The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: John Hauer (Libertarian).
Official candidate list: Kansas Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Derek Schmidt
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 58
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Kansas
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 21 days before the election.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 38,737 votes
- Don Coover Won: Unopposed 38,737
The primary · 78,814 votes
- Derek Schmidt Won: 79.9% 62,969
- Chad Young: 20.1% 15,845
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Kansas Secretary of State official primary vote totals. Certified September 1, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Not on the November ballot
2 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+19 in 2024
- Derek Schmidt Won: 57.1%
- Nancy Boyda: 38.2%
302,761 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 4.7%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 733K
- Median household income
- $66K
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.3%
- Without health insurance
- 10.3%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through July 15, 2026. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.