Primary Election
Official Kansas Secretary of State 2026 primary election date.
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2026 election timeline
General Election
Official Kansas Secretary of State 2026 general election date.
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Coverage at a glance
AreaModeledPopulatedCoverage note
Federal offices55U.S. Senate and four U.S. House districts
Statewide offices33Governor, attorney general, and secretary of state
Kansas Legislature1280District models exist; candidate coverage is developing
Judicial retention99Separate nonpartisan judicial research profiles
Ballot questions11Published measures in the current snapshot
“Populated” means the current research snapshot contains entries; it does not certify that the list is complete or that every entry will appear on a ballot.
Federal
Federal races
U.S. House - Kansas District 1
Shown for western, central, and parts of northeast Kansas where the ZIP maps to CD 1.
U.S. House - Kansas District 2
Shown where the ZIP maps to CD 2.
U.S. House - Kansas District 3
Shown where the ZIP maps to CD 3.
U.S. House - Kansas District 4
Shown where the ZIP maps to CD 4.
U.S. Senate
Statewide federal race. Primary fields are shown until nominees are certified.
Statewide
Statewide races
Kansas Attorney General
Statewide executive race.
Kansas Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Statewide joint-ticket race. Primary candidates are shown until nominees are certified.
Kansas Secretary of State
Statewide executive race. SOS filing status should be refreshed from the official candidate list.
Judicial retention
Kansas appellate judges in the 2026 snapshot
Judicial retention is nonpartisan and uses a retain-or-not-retain question rather than a contest between candidates. Judicial research is separated from partisan race pages.
Personal ballot guidance
From statewide guide to your official ballot
- Choose the election.Primary and general elections have different candidate fields and eligibility rules.
- Use your residential address.The site uses it for the lookup request and does not add it to public candidate pages.
- Review the returned races.Open candidate and judicial profiles while watching for developing-coverage notices.
- Confirm with an official source.Use Kansas VoterView or your county election office for the final sample ballot and polling information.
How to read this guide
Facts, campaign statements, journalism, and site explanations stay separate
Official records receive source links. Candidate questionnaire answers are labeled candidate-submitted. News retains its publisher and date. Site-written explanations describe process and coverage without recommending a candidate.