2026 Election Dates

2026 Primary Election

July 14

Deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration to change address or name only to participate in the 2026 primary election.

July 15

First day of advance voting. Advance ballots by mail are transmitted. In-person advance voting may begin. Check with your county election office for specific times and locations.

July 28

In-person advance voting must begin for all counties.

Aug. 4

PRIMARY ELECTION - All ballots must be received by close of polls on Election Day.

Sept.1

Last day for State Board of Canvassers to certify official results.

2026 General Election

Oct. 13

Deadline to register to vote or update your voter registration to change address or name only to participate in the 2026 general election.

Oct. 14

First day of advance voting. Advance ballots by mail are transmitted. In-person advance voting may begin. Check with your county election office for specific times and locations.

Oct. 27

In-person advance voting must begin for all counties.

Nov. 3

GENERAL ELECTION - All ballots must be received by close of polls on Election Day.

Voting in Kansas

In Kansas, registering to vote may be done by filing a paper document or online. Anyone who is a US citizen, 18 years or older, a resident of Kansas and has completed the terms of any sentence from a felony conviction, is legally qualified to vote.

Per state law, the voter registration books close 21 days before an election until the election is completed. Any registrations received in that period will not be processed until after the election.

When registering to vote, the voter my choose to affiliate with one of the five recognized political parties in Kansas (Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, No Labels Kansas or United Kansas) or choose to be unaffiliated with a political party.

A voter may modify their registration for name or address change or to change party affiliation by completing a new voter registration form. 

Voter Registration Information

2026 Primary KNEA/KPAC Recommendations

These lists are current as of July 7, 2026. Any additional recommendations will be included as soon as possible.

Kansas State Board of Education

• District 1: Democrat – Jennifer Lloyd
• District 3: Democrat – Amy Diediker
• District 5: No selection made for primary.
• District 7: No selection made for primary.
• District 9: Democrat – Heather Guernsey

Statewide

Governor

• Republican: Vicki Schmidt
• Democrat: No selection made for primary.

Attorney General

• Republican: No selection made for primary.
• Democrat: Chris Mann

Secretary of State

• Republican: No selection made for primary.
• Democrat: Jennifer Day

State Treasurer

• Republican: No selection made for primary.
• Democrat: No selection made for primary.

Insurance Commissioner

• Republican: No selection made for primary.
• Democrat: Dinah Sykes

Kansas House of Representatives

Notes: If a House District is not listed, there is not a recommendation in that race. 
* Denotes incumbent.

• District 2: Avery Rowland - Democrat
• District 5: Henry Johns - Democrat
• District 10: Suzanne Wikle* - Democrat
• District 14: Sherry Giebler - Democrat
• District 15: Allison Hougland - Democrat
• District 16: Linda Featherston* - Democrat
• District 17: Jo Ella Hoye* - Democrat
• District 18: Cindy Neighbor* - Democrat
• District 19: Stephanie Sawyer Clayton* - Democrat
• District 20: Mari-Lynn Poskin* - Democrat
• District 21: Jerry Stogsdill* - Democrat
• District 23: Susan Ruiz* - Democrat
• District 24: Jarrod Ousley* - Democrat
• District 25: Rui Xu* - Democrat
• District 28: Bryan Mouber - Democrat
• District 29: Heather Meyer* - Democrat
• District 30: Zachary Thomas Hawkins - Democrat
• District 32: Pam Curtis* - Democrat
• District 33: Emily Blanks - Democrat
• District 34: Valdenia Winn*- Democrat
• District 35: Wanda Brownlee Paige* – Democrat
• District 36: Lynn Melton* - Democrat
• District 37: Melissa Oropeza* – Democrat
• District 43: Kristen Schultz - Democrat
• District 44: Barbara Ballard* - Democrat
• District 45: Mike Amyx* – Democrat
• District 46: Brooklynne Mosley* – Democrat
• District 47: Mary T. Williams – Democrat
• District 48: Dan Osman* - Democrat
• District 49: Nicki McDonald* - Democrat
• District 53: Kirk Haskins* - Democrat
• District 55: Tobias Schlingensiepen* – Democrat
• District 56: Virgil Weigel* - Democrat
• District 57: John Alcala* -Democrat 
• District 58: Alexis Simmons* - Democrat
• District 59: Michael Lewis - Democrat
• District 60: Mark Schreiber* - Republican
• District 66: Sydney Carlin* - Democrat
• District 67: Stacy Kohlmeier - Republican
• District 67: Brenda Brandy - Democrat
• District 78: Tim Lundberg - Democrat
• District 83: Henry Helgerson* - Democrat
• District 84: Ford Carr* - Democrat
• District 86: Abi Boatman* - Democrat
• District 88: Daniel Schneider - Democrat
• District 92: John Carmichael* - Democrat
• District 95: Tom Sawyer* - Democrat
• District 100: J.C. Moore - Republican
• District 103: Angela Martinez* - Democrat
• District 104: Lynnette Krieger-Zook - Democrat
• District 105: John Burke - Democrat
• District 108: Brandon Woodard* - Democrat
• District 110: Mark Shaukowitch - Democrat
• District 123: Becca Burnfin – Democrat