Who is running in Wyandotte County, 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
- U.S. Representative, District 2
- Don Coover, Derek Schmidt and John Hauer
- U.S. Representative, District 3
- Sharice Davids, Eric Jenkins and Steven A. Hohe
- State Board of Education, District 1
- Jennifer Lloyd and Amy Cawvey
- Kansas House District 31
- Emily Hane and Dennis Grindel
- Kansas House District 33
- Emily Blanks and Carolyn Caiharr
- Kansas House District 34
- Valdenia C. Winn and CeCe Harlin
- Kansas House District 35
- Wanda Brownlee Paige and Alex Sanchez
- Kansas House District 36
- Lynn Melton and Brian Dickason
- Kansas House District 37
- Melissa M. Oropeza and Connie Jo Henry
- Kansas House District 38
- Richard Paz and Timothy H. Johnson
Wyandotte County
No Unified Government commission, mayor or school board seats are on this ballot; those are elected in odd-numbered years. Wyandotte County elects its district judges by party, and every judicial candidate this year is unopposed.
29th District judges
Not profiledUnopposed Democrats: Delia Maria York (Division 3), William P. Mahoney (4), Kayla Roehler (5), Kate Lynch (6), Allison Williamson (10), Timothy L. Dupree (11), Candice Alcaraz (12), Aaron T. Roberts (15) and Damon D. Mitchell (16). We haven't profiled judges yet.
State and federal
Wyandotte County is split among eight Kansas House districts and two congressional districts. Check VoterView or the county's candidate list to see which ones are yours. The Kansas Senate is not on the ballot this year.
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.
U.S. Representative, District 2
Vote for oneWyandotte County is split between the 2nd and 3rd Congressional Districts. Check VoterView to see which one is yours.
Don Coover
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on lower costs for health care, food and housing, keeping rural hospitals and Medicaid, and a ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks. We found little else on him.
Sources: The Ballot Brief
Derek Schmidt
Not good people RepublicanAs attorney general in December 2020 he joined Texas's lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to throw out the presidential results in four states. He has campaigned on Trump's America First agenda, and Trump has endorsed him before.
Sources: Newsweek, House website, Kansas Public Radio
John Hauer
Not enough info LibertarianGot about 5 percent as the Libertarian nominee in 2024. Takes no donations and wants to end the federal income tax and close every U.S. military base abroad.
Sources: The Ballot Brief, Kansas Public Radio
U.S. Representative, District 3
Vote for oneSharice Davids
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratA JCCC graduate endorsed by the Kansas AFL-CIO, the federal workers' union AFGE, the Sierra Club and Giffords. Broke with most Democrats in 2025 to vote for the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of undocumented immigrants charged with certain thefts.
Sources: Ballotpedia, AFGE, New Republic
Eric Jenkins
Not good people RepublicanOn the Shawnee council he opposed LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections and gave a speech against transgender girls playing girls' sports. Now running on Trump's tax cuts and border security.
Sources: KCUR, KCUR voter guide, Campaign site
Steven A. Hohe
Not enough info LibertarianThe Libertarian nominee for this seat for the fourth time, running on smaller government and states' rights. No public record to judge.
Sources: Ballotpedia
State Board of Education, District 1
Vote for oneJennifer Lloyd
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratA former general and special education teacher who wants the state to fully fund special education, which she says is "causing so much crisis" in public schools.
Sources: Campaign site, Kansas Reflector via News From the States
Amy Cawvey
Compromised ConservativePushed through a "Parents' Bill of Rights" policy on the Lansing board in 2022 and wants audits before any more special education money. Endorsed by the conservative 1776 Project PAC.
Sources: Campaign site, The Sentinel, Kansas Reflector via News From the States, 1776 Project PAC
Kansas House District 31
Vote for oneOpen seat. Democrat Louis Ruiz is retiring.
Emily Hane
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratSits on the board of Build WyCo, a county affordable housing group, and wants housing options for "everyone who wants to lay down roots here." Endorsed by Rep. Ruiz, the Kansas NEA and LiUNA Local 1290.
Sources: Campaign site, KNEA
Dennis Grindel
Not enough info RepublicanThe Republican nominee here for the third straight time. Backs education savings accounts so parents can choose schools, and signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge.
Sources: BallotReady, Kansas Family Voter Guide, U.S. Term Limits
Kansas House District 33
Vote for oneEmily Blanks
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratPromises "across-the-aisle efforts for common-sense legislation" and says "we've had enough of party politics." Endorsed by the Kansas AFL-CIO, the building trades and EMILY's List.
Sources: Campaign site, Bonner Springs, EMILY's List
Carolyn Caiharr
Compromised RepublicanA realtor who voted in April 2026 to override the governor's veto of SB 391, which bars cities from passing certain tenant protections. Endorsed by the Kansas Chamber PAC and Kansas Family Voice.
Sources: Kansas AFL-CIO scorecard, Sunflower State Journal, Ballotpedia
Kansas House District 34
Vote for oneValdenia C. Winn
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratCeCe Harlin
Not enough info RepublicanRan for county register of deeds and the Board of Public Utilities in 2023. Wants to end some property taxes and corporate tax giveaways.
Sources: BallotReady, Campaign site
Kansas House District 35
Vote for oneWanda Brownlee Paige
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratTaught in Kansas City, Kansas, for 30 years. Voted against a 2025 bill defining an unborn child from conception for child support, and is endorsed by Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes and the Farm Bureau PAC.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Choice Tracker, Kansas Farm Bureau
Alex Sanchez
Not enough info RepublicanWants to "reduce or responsibly eliminate property taxes" and improve USD 500 results. Skipped the iVoterGuide questions on Trump and the 2020 election.
Sources: Campaign site, Wyandotte Daily News, iVoterGuide
Kansas House District 36
Vote for oneLynn Melton
Compromised (best choice in this race) DemocratVoted to end state income tax on Social Security and proposed lowering the voting age to 16. Endorsed by the local Fraternal Order of Police and by the carpenters and IBEW Local 53.
Sources: KCUR voter guide, Campaign site
Brian Dickason
Not enough info RepublicanWants to move away from property taxes, open up government spending and tie school money to measurable results. No record in office to judge.
Sources: Campaign site, The Ballot Brief
Kansas House District 37
Vote for oneMelissa M. Oropeza
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratSpoke and voted in 2023 against a bill making providers tell patients a medication abortion might be reversed. Endorsed by the Kansas AFL-CIO and Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes.
Sources: PBS NewsHour, iVoterGuide
Connie Jo Henry
Not enough info RepublicanFirst run for office. Says "the government does not have the right to make you take a vaccine" and runs on parental rights and traditional family values.
Sources: Campaign site
Kansas House District 38
Vote for oneA rematch of 2024.
Richard Paz
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWants property tax relief, Medicaid expansion and changes to state-local revenue sharing. Endorsed by the Kansas AFL-CIO in 2024.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Kansas AFL-CIO
Timothy H. Johnson
Compromised RepublicanSpent three decades in law enforcement before teaching at Basehor-Linwood High, and calls himself a conservative "for kids and education." Endorsed by Kansans for Life and the Kansas Chamber PAC.
Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site, KCUR voter guide
Unopposed Kansas House seat
No contestDistrict 32 (Pam Curtis, Democrat).
Sales tax questions
We describe what each measure does and don't make recommendations. The statewide constitutional amendment is in the State and federal section.
Wyandotte County health care sales tax
Yes or no- All county voters. Adds a countywide sales tax of 0.25 percent to pay for health care services, including indigent care, behavioral health, substance abuse treatment, preventive care and the county Health Department.
- Collection would start April 1, 2027. The ballot language sets no end date.
Kansas City, Kansas, parks and infrastructure sales tax
Yes or no- Kansas City, Kansas, voters only. Adds a citywide sales tax of three-eighths of 1 percent for ten years, starting April 1, 2027.
- About half would go to park projects (parks, community centers and trails) and about half to roads, bridges and sidewalks.