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2026 U.S. Senate election in Kansas
Kansas’s 2026 U.S. Senate race is for the Class II Senate seat held by Republican Roger Marshall, with the primary on August 4, 2026 and the general election on November 3, 2026. The race matters because it will help determine control of the U.S. Senate, and Kansas has been a reliably Republican state in recent federal elections. Ballotpedia rates the seat Solid Republican, while other forecasters also currently lean Republican, so Democrats are trying to make the contest competitive by recruiting a broad field of challengers. The main contrast so far is between Marshall’s incumbent record and a Democratic field that includes candidates with backgrounds in law, business, public service, and state politics.
Candidates
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall is the incumbent U.S. senator from Kansas, first elected in 2020 and seeking reelection in 2026. Before the Senate, he served one term in the U.S. House and worked as a physician; his campaign and public profile emphasize his medical background, agriculture roots, and conservative positions on health care, abortion, and immigration.
Christy Davis is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate who previously served in the Biden administration as Kansas director for USDA Rural Development. Her campaign presents her as a fifth-generation Kansan focused on rural development, affordable housing, health care, and community-based public service.
Erik Murray is a Kansas City, Kansas-based commercial real estate developer running as a Democrat. His campaign emphasizes economic development, small-business growth, and practical problem-solving, and he has highlighted his work on large redevelopment projects in the Kansas City area.
Anne Parelkar is an immigration attorney from Overland Park running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Her campaign frames her as a community-focused outsider who wants to lower costs, strengthen health care access, and pursue immigration reform and consumer protections.
Patrick Schmidt is a Democratic state senator from Topeka who entered the U.S. Senate race in 2026. He is a former Navy intelligence officer and has focused in the Kansas Senate on property taxes and other state policy issues.
Michael Soetaert is a Democratic candidate from Wellington and a former city council member. He has run for several offices over the years and presents himself as a local-government-oriented candidate with a background in community service.
Sandy Spidel Neumann is a Democratic candidate in the Kansas Senate race and a former local official. Public reporting describes her as a candidate with experience in local government and community leadership, though detailed campaign information is more limited than for some other contenders.
Noah Taylor is listed by Ballotpedia as a Democratic primary candidate in the Kansas U.S. Senate race. Publicly available reporting and campaign information were limited in the sources reviewed, so only basic candidate status could be confirmed.
Chase LaPorte is a Republican primary challenger to incumbent Roger Marshall. Publicly available information in the sources reviewed was limited, but Ballotpedia confirms he is on the ballot in the Republican primary.
Data Analysis Information
Data compiled from public sources and analyzed using AI. Last updated 4/6/2026. Visit candidate websites for the most current information.