 94	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Tom Sawyer Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 95	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Paul Waggoner Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 104	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Dawn Wolf Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 107	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Cheri Koochel	Kansas House of Representatives District 107	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Brandon Woodard Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 108	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Kevin Schwertfeger Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 114	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Gary White Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 115	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Kyle Hoffman Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 116	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Jim Minnix Incumbent	Kansas House of Representatives District 118	Republican	Candidacy Declared General

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