2026 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Kansas. One-term Republican Senator Roger Marshall was elected in 2020 with 53.2% of the vote.^[1] He has stated that he plans on running for re-election.^[2]

Background

Kansas is generally considered to be a Republican stronghold, having not elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. Republicans control both U.S. Senate seats, all but two statewide offices, both houses of the Kansas Legislature, and all but one seat in Kansas's U.S. House delegation.^[3] Marshall was first elected in 2020, defeating Barbara Bollier by 11.4 points in what was expected to be a close race.^[4] However, Democrats control the governorship and lieutenant-governorship which they flipped from Republican control in 2018, both of which are up for re-election as open seats in 2026.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Publicly expressed interest

Roger Marshall, incumbent U.S. Senator^[2]

Endorsements

Roger Marshall (not declared)

Organizations

AIPAC^[6]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Roger Marshall (R)	$3,332,698	$811,561	$2,731,096
Source: Federal Election Commission^[7]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Christy Davis, former Kansas director for USDA Rural Development and candidate for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2020^[8]
Anne Parelkar, attorney^[9]
Mike Soetaert, businessman and perennial candidate^[10]

Declined

Cindy Holscher, state senator (2021–present)^[11] (running for governor)^[12]
Laura Kelly, Governor of Kansas (2019–present)^[13]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections^[14]	Solid R	Feb 20, 2025
The Cook Political Report^[15]	Solid R	Feb 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[16]	Safe R	Mar 12, 2025
Race To The WH^[17]	Likely R	Apr 27, 2025

References

^ "Kansas 2020 Senate election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ketz, Jonathan (July 11, 2025). "Senator Roger Marshall plans to run for reelection". WDAF-TV. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
^ Alatidd, Jason. "What happened to GOP supermajorities? Kansas Republicans appear to win big". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Bustillo, Ximena (November 3, 2020). "Marshall keeps Kansas Senate seat in Republican hands". POLITICO. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ Nelson, Libby (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Laura Kelly beats Kris Kobach in the Kansas governor race". Vox. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
^ "2026 Election United States Senate - Kansas". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ Harvel, Jack (August 8, 2025). "Former USDA official files to run for Sen. Roger Marshall's seat as a Democrat". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
^ Alatidd, Jason (July 26, 2025). "Democrat who questioned Roger Marshall at Kansas townhall files campaign papers". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
^ "SOETAERT, MICHAEL FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1890322".
^ Resnick, Matt (May 13, 2025). "Holscher eyes run for governor or US Senate in 2026". State Affairs. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
^ Shorman, Jonathan (June 12, 2025). "This Overland Park Democrat is launching a campaign for Kansas governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
^ Kraske, Steve; Marvine, Josh (November 23, 2024). "Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'absolutely not' running for another political office". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

[1] "Kansas 2020 Senate election results". www.cnn.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[Fox4KC-2] Ketz, Jonathan (July 11, 2025). "Senator Roger Marshall plans to run for reelection". WDAF-TV. Retrieved July 29, 2025.

[3] Alatidd, Jason. "What happened to GOP supermajorities? Kansas Republicans appear to win big". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[4] Bustillo, Ximena (November 3, 2020). "Marshall keeps Kansas Senate seat in Republican hands". POLITICO. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[5] Nelson, Libby (November 7, 2018). "Democrat Laura Kelly beats Kris Kobach in the Kansas governor race". Vox. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2024.

[6] "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Archived from the original on July 29, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

[FEC1-7] "2026 Election United States Senate - Kansas". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[8] Harvel, Jack (August 8, 2025). "Former USDA official files to run for Sen. Roger Marshall's seat as a Democrat". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[9] Alatidd, Jason (July 26, 2025). "Democrat who questioned Roger Marshall at Kansas townhall files campaign papers". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2025.

[10] "SOETAERT, MICHAEL FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1890322".

[11] Resnick, Matt (May 13, 2025). "Holscher eyes run for governor or US Senate in 2026". State Affairs. Retrieved July 3, 2025.

[12] Shorman, Jonathan (June 12, 2025). "This Overland Park Democrat is launching a campaign for Kansas governor". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 12, 2025.

[13] Kraske, Steve; Marvine, Josh (November 23, 2024). "Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she's 'absolutely not' running for another political office". KCUR-FM. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[14] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[15] "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[16] "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on February 15, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[17] "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

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