Kansas 2026 candidates Kansas · 40 FEC filers
Kansas · 2026 elections
Kansas candidates
2 candidates for Governor and 40 federal candidates registered with the FEC across 5 races. Within each race, candidates are listed alphabetically by last name.
Last checked: Nov 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC · Source: FEC bulk data
State Legislature · November 3, 2026 general election
218 candidates for the Kansas Legislature in 127 districts, from the state’s official candidate list.
Governor
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, from Kansas’s official candidate list. Race page.
| Candidate | Party (as listed) | Seat status | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Holscher | Democratic | Open seat | Compiled |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Open seat | Compiled |
U.S. Congress (FEC filers)
About this list
These are candidates who filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission for 2026. Filing does not mean a candidate qualified for the ballot or remains active; some may have withdrawn or not advanced from a primary. Check your state election office for the official ballot. Governor candidates are listed above. State legislature and other state offices are not yet included.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Davis | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $194,388 | Not yet compiled |
| David C. Graham | Libertarian | Not reported | Not yet statutory | — | Compiled |
| Adam Hamilton | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $19,175,044 | Compiled |
| Jason Hart | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $52,236 | Not yet compiled |
| Chase Laporte | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Kevin Latz | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $40,954 | Not yet compiled |
| Roger W Marshall | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $5,350,064 | Compiled |
| Erik Murray | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $212,503 | Not yet compiled |
| Lois Anne Elizabeth Lea Parelkar | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $32,725 | Not yet compiled |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $256,046 | Not yet compiled |
| Michael Soetaert | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Sandy Spidel Neumann | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $411,754 | Not yet compiled |
| Noah Taylor | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $161,738 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 1
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Robert Jacob | Libertarian | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Tracey Robert Mann | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,793,300 | Compiled |
| Kenneth Colin McRoberts | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $113,993 | Not yet compiled |
| Craig A Musser | Other | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $0 | Not yet compiled |
| Lauren Reinhold | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $136,351 | Compiled |
U.S. House — District 2
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Coover | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $1,363,193 | Not yet compiled |
| Braeden Curwick | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $231 | Not yet compiled |
| John Hauer | Libertarian | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Derek Schmidt | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $1,772,989 | Compiled |
| Chad Young | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 3
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharice Davids | Democratic | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $4,656,759 | Compiled |
| Steven Adam Hohe | Libertarian | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Eric Jenkins | Republican | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $51,735 | Compiled |
| Chase Laporte | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Chase Laporte | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Sarah Preu | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $26,959 | Not yet compiled |
| Blake Stanley | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $0 | Not yet compiled |
U.S. House — District 4
| Candidate | Party (as filed) | Seat status | FEC status | Total receipts | Platform summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Carmichael | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $97,578 | Not yet compiled |
| Paul Vincent Catanese | Independent | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $6,040 | Not yet compiled |
| Andrew Ira Cranmer | Libertarian | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Compiled |
| Cole Allen Epley | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Ron Estes | Republican | Incumbent | Statutory candidate | $2,203,776 | Compiled |
| Michael Gregory William Sr. Gaynor | Republican | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Ryan Gilbert | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Jordan L Mitchell | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | — | Not yet compiled |
| Daniel Schneider | Democratic | Challenger | Not yet statutory | $0 | Not yet compiled |
| Katy Tyndell | Democratic | Challenger | Statutory candidate | $633,159 | Compiled |