Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026
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| Kansas Secretary of State |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2026 |
| Primary: August 4, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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Kansas is holding an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 4, 2026. The filing deadline is June 1, 2026.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 4 Democratic primary)
- Kansas Secretary of State election, 2026 (August 4 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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General election
The primary will occur on August 4, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Jennifer Day and Sam Lane are running in the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Jennifer Day | ||
| Sam Lane | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Pat Proctor and Ken Rahjes are running in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 4, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Pat Proctor | ||
| Ken Rahjes | ||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Kansas
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
- See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas Secretary of State
Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Jeanna Repass and Cullene Lang in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Schwab (R) | 58.4 | 580,908 | |
| Jeanna Repass (D) | 38.8 | 386,661 | ||
| Cullene Lang (L) | 2.8 | 27,844 | ||
| Total votes: 995,413 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Jeanna Repass advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeanna Repass | 100.0 | 246,870 | |
| Total votes: 246,870 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Mike Brown in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Schwab | 55.2 | 245,998 | |
| Mike Brown | 44.8 | 199,316 | ||
| Total votes: 445,314 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State
Cullene Lang advanced from the Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Cullene Lang (L) | |
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2018
- See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2018
General election
General election for Kansas Secretary of State
Scott Schwab defeated Brian McClendon and Rob Hodgkinson in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Schwab (R) | 52.6 | 549,416 | |
| Brian McClendon (D) | 43.9 | 458,142 | ||
| Rob Hodgkinson (L) | 3.5 | 36,882 | ||
| Total votes: 1,044,440 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Brian McClendon advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian McClendon | 100.0 | 139,457 | |
| Total votes: 139,457 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathaniel McLaughlin (D)
- Lucy Steyer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State
Scott Schwab defeated Randy Duncan, Dennis Taylor, Craig McCullah, and Keith Esau in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Schwab | 38.3 | 108,705 | |
| Randy Duncan | 20.2 | 57,236 | ||
| Dennis Taylor | 19.9 | 56,537 | ||
| Craig McCullah | 11.5 | 32,615 | ||
| Keith Esau | 10.0 | 28,426 | ||
| Total votes: 283,519 | ||||
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2014
- See also: Kansas secretary of state election, 2014
| Secretary of State of Kansas, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kris Kobach Incumbent |
59.2% | 508,926 | |
| Democratic | Jean Schodorf | 40.8% | 350,692 | |
| Total Votes | 859,618 | |||
| Election results via Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Kansas' 1st | Tracey Mann | R+16 |
| Kansas' 2nd | Derek Schmidt | R+10 |
| Kansas' 3rd | Sharice Davids | D+2 |
| Kansas' 4th | Ron Estes | R+12 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
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| Kansas' 1st | 33.0% | 65.0% |
| Kansas' 2nd | 39.0% | 59.0% |
| Kansas' 3rd | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| Kansas' 4th | 37.0% | 61.0% |
| Source: The Downballot | ||
2016-2024
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2024 presidential election, 60.6% of Kansans lived in one of the state's 100 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 29.6% lived in one of 3 Trending Democratic counties. Overall, Kansas was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Kansas following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Kansas county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 100 | 60.6% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 3 | 29.6% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 2 | 9.7% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 5 | 39.4% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 100 | 60.6% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Kansas presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 5 Democratic wins
- 27 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Kansas.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Kansas
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Kansas.
- See also: Party control of Kansas state government
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Kansas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Kansas State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 9 | |
| Republican Party | 31 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Kansas House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 37 | |
| Republican Party | 88 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 125 | |
Trifecta control
Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
No Democratic trifectas • Sixteen years of Republican trifectas
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Kansas | ||
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| Kansas | United States | |
| Population | 2,937,880 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 81,758 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 77.9% | 63.4% |
| Black/African American | 5.4% | 12.4% |
| Asian | 2.9% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other (single race) | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| Multiple | 9% | 10.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.3% | 19% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.9% | 89.4% |
| College graduation rate | 35.2% | 35% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $72,639 | $78,538 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.5% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Secretary of State elections in 2026
There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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