United States Senate election in Kansas, 2026
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| U.S. Senate, Kansas |
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| 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. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th Kansas elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
Voters in Kansas will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 3, 2026. The election will fill the Class II Senate seat held by Roger Marshall (R), who first took office in 2021. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. Senate Kansas
The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Kansas on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Roger Marshall (R) | ||
| Christy Davis (D) | ||
| Erik Murray (D) | ||
| Sandy Spidel Neumann (D) | ||
| Anne Parelkar (D) | ||
| Michael Soetaert (D) | ||
| Chase LaPorte (R) | ||
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Candidate profiles
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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 |
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| Roger Marshall | Republican Party | $4,014,418 | $855,583 | $3,368,793 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Christy Davis | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Erik Murray | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Sandy Spidel Neumann | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Anne Parelkar | Democratic Party | $10,647 | $10,536 | $111 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Michael Soetaert | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Chase LaPorte | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- 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: U.S. Senate election in Kansas, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 12/9/2025 | 12/2/2025 | 11/25/2025 | 11/18/2025 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| 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. Senate 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. Senate candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Kansas | U.S. Senate | Ballot-qualified party | One percent of the party’s total registration | 1% of the salary of the office plus a $20 administrative fee | 6/1/2026 | Source |
| Kansas | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 5,000 signatures of registered Kansas voters | N/A | 8/6/2026 | Source |
Election history
The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2016.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kansas
Incumbent Jerry Moran defeated Mark R. Holland and David Graham in the general election for U.S. Senate Kansas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Moran (R) | 60.0 | 602,976 | |
Mark R. Holland (D) ![]() | 37.0 | 372,214 | ||
| David Graham (L) | 3.0 | 29,766 | ||
| Total votes: 1,004,956 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark R. Holland ![]() | 38.1 | 101,429 | |
Paul Buskirk ![]() | 20.2 | 53,750 | ||
Patrick Wiesner ![]() | 17.6 | 47,034 | ||
| Mike Andra | 12.6 | 33,464 | ||
Robert Klingenberg ![]() | 8.0 | 21,413 | ||
| Michael Soetaert | 3.6 | 9,464 | ||
| Total votes: 266,554 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
Incumbent Jerry Moran defeated Joan Farr in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jerry Moran | 80.5 | 383,332 | |
Joan Farr ![]() | 19.5 | 93,016 | ||
| Total votes: 476,348 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Kansas
David Graham advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Kansas on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | David Graham (L) | |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kansas
Roger Marshall defeated Barbara Bollier and Jason Buckley in the general election for U.S. Senate Kansas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Marshall (R) | 53.2 | 727,962 | |
| Barbara Bollier (D) | 41.8 | 571,530 | ||
| Jason Buckley (L) | 5.0 | 68,263 | ||
| Total votes: 1,367,755 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Tuten (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
Barbara Bollier defeated Robert Tillman in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Bollier | 85.3 | 168,759 | |
| Robert Tillman | 14.7 | 28,997 | ||
| Total votes: 197,756 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Usha Reddi (D)
- Elliott Adams (D)
- Nancy Boyda (D)
- Barry Grissom (D)
- Adam Smith (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kansas on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roger Marshall | 40.3 | 167,800 | |
| Kris Kobach | 26.1 | 108,726 | ||
| Bob Hamilton | 18.7 | 77,952 | ||
| Dave Lindstrom | 6.6 | 27,451 | ||
| Steve Roberts | 2.0 | 8,141 | ||
Brian Matlock ![]() | 1.7 | 7,083 | ||
| Lance Berland | 1.5 | 6,404 | ||
| John Miller | 1.1 | 4,431 | ||
| Derek Ellis | 1.0 | 3,970 | ||
| Gabriel Mark Robles | 0.9 | 3,744 | ||
| John Berman | 0.2 | 861 | ||
| Total votes: 416,563 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bryan Pruitt (R)
- Jacob LaTurner (R)
- Susan Wagle (R)
2016
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | 62.2% | 732,376 | ||
| Democratic | Patrick Wiesner | 32.2% | 379,740 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Garrard | 5.6% | 65,760 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 1,177,922 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- 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.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Kansas' 1st | Tracey Mann | R+16 |
| Kansas' 2nd | Derek Schmidt | R+10 |
| Kansas' 3rd | Sharice Davids | D+2 |
| Kansas' 4th | Ron Estes | R+12 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris |
Donald Trump |
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Kansas.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Kansas
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Kansas.
- 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 | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Kansas State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 31 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Kansas House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| 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 |
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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 |
The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Kansas | ||
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| 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. | ||
See also
| Kansas | 2026 primaries | 2026 U.S. Congress elections |
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Voting in Kansas Kansas elections: 2026 • 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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