The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Drew Cranmer (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
Ron Estes
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2017 · Age 70
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 · 42,199 votes
- Katy Tyndell Won: 66.1% 27,899
- Chris Carmichael: 21.9% 9,249
- Ryan Gilbert: 7.7% 3,231
- Cole Epley (withdrawn): 4.3% 1,820
The primary · 83,425 votes
- Ron Estes Won: 80.9% 67,464
- Frank McCollum: 19.1% 15,961
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.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Ron Estes $383K.
Not on the November ballot
7 filed- Chris CarmichaelDemocrat$98K
- Paul CataneseIndependent$6K
- Cole EpleyDemocrat-
- Michael Gaynor Sr.Republican-
- Ryan GilbertDemocrat-
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 738K
- Median household income
- $69K
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Living below the poverty line
- 13.0%
- Without health insurance
- 10.0%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
R+30 in 2024
- Ron Estes Won: 65%
- Esau Freeman: 35%
305,097 votes for candidates. 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.
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.