Scott Schwab

Scott Schwab

Republican Party

Candidate, Governor of Kansas

Kansas Secretary of State

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Prior offices

Kansas House of Representatives District 49

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Compensation

Base salary

$86,003

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Fort Hays State University

Contact

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Scott Schwab (Republican Party) is the Kansas Secretary of State. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Schwab (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Kansas. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

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Schwab earned his B.A. from Fort Hays State University. His professional experience includes working as a marketing consultant.

Political career

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Schwab's political career includes the following offices:

• 2019-present: Kansas Secretary of State
• 2009-2019: Kansas House of Representatives District 49

Elections

2026

See also: Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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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)
		Doug Billings (R)
	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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2022

See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Jeanna Repass and Cullene Lang in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Schwab (R)	58.4	580,908
		Jeanna Repass (D)	38.8	386,661
	Submit photo	Cullene Lang (L)	2.8	27,844

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 995,413
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Jeanna Repass advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanna Repass	100.0	246,870

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,870
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Mike Brown in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Schwab	55.2	245,998
		Mike Brown	44.8	199,316

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 445,314
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State

Cullene Lang advanced from the Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Cullene Lang (L)

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2018

See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas Secretary of State

Scott Schwab defeated Brian McClendon and Rob Hodgkinson in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Schwab (R)	52.6	549,416
		Brian McClendon (D)	43.9	458,142
		Rob Hodgkinson (L)	3.5	36,882

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,044,440
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Brian McClendon advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brian McClendon	100.0	139,457

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 139,457
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nathaniel McLaughlin (D)
• Lucy Steyer (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Scott Schwab defeated Randy Duncan, Dennis Taylor, Craig McCullah, and Keith Esau in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Schwab	38.3	108,705
	Submit photo	Randy Duncan	20.2	57,236
		Dennis Taylor	19.9	56,537
	Submit photo	Craig McCullah	11.5	32,615
		Keith Esau	10.0	28,426

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 283,519
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2016

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Darnell Hunt in the Kansas House of Representatives District 49 general election.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Schwab Incumbent	58.39%	5,390
	Democratic	Darnell Hunt	41.61%	3,841
Total Votes				9,231
Source: Kansas Secretary of State

Darnell Hunt ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 49 Democratic primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Darnell Hunt  (unopposed)

Incumbent Scott Schwab ran unopposed in the Kansas House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Scott Schwab Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Darnell Hunt was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated John Wilson in the Republican primary. Schwab defeated Hunt in the general election.

Kansas House of Representatives District 49, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Schwab Incumbent	63.3%	3,688
	Democratic	Darnell Hunt	36.7%	2,137
Total Votes				5,825

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott Schwab Incumbent	72.4%	945
John Wilson	27.6%	361
Total Votes		1,306

Endorsements

In 2014, Scwab's endorsements included the following:

• Kansas For Life
• National Rifle Association
• Kansas State Rifle Association
• 100% Rating with National Federation of Independent Business

2012

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Schwab won re-election in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 49. He ran unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated Keith Mace (D) and John Wilson (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott Schwab Incumbent	57.1%	5,111
	Democratic	Keith Mace	34.6%	3,097
	Libertarian	John Wilson	8.3%	742
Total Votes				8,950

2010

See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Schwab won re-election to the 49th District seat against Keith Mace (D). Schwab had no opposition in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49 General Election (2010)
Candidates		Votes
Scott Schwab (R)		5,353
Keith Mace (D)		2,212

2008

On November 4, 2008, Schwab was elected to the 49th District seat in the Kansas House of Representatives, defeating Kristi Boone (D). Schwab raised $24,334 for his campaign, while Boone raised $5,289.

Kansas House of Representatives, District 49
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Scott Schwab (R)		7,084	58.5%
Kristi Boone (D)		4,936	41.0%

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2014

Schwab's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• Kansas should strengthen our economy.
• Government is spending too much of your money.
• Traditional family and community values continue to make Kansas stronger.
• Quality education begins on the local level, empowering parents, teachers and school boards

Campaign finance summary

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Scott Schwab campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Kansas Secretary of State	Won general	$399,374	$0
2016	Kansas House of Representatives, District 49	Won	$68,472	N/A**
2014	Kansas House of Representatives, District 49	Won	$67,305	N/A**
2012	Kansas State House, District 49	Won	$43,438	N/A**
2010	Kansas State House, District 49	Won	$39,970	N/A**
2008	Kansas State House, District 49	Won	$24,334	N/A**
2004	Kansas State House, District 49	Won	$26,657	N/A**
2002	Kansas State House, District 49	Won	$13,316	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Scott Schwab

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Newt Gingrich  source	President of the United States (2012)	Primary	Withdrew in Convention

Ballot measure activity

The following table details Schwab's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:

Ballot measure support and opposition for Scott Schwab
Ballot measure	Year	Position	Status
Kansas Eliminate Revision of Census Population Amendment (2019)	2019	Supported	a Approved

Personal

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Schwab is married to Michele. Their son, Caleb, died in an accident at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City on August 7, 2016.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schwab served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schwab served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Schwab served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Schwab served on the following committees:

Kansas committee assignments, 2009
• Elections, Vice chair
• Commerce and Labor
• Health and Human Services
• Aging and Long Term Care

Sponsored legislation

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Scorecards

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2018

In 2018, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 8 through April 7.

• Kansas AFL-CIO: House

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• Kansas Policy Institute

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• The American Conservative Union

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• Wichita Chamber of Commerce

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2017

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In 2017, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 9 through June 26. Kansas AFL-CIO: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." MainStream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2016

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In 2016, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 through June 1. A special session was held from June 23 to June 24 over education funding. AFT- Kansas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization highlights. Kansas AFL-CIO: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." Mainstream Coalition Legislators are scored by the MainStream Coalition on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. Sierra Club Kansas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2015

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In 2015, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 12. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on their support for bills that the organization lists as promoting "individual liberty, limited government, free markets and student-focused education." The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2014

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In 2014, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 13 through May 30. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on economic and educational issues. MainStream Coalition Legislators in Johnson, Wyandotte, and Douglas counties are scored on whether they voted with the moderate position on selected bills. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2013

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In 2013, the Kansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 to June 20. Kansas Policy Institute Legislators are scored on economic and educational issues. Wichita Chamber of Commerce Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

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Preceded by -	Kansas Secretary of State 2019-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Kansas House of Representatives District 49 2009-2019	Succeeded by -

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