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.
2026 Primary KNEA/KPAC Recommendations
Kansas State Board of Education
(Five of 10 seats up for election)
- 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
