Kansas GOP

The Republican incumbent, Steven Johnson, faces two challengers for his job as the chief banker and financial manager for the state.

Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann. Again.

The Kansas Department of Insurance regulates insurance companies that sell policies in Kansas.

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

Republican Pat Proctor and Democrat Jennifer Day are running for Kansas secretary of state, the office in charge of managing elections. Here's a guide to the candidates running in the 2026 election.

Republican Derek Schmidt is defending his congressional seat against a challenger within his own party and two other hopefuls. The 2nd District covers much of eastern Kansas outside the Kansas City suburbs.

Organizers said the objective is to generate money for the party’s campaign activities and to rally support for the constitutional right of individuals to possess firearms for self-defense.

The setback means passing new congressional maps will be difficult. However, the effort to make it harder for Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids to hold her seat will return next year.

Republican state lawmakers want to break up Johnson County to help defeat the one Kansas Democrat in Congress. Local officials say the state’s wealthiest and most populous county has benefited from remaining in a single congressional district.

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

Kansas GOP leaders have condemned offensive messages sent in a national Young Republicans group chat. They said the group is now inactive.

Kansas Republican lawmakers are circulating a petition for a special session to redistrict. The goal is to defeat the state's only Democrat in Congress.