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.