Kansas elections 2026

On the first Sunday after Election Day, Hamilton told his church that he plans to preach 12 to 18 times a year once he's sworn in as a U.S. senator on Jan. 3. The Church of the Resurrection said Hamilton's employment status will shift to part-time so his compensation doesn't exceed the Senate limit.

Kobach, who is known for his hardline stances on immigration and voter fraud, lost to former police officer Chris Mann.

The Kansas Attorney General race has not yet been called by the Associated Press as of Thursday afternoon, but Democrat Chris Mann holds a 13,000-vote lead over incumbent Republican Kris Kobach. He joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss his priorities for the position if these results hold.

The Methodist pastor who flipped a Republican Senate seat says voters want more than political change. Adam Hamilton tells NPR what he heard from Kansans about decency, faith and finding common ground.

On the Missouri side, some voter numbers were comparable to 2022, but early voting skyrocketed.

Kansas U.S. Senator-elect Adam Hamilton says that after his victory, he feels a "deep sense of responsibility to make sure that we actually change things for the better." He spoke with KCUR's Up To Date, along with election experts and several congressional winners from Missouri, about what led to the Democratic wave in Tuesday's election.

Amy Diediker emerged as the lone Democrat elected among five open seats on the Kansas State Board of Education. She bested Republican Jim McMullen, a former Blue Valley school board member, for a seat covering parts of Johnson and Miami counties.

Democrats needed to pick up five seats statewide to break Republicans' two-thirds majority in the Kansas House. Unofficial results show they gained at least 20, with a majority of those coming from Johnson County seats.

Kansas law calls for county election officers to audit 10% of a county’s precincts when the margin between candidates is within 1%. Masterson also could request a full recount if county commissions certify the results.

Voters denied two sales tax items that would’ve invested in Kansas City, Kansas' public parks and Wyandotte County healthcare and homeless services.

Rev. Adam Hamilton has become the first Democrat in nearly a century to win a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas. Meanwhile, Missouri voters rejected proposals to ban abortions and cement a gerrymandered congressional map. We'll run down all the biggest election results from both states.

Democrat Chris Mann says he's defeated incumbent Republican Kris Kobach to win the attorney general's office. But it's very close and the Associated Press has not called the race.