2026 Kansas Democratic Candidates

Democrats in Kansas have many excellent choices to make in 2026. We invite you to get to know the candidates.

This list was prepared March 23 and will continue to grow.

Federal Offices

Christy Davis - US Senate

Erik Murray - US Senate

Anne Paralkar - US Senate

Patrick Schmidt - US Senate

Michael Soetaert - US Senate

Sandy Spidel Neuman - US Senate

Noah Taylor - US Senate

(Kenneth) Collin McRoberts - US House, Dist 1

Lauren Reinhold - US House, Dist 1

Don Coover - US House, Dist 2

Braeden Curwick - US House, Dist 2

Sharice Davids - US House, Dist 3 &&

Sarah Preu - US House, Dist 3

Chris Carmichael - US House, Dist 4

Allen Epley Cole - US House, Dist 4

Ryan Gilbert - US House, Dist 4

Daniel Schneider - US House, Dist 4

Katy Tyndell - US House, Dist 4

Statewide Offices, Executive Branch

Ethan Corson - Governor

Cindy Holscher - Governor

Marty Tuley - Governor

Jennifer Day - Secretary of State; Overland Park.  

Samuel Lane - Secretary of State; Shawnee.  samuellane.org

Chris Mann - Attorney General; Lawrence.  

Dinah Sykes - Commissioner of Insurance; Lenexa.  www.dinahsykes.com

Kansas State Board of Education

Amy Diediker - State Board of Ed, Dist 3; Olathe. amyd4boe.com

Lorie Wood - State Board of Ed, Dist 5; Dresden. ##

Kansas Senate, Legislative Branch

Silas J. Miller - KS Senate (Special), Dist. 25; Wichita.

Kansas House, Legislative Branch

Avery Rowland - KS House, Dist. 2; Girard. ##

Henry Johns - KS House, Dist. 5; Lawrence. hj4ks.com

Frank Henderson - KS House, Dist. 6; Louisburg. ##

Taylor Moreland - KS House, Dist. 7; Parsons. ##

Suzanne Wikle - KS House, Dist. 10; Lawrence. suzannewikle.com

Sherry Giebler - KS House, Dist. 14; Olathe.

Allison Hougland - KS House, Dist. 15; Olathe.

Linda Featherston - KS House, Dist. 16; Overland Park. www.linda4kansas.com &&

Jo Ella Hoye - KS House, Dist. 17; Lenexa. joellaforkansas.com &&

Cindy Neighbor - KS House, Dist. 18; Shawnee. cindyneighbor.com &&

Stephanie Sawyer Clayton - KS House, Dist. 19; Overland Park. www.clayton4ks.com &&

Mari-Lynn Poskin - KS House, Dist. 20; Leawood. www.poskin4ks.com &&

Susan Ruiz - KS House, Dist. 23; Shawnee. &&

Rui Xu - KS House, Dist. 25; Westwood. &&

Pam Curtis - KS House, Dist. 32; Kansas City. curtisforkck &&

Marco A. Medina Diaz - KS House, Dist. 32; Kansas City.

Romona C. Smith - KS House, Dist. 33; Kansas City.

Valdenia C. Winn - KS House, Dist. 34; Kansas City. &&

Wanda Brownlee Paige - KS House, Dist. 35; Kansas City. &&

Lynn Melton - KS House, Dist. 36; Kansas City. www.lynnmelton.com

Melissa M Oropeza - KS House, Dist. 37; Kansas City. &&

Kristen Schultz - KS House, Dist. 43; Gardner.

Brooklynne Mosley - KS House, Dist. 46; Lawrence. &&

Dan Osman - KS House, Dist. 48; Overland Park. dan4kan.com &&

Nikki McDonald - KS House, Dist. 49; Olathe. mcdonaldforkansas.com &&

Kirk Haskins - KS House, Dist. 53; Topeka. www.haskinsforkansas.com &&

Chris Tanner - KS House, Dist. 54; Topeka. tannerforkansas.com

Tobias Schlingensiepen - KS House, Dist. 55; Topeka. &&

Alexis Simmons - KS House, Dist. 58; Topeka. simmonsforkansas.org &&

Michael Lewis - KS House, Dist. 59; Ottawa. lewisforkansas.com ##

Kylie Christine Kilmer - KS House, Dist. 70; Abilene. ##

Randy Quinn - KS House, Dist. 75; El Dorado. ##

KaMesha Bernard - KS House, Dist. 78; Olathe.

Tim Lundberg - KS House, Dist. 78; Olathe.

Siobhan McIntyre - KS House, Dist. 79; Winfield. www.mcintyreforkansas.com ##

Kyle Beauchamp - KS House, Dist. 82; Derby. beauchampforkansas.com &&

Ford Carr - KS House, Dist. 84; Wichita. &&

Abi Boatman - KS House, Dist. 86; Wichita. &&

Daniel Schneider - KS House, Dist. 88; Wichita. danielschneiderforkansas.com &&

KC Ohaebosim - KS House, Dist. 89; Wichita. &&

Velma Davis - KS House, Dist. 91; Wichita.

Tom Sawyer - KS House, Dist. 95; Wichita. www.tomsawyerforkansas.com &&

Jessica Maldonado - KS House, Dist. 96; Wichita.

Mark B Barlow - KS House, Dist. 99; Wichita.

Angela Martinez - KS House, Dist. 103; Wichita. &&

Cheri Koochel - KS House, Dist. 107; Salina. cherikoochel4kansas ##

Brandon Woodard - KS House, Dist. 108; Lenexa. www.woodardforkansas.com &&

Mark Schaukowitch - KS House, Dist. 110; Plainville. ##

Rural Districts (which we are defining as those outside the state’s 7 largest counties) are marked ##.

Incumbents in office are listed as &&

Lists for the Federal Races are taken from the FEC website, which appears to be the most comprehensive at this time. The Kansas House, Senate and Board of Education lists are taken from the Kansas Secretary of State. The Statewide Executive Branch list is a combination of the Kansas Sec. of State’s filing data supplemented by some well known other announcements. All lists are as of queries March 23, 2026. Websites as listed are from the Kansas Sec. of State’s filing. Additional contact information to campaigns will be added as time allows. To request a correction to any item, please contact the Site Admin.