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2026 United States Senate election in Kansas

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2026 United States Senate election in Kansas
November 3, 2026
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Roger Marshall
Republican



The 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Kansas. A primary election will be held on August 4, 2026. One-term Republican Senator Roger Marshall was elected in 2020 with 53.2% of the vote. Due to a possible administrative nomination of Marshall by Donald Trump, measures for a temporary appointment to this seat have been updated in the Kansas Legislature.[1] Marshall has stated his intent to run for re-election.[2]

Background

Kansas is generally considered to be a Republican stronghold, having not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Republicans control both U.S. Senate seats, all but two statewide offices, both houses of the Kansas Legislature, and all but one seat in Kansas's U.S. House delegation.[3] Marshall was first elected in 2020, defeating Barbara Bollier by 11.4 points in what was expected to be a close race.[4] However, Democrats control the governorship and lieutenant-governorship, which they flipped from Republican control in 2018, held in 2022, and are up as open seats due to term-limits in 2026.[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Roger Marshall
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Roger Marshall (R) $4,759,694 $897,358 $4,072,295
Source: Federal Election Commission[9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Patrick Schmidt, state senator from the 19th district (2025–present) and nominee for the 2nd district in 2022[14]

Publicly expressed interest

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Erik Murray (D) $124,598 $15,625 $108,972
Anne Parelkar (D) $16,982 $16,478 $503
Sandy Spidel Neumann (D) $167,587 $40,660 $126,926
Source: Federal Election Commission[9]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[20] Solid R January 12, 2026
The Cook Political Report[21] Solid R January 12, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] Safe R January 29, 2026
Race To The WH[23] Lean R February 2, 2026

References

  1. ^ "Kansas 2020 Senate election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Ketz, Jonathan (July 11, 2025). "Senator Roger Marshall plans to run for reelection". WDAF-TV. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Alatidd, Jason. "What happened to GOP supermajorities? Kansas Republicans appear to win big". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Bustillo, Ximena (November 3, 2020). "Marshall keeps Kansas Senate seat in Republican hands". POLITICO. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Nelson, Libby (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Laura Kelly beats Kris Kobach in the Kansas governor race". Vox. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Trump endorses Kansas politicians Roger Marshall, Derek Schmidt, Tracey Mann". The Topeka Capital-Journal. July 9, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "Senate Conservatives Fund 2026 Endorsements". Senate Conservatives Fund. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  9. ^ a b "2026 Election United States Senate - Kansas". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
  10. ^ Carpenter, Tim (August 18, 2025). "Democratic U.S. Senate candidate eager to broaden Kansas voice in D.C. politics". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  11. ^ Cooper, Brad (December 3, 2025). "KCK developer announces for U.S. Senate as Democratic primary grows to five". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Kaminski, Anna (August 25, 2025). "Democratic immigration lawyer wants to fix broken system with run for U.S. Senate in Kansas". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  13. ^ Cooper, Brad (October 16, 2025). "Democrat launches bid for U.S. Senate, expands party primary to four". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  14. ^ Alatidd, Jason (February 4, 2026). "Topeka Democrat joins US Senate primary to challenge Roger Marshall". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  15. ^ Cooper, Brad (October 15, 2025). "Davids opens door for statewide run if new congressional map is drawn". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  16. ^ Benson, Samuel (November 3, 2025). "Sharice Davids inches toward Kansas Senate run". Politico. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  17. ^ Resnick, Matt (May 13, 2025). "Holscher eyes run for governor or US Senate in 2026". State Affairs. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  18. ^ Shorman, Jonathan (June 12, 2025). "This Overland Park Democrat is launching a campaign for Kansas governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  19. ^ Kraske, Steve; Marvine, Josh (November 23, 2024). "Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'absolutely not' running for another political office". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  21. ^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  22. ^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  23. ^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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