2026 United States Senate election in Kansas
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]
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] 2020 , defeating Barbara Bollier by 11.4 points in what was expected to be a close race.[ 3] governorship and lieutenant-governorship which they flipped from Republican control in 2018 .[ 4]
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References
^ "Kansas 2020 Senate election results" . www.cnn.com . Retrieved December 3, 2024 .^ Alatidd, Jason. "What happened to GOP supermajorities? Kansas Republicans appear to win big" . The Topeka Capital-Journal . Retrieved December 3, 2024 . ^ Bustillo, Ximena (November 3, 2020). "Marshall keeps Kansas Senate seat in Republican hands" . POLITICO . Retrieved December 3, 2024 . ^ Nelson, Libby (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Laura Kelly beats Kris Kobach in the Kansas governor race" . Vox . Retrieved December 3, 2024 . ^ Kraske, Steve; Marvine, Josh. "Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'absolutely not' running for another political office" . KCUR-FM . Retrieved December 1, 2024 . ^ "Senate Ratings" . Inside Elections . Retrieved January 14, 2025 .^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved February 11, 2025 .^ "2026 Senate ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved February 13, 2025 .
