Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2026
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Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026.
The Kansas House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| As of March 2026 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 37 | |
| Republican | 88 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | |
Candidates
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
Primary
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Kansas
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Kansas. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Kansas House from 2010 to 2026.[1] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Kansas House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 125 | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | 125 | 20 (16 percent) | 105 (84 percent) |
| 2022 | 125 | 23 (18 percent) | 102 (82 percent) |
| 2020 | 125 | 19 (15 percent) | 106 (85 percent) |
| 2018 | 125 | 13 (10 percent) | 112 (90 percent) |
| 2016 | 125 | 26 (21 percent) | 99 (79 percent) |
| 2014 | 125 | 13 (10 percent) | 112 (90 percent) |
| 2012 | 125 | 33 (26 percent) | 92 (74 percent) |
| 2010 | 125 | 10 (8 percent) | 115 (92 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
For party candidates
See statutes: Kansas Statutes, Chapter 25, Article 2, Section 5
A candidate seeking the nomination of a party qualified to participate in primary elections can access the primary ballot either by filing a nomination petition or paying a filing fee.
By filing a nomination petition
Signature requirements for nomination petitions for party candidates vary according to the office being sought. For offices elected on a statewide basis, signatures must equal at least 1 percent of the state's current voter registration total of the party whose nomination the candidate is seeking. For offices elected by district, signatures must equal at least 2 percent of the district's current voter registration total of the party whose nomination the candidate is seeking.[2][3]
Nomination petitions for federal and state-level offices (including state legislative seats) must be submitted to the Kansas Secretary of State by noon on June 1, prior to the primary election. If June 1 falls on a holiday or weekend, petitions are due by noon on the next following business day.[2]
By paying a filing fee
A candidate may forgo the petition process by submitting a declaration of candidacy and paying a filing fee. The filing fee varies according to the office being sought. For statewide and federal offices, the fee is equal to 1 percent of the office's annual salary. For state senate candidates, the fee is $75. For state representative candidates, the fee is $50.[2][4]
The declaration and accompanying filing fee for federal and state-level offices (including state legislative seats) must be submitted to the Kansas Secretary of State by noon on June 1, prior to the primary election. If June 1 falls on a holiday or weekend, petitions are due by noon on the next following business day.[2]
In addition to the statutory filing fee, a candidate for federal and state offices must pay a $20 administrative fee to the Kansas Secretary of State. A state-level candidate must also pay a registration fee to the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. For statewide executive offices, the fee is $480. For state legislative candidates, the fee is $35.[5][6]
For independent candidates
See statutes: Kansas Statutes, Chapter 25, Article 3, Section 3
Independent candidates must petition for access to the general election ballot. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. For any statewide office, at least 5,000 signatures must be collected. For district-level offices (such as congressional or state legislative seats), signatures must equal at least 4 percent of the current total of qualified voters in the district as determined by the Kansas Secretary of State.[7]
While an independent candidate is not liable for a statutory filing fee, he or she must still pay a $20 administrative fee to the Kansas Secretary of State. State-level candidates must also pay a registration fee to the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission. For statewide executive offices, the fee is $480. For state legislative candidates, the fee is $35.[5][6]
Independent nomination petitions for federal and state-level offices (including state legislative seats) must be submitted to the Kansas Secretary of State by noon on the Monday preceding the date of the primary election.[8]
For write-in candidates
See statutes: Kansas Statutes, Chapter 25, Article 3, Section 3
In order to have their votes tallied, certain write-in candidates must submit affidavits of candidacy. If a write-in candidate is running for governor, an affidavit must be filed with the Kansas Secretary of State by noon on the second Monday preceding the general election. If a write-in candidate is seeking another statewide office (except United States Senator), an affidavit must be filed with the Kansas Secretary of State by noon on the second Monday preceding the election at which the write-in candidate seeks nomination or election. Write-in candidates for other federal and state offices are not required to file affidavits.[5][8]
Qualifications
Section 4 of Article 2 of the Kansas Constitution states, "During the time that any person is a candidate for nomination or election to the legislature and during the term of each legislator, such candidate or legislator shall be and remain a qualified elector who resides in his or her district."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $43,000/year | $178/day |
When sworn in
Kansas legislators assume office the second Monday of January after their election.[10]
Kansas political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Kansas Party Control: 1992-2026
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 | 26 |
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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 | 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 | 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 | R |
Presidential politics in Kansas
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Kansas, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
57.2
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758,802 | 6 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
41.0
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544,853 | 0 | |
 
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan (Independent) |
1.2
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16,322 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
0.6
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7,614 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 1,327,591 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Kansas, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| ✔ |
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
56.2
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771,406 | 6 |
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
41.6
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570,323 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
2.2
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30,574 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 1,372,303 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Kansas, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 36.1% | 427,005 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
56.7% | 671,018 | 6 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 4.7% | 55,406 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 2% | 23,506 | 0 | |
| - | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 7,467 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,184,402 | 6 | |||
| Election results via: Federal Election Commission | |||||
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 |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
Kansas enacted legislative district boundaries on May 18, 2022, when the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the validity of the legislative districts that Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed into law on April 15, 2022.[11][12] Both chambers of the legislature passed the redistricting legislation on March 30, 2022, after a joint House-Senate conference committee had developed it.[13] The Kansas House of Representatives approved the legislative boundaries, 83-40, and the State Senate approved them, 29-11.[13]After Kelly signed the maps, Andrew Bahl and Rafael Garcia of the Topeka Capital-Journal wrote, "The state Senate and House maps were mildly contested in the Legislature, particularly in the Senate where the map will create a fourth, Democrat-leaning district in Topeka and Lawrence."[14]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Kansas Statutes, "Chapter 25, Article 2, Section 5," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ Kansas Statutes, "Chapter 25, Article 40, Section 5," accessed May 13, 2025
- ↑ Kansas Statutes, "Chapter 25, Article 2, Section 6," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kansas Election Standards, "Chapter IV. - Candidates," revised July 17, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Handbook for Candidates and Treasurers, 2014," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ Kansas Statutes, "Chapter 25, Article 3, Section 3," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kansas Statutes, "Chapter 25, Article 3, Section 5," accessed April 12, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Kansas Constitution, "Article Two, Section 2", accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Supreme Court, "In the Matter of the Petition of DEREK SCHMIDT, Attorney General, to Determine the Validity of Substitute for Senate Bill 563," May 18, 2022
- ↑ Kansas, Office of the Governor, "Governor Laura Kelly Signs Redistricting Maps for State House, Senate, Board of Education," April 15, 2022
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kansas Legislature, "Sub SB563," accessed April 19, 2022
- ↑ Topeka Capital-Journal, "Kansas governor signs new legislative, board of education maps, with legal challenge possible," April 16, 2022
