Kansas elections 2026

At the State Fair debate, Democrat Cindy Holscher tied Republican Ty Masterson to former Gov. Sam Brownback, while Masterson compared Holscher to national Democrats. Both hope to court independent voters.

Republican Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach runs in a rematch against Democrat Chris Mann, a race that the incumbent won by a slim margin four years ago.

The Republican senator, who's running for reelection this November, rationalized the president’s move to import beef from foreign countries, arguing that it's necessary to replace the Mexican cattle exports lost to screwworm infections.

Kansas will vote on a constitutional amendment that says only U.S. citizens may vote in any election — something that's already law.

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.