2026 in Kansas
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Kansas.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Events
February
- February 26 – The government of Kansas suspends the driver licenses of all transgender residents after the Kansas Legislature overrides a veto from Governor Laura Kelly. The suspension is announced only hours before midnight on the 25th.[1]
March
- March 9 – The city council of Leavenworth votes 4–1 to allow CoreCivic to operate a closed prison used to house immigrants.[2]
May
- May 13 – Former Coldwater Mayor Joe Ceballos is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Wichita field office. Ceballos, originally from Mexico, had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly election conduct after he admitted he had previously voted, despite being a legal resident and not a citizen.[3]
July
- July 12 – South Bow, owners of the Keystone Pipeline, agree to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a 2022 oil spill in Washington County.[4]
August
- August 4 – 2026 Kansas Elections for Supreme Court Justices Amendment: Voters reject an amendment that would have made the Kansas Supreme Court an elected position.[5][6]
- August 11 – A pair of Winfield parents kill their four children and themselves their home.[7][8]
Scheduled
- November 3 – 2026 Kansas elections:
- 2026 Kansas Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment[9]
- 2026 Kansas House of Representatives election[10]
- 2026 Kansas Attorney General election[11]
- 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election[12]
- 2026 Kansas Secretary of State election[13]
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas[14]
- 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas[15]
Deaths
- August 21: Nancy Kassebaum Baker, 94, U.S. Senator (1978–1997)[16]
See also
References
- ↑ Kelly, Matthew (February 25, 2026). "Kansas informs trans residents their driver's licenses become invalid on Thursday". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ↑ Hollingsworth, Heather; Hanna, John (March 11, 2026). "Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ↑ White, Ed (May 13, 2026). "Immigration authorities detain former Kansas mayor who fears deportation over voting controversy". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2026.
- ↑ Hanna, John (July 12, 2026). "Keystone Pipeline system's operator agrees to pay a $26.9M penalty over a major Kansas oil spill". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 12, 2026.
- ↑ Smith, Sherman; Hall, Jacinda; Carpenter, Tim (August 5, 2026). "Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment on judicial selection by wide margin • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
- ↑ Kaminski, Anna (March 18, 2025). "Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court's former chief • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Swartz, Gabe; Boring, Samantha (August 11, 2026). "Winfield man was registered sex offender, charged with multiple felonies in eastern Kansas before killing family". KCTV 5. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ "KBI: Winfield couple planned children's murder and suicide". KAKE. August 14, 2026. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Kansas Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Carpenter, Tim (July 30, 2025). "Kansas election for attorney general in 2026 may become a repeat of 2022 showdown • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Carpenter, Tim (April 4, 2025). "Leavenworth House member first Republican to declare as 2026 candidate for secretary of state • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Senator Roger Marshall plans to run for reelection". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. July 11, 2025. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Hanna, John (August 22, 2026). "Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 22, 2026.