2026 Kansas Secretary of State election

2026 Kansas Secretary of State election
November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Pat Proctor Jennifer Day
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Secretary of State

Scott Schwab
Republican


The 2026 Kansas Secretary of State election is due to be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of State of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Scott Schwab is retiring to run for governor.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Proctor 266,853 100.0
Total votes 266,853 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Samuel Lane, construction inspector[5]

Endorsements

Jennifer Day
State officials
State representatives

Results

Primary results by county:
  Day
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Day 176,899 85.3
Democratic Samuel Lane 30,467 14.7
Total votes 207,366 100.0

Third-party candidates

United Kansas

Nominee

  • Scott E. Morgan, former Lawrence school board member[7]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R August 7, 2025

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Sherman (January 8, 2025). "Scott Schwab runs for Kansas governor after two terms as state's top election official". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Leavenworth House member first Republican to declare as 2026 candidate for secretary of state". www.kansasreflector.com. Kansas Reflector. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Phil (May 29, 2026). "Republican Scott Schwab names Ken Rahjes as running mate". WIBW. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Brad (October 17, 2025). "Former lawmaker kicks off campaign for secretary of state". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Harvel, Jack (July 31, 2025). "Rep. Ken Rahjes is running for secretary of state in the 2026 elections". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2025. Political newcomer Sam Lane filed to run for secretary of state as a Democrat.
  6. 1 2 "Meet the 2 JoCo Democrats vying for KS Secretary of State in Aug. 4 primary". Johnson County Post. July 15, 2026. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ https://www.scottmorgansos.com/
  8. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (August 7, 2025). "Previewing the 2026 Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2025.

Official campaign websites

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