When is Election Day?

The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting and mail-ballot calendars differ by state.

Is this the official candidate list for this governor’s race?

No. Map the Midterms is not an election office. Qualified names are published by the Kansas Secretary of State and on the official sample ballot for an address.

Are the poll numbers a forecast?

No. Tables show individual published surveys with the pollster, dates, sample, and a link. They are not a prediction and not an average unless a cited aggregator says so.

Does this page call a winner?

No. Map the Midterms does not call races and does not show vote totals on this page. Any later returns are unofficial until the election authority certifies the contest.

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Governor

Kansas Governor — 2026

Kansas elects a governor and lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026. The Secretary of State candidate list, 2026 General selection, names two Governor / Lt. Governor rows. This page does not show vote totals and does not call the race.

Source: Kansas Secretary of State, candidate list, 2026 General selection (national and state offices) · accessed October 17, 2026
Source: Kansas Secretary of State, offices to be elected or retained in 2026 · accessed October 17, 2026
Source: Kansas Secretary of State, election results · accessed October 17, 2026

Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Kansas Secretary of State — Elections).

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What this office is

A governor is the state’s chief executive. Typical duties include proposing a budget, signing or vetoing bills, appointing some officials, and commanding the state National Guard under state and federal law. Term length and term limits are set by each state’s constitution. Lieutenant-governor pairing, if any, follows that state’s ballot design. The candidate list prints each Governor / Lt. Governor row as one ticket.

Why it matters in 2026

The Secretary of State’s candidate-information page lists Governor/Lt. Governor among the offices to be elected or retained in 2026. Kansas election authorities certify the contest. This site does not.

Each name is the Candidate column for a Governor / Lt. Governor row, in that table’s order. The list prints Cindy Holscher / KC Ohaebosim, Democratic, and Ty Masterson / Jeffrey Klemp, Republican. This page does not reprint addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or cities from the table. The table order is not a ranking. The candidate-list page says the table is updated automatically as each candidate files a valid petition or declaration of intention.

Source: Kansas Secretary of State, candidate list, 2026 General selection (national and state offices) · accessed October 17, 2026
Source: Kansas Secretary of State, offices to be elected or retained in 2026 · accessed October 17, 2026
Source: Kansas Secretary of State, election results · accessed October 17, 2026

Candidates

Names below are the candidates on the official general-election list cited on this page, in that list’s order. Party labels are the labels on that list. This is not an endorsement, not a vote total, and not a call of the race.

Cindy Holscher / KC Ohaebosim

Democratic

The 2026 General candidate list names Cindy Holscher / KC Ohaebosim for Governor / Lt. Governor with the party Democratic.

Published polls

No public polls listed yet

This page does not list an individual, dated survey it can cite for this race. An empty table is not a forecast. Aggregator pages linked below publish live surveys.

Questions readers ask

When is Election Day?: The 2026 U.S. midterm general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Early voting and mail-ballot calendars differ by state.
Is this the official candidate list for this governor’s race?: No. Map the Midterms is not an election office. Qualified names are published by the Kansas Secretary of State and on the official sample ballot for an address.
Are the poll numbers a forecast?: No. Tables show individual published surveys with the pollster, dates, sample, and a link. They are not a prediction and not an average unless a cited aggregator says so.
Does this page call a winner?: No. Map the Midterms does not call races and does not show vote totals on this page. Any later returns are unofficial until the election authority certifies the contest.

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