Kansas elections 2026

The GOP has dominated U.S. Senate elections in Kansas since the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. But Washburn University political scientist Bob Beatty says Democrat Adam Hamilton could make this November’s election against incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Marshall unusually competitive.

Of the seven races a Democratic campaigning organization has targeted to hold or flip in Kansas, six are in the Kansas City area.

Kansas last elected a Democratic U.S. senator in 1932. Experts say Adam Hamilton's win is a "long shot," although he outraised U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in the last quarter.

While voters in Missouri and Kansas overwhelmingly shot down ballot measures championed by Republicans, they also largely chose conservative, Trump-backed candidates to run against Democrats in November’s general election.

Voters in Johnson and Miami counties and much of northern, western and southeastern Kansas chose Republican candidates for the general election in November. Five incumbents decided not to run for reelection, setting up a fight for political control.

Davids fended off a primary challenge from Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional from Fairway. She'll face Republican Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee City Council member, in November.

Republican Senate President Ty Masterson will face Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher, who beat the outgoing governor's pick.

Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton won a competitive Kansas Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. The win sends Hamilton to a November showdown with Republican incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall.

Kansas voters rejected a constitutional amendment that would have changed to electing state Supreme Court justices, in a win for groups that were concerned the change would impact abortion rights and school funding.

Kansas polling places are open from at least 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 4. See results as they come in for Kansas statewide offices, U.S. Senate and U.S. House primary contests and a constitutional amendment question.

From Michigan's Senate and governor primary to Missouri's 1st Congressional District, a number of key races in primary elections Tuesday could signal the future for Democrats and Republicans.