2026 United States Senate election in Kansas

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2026 United States Senate election in Kansas
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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. One-term Republican Senator Roger Marshall was elected in 2020 with 53.2% of the vote. [1] He is eligible to run for reelection, but has not stated whether or not he’ll do so.

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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. [2] Marshall was first elected in 2020, defeating Barbara Bollier by 11.4 points in what was expected to be a close race. [3] However, Democrats control the governorship and lieutenant-governorship which they flipped from Republican control in 2018. [4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [6] Solid RJanuary 17, 2025
The Cook Political Report [7] Solid RFebruary 11, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RFebruary 13, 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Kansas 2020 Senate election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ Alatidd, Jason. "What happened to GOP supermajorities? Kansas Republicans appear to win big". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bustillo, Ximena (November 3, 2020). "Marshall keeps Kansas Senate seat in Republican hands". POLITICO. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Libby (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Laura Kelly beats Kris Kobach in the Kansas governor race". Vox. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kraske, Steve; Marvine, Josh. "Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'absolutely not' running for another political office". KCUR-FM . Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
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