Kansas state executive official elections, 2026
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Kansas state executive official elections |
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Election details |
Filing deadline: Pending |
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Eleven state executive offices are up for election in Kansas in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Insurance Commissioner
Treasurer
State Board of Education (5 seats)
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Governor of Kansas
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) | |
Joy Eakins (R) | ||
![]() | Ty Masterson (R) | |
![]() | Charlotte O'Hara (R) | |
![]() | Stacy Rogers (R) ![]() | |
![]() | Vicki Schmidt (R) | |
![]() | Scott Schwab (R) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Doug Billings (R)
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
April McCoy is running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
April McCoy (R) |
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Attorney General of Kansas
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Kansas Secretary of State
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Kansas Secretary of State
Sam Lane, Pat Proctor, and Ken Rahjes are running in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Sam Lane (D) ![]() | |
![]() | Pat Proctor (R) | |
Ken Rahjes (R) |
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Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
Daniel Hawkins is running in the general election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
![]() | Daniel Hawkins (R) |
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Kansas Treasurer
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Kansas State Board of Education
District 1
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 3
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 5
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 7
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 9
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Context of the 2026 elections
Party control in Kansas
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 |
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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 |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Kansas
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
2024
The following offices were up for election in 2024:
State Board of Education (5 seats)
See also
Kansas | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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