County guides
- Johnson CountyOverland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village, Gardner
- Sedgwick CountyWichita, Derby, Haysville, Park City, Bel Aire, Valley Center, Maize, Goddard, Mulvane
- Wyandotte CountyKansas City, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville
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Who is running statewide in Kansas in 2026
- U.S. Senator
- Adam Hamilton, Roger Marshall and David C. Graham
- Governor / Lieutenant Governor
- Cindy Holscher / KC Ohaebosim and Ty Masterson / Jeffrey Klemp
- Secretary of State
- Jennifer Day, Scott E. Morgan and Pat Proctor
- Attorney General
- Chris Mann and Kris Kobach
- State Treasurer
- Steven Johnson, Juan C. Luengo and Eric Lund
- Commissioner of Insurance
- Dinah Sykes, Daniel Hawkins and Ric Koehn
Statewide races
U.S. Senator
Vote for oneAdam Hamilton
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRoger Marshall
Not good people RepublicanDavid C. Graham
Not enough info LibertarianRan for this seat in 2022 on shrinking the federal government, ending proxy wars and easing up on nonviolent offenders. No record in office to judge.
Sources: Lawrence Times, iVoterGuide
Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Vote for oneOpen seat.
Cindy Holscher / KC Ohaebosim
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on the cost of living, and wants a pause on big AI data centers over their energy use and what they do to water and utility bills. Endorsed by former governors Kathleen Sebelius and John Carlin, the Kansas AFL-CIO and the teachers' union PAC.
Sources: Campaign site, News From the States, Wikipedia
Ty Masterson / Jeffrey Klemp
Not good people RepublicanEndorsed by Donald Trump and Sen. Roger Marshall. Runs on fiscal responsibility, though his homebuilding business went under and he filed for bankruptcy in 2010 with more than $1.1 million in debt.
Sources: Wikipedia, American Journal News
Secretary of State
Vote for oneThe secretary of state runs Kansas elections. Two good choices here.
Jennifer Day
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratHas worked the polls herself and says Kansans deserve elections "safe, secure and accessible to every eligible citizen." In the House she co-sponsored a bill to keep officers with misconduct histories from being rehired.
Sources: Campaign site, Eureka Herald, Wikipedia
Scott E. Morgan
Seems like good people United KansasWorked for Senators Dole and Kassebaum and represented the U.S. Senate on the Federal Election Commission. Argues the state's top election official shouldn't be chosen in a partisan race at all.
Sources: Campaign site, Johnson County Post
Pat Proctor
Compromised RepublicanPassed the SAVE Kansas Act, which uses public benefits data to purge suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls and limits online registration. Calls his opponent a "California Democrat."
Sources: Campaign video, Wikipedia
Attorney General
Vote for oneChris Mann
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratLeft policing after a drunk driver hit him during a traffic stop, then chaired Mothers Against Drunk Driving nationally and helped pass the Kansas ignition interlock law. Endorsed by Gov. Laura Kelly, 16 unions and a Republican sheriff, Greg Taylor of Neosho County.
Sources: DAGA, Ballotpedia, Mann campaign, Wikipedia
Kris Kobach
Not good people RepublicanWas vice chair of Trump's 2017 Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity. In September 2026 he sent the League of Women Voters a cease-and-desist letter over student voter drive incentives, and drew an ethics complaint over corporate donations that came in around when his office joined related lawsuits.
Sources: KCUR, Mann campaign news, Mann campaign
State Treasurer
Vote for oneTwo decent people. Johnson has a record in the job; Luengo would bring insurance and small-business experience.
Steven Johnson
Seems like good people RepublicanSays he cut fees on the state's investment savings plans by more than $25 million a year. Endorsed by Sen. Roger Marshall and three former treasurers.
Sources: Campaign site, Wikipedia
Juan C. Luengo
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratHas 20 years in commercial insurance and chaired the state Democrats' Hispanic Caucus. Running on a voice for small businesses and protecting seniors from rising property taxes.
Sources: Liberal First, Ballotpedia
Eric Lund
Not enough info LibertarianHas no campaign website and gave no platform when Kansas news outlets asked.
Sources: KCUR
Commissioner of Insurance
Vote for oneDinah Sykes
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWants closer scrutiny of rate increases and lower prescription costs, and won't take money from insurance companies. Switched from Republican to Democrat in 2018.
Sources: News From the States, Campaign site, Wikipedia
Daniel Hawkins
Not good people RepublicanWants to regulate the industry that paid him: his disclosures show income last year from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, UnitedHealthcare and Delta Dental. Running as a pro-Trump conservative against Medicaid expansion.
Sources: KCUR
Ric Koehn
Not enough info LibertarianHas no campaign website and didn't answer news outlets' questions about his platform.
Sources: KCUR
Constitutional amendment and judicial retention
PropositionsWe describe these and don't make recommendations.
- Citizenship voting amendment: The Kansas Constitution now says every U.S. citizen 18 or older who lives in the voting area is a qualified voter. The amendment rewrites that to say no one is a qualified voter unless they are a U.S. citizen, 18 or older, and live in the voting area. A yes vote adds that wording; a no vote leaves the constitution as it is.
- Judicial retention: Yes or no on keeping Supreme Court Justices Eric S. Rosen and Larkin E. Walsh, and Court of Appeals Judges Lesley Ann Isherwood, Amy Fellows Cline, Kim R. Schroeder, Lori Ann Bolton Fleming and Jacy Hurst. We haven't profiled judges yet.