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2026 candidates we're tracking in KS-1
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Tracey Mann
Republican
Incumbent
Tracey Mann is a fifth-generation Kansan raised on his family farm south of Quinter and served as the state's 50th lieutenant governor, per his campaign site. He is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district and appears on the certified list for the Aug…
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Craig Musser
Republican
Craig Musser, of Ellinwood, is a chemical engineer and certified safety professional who has worked in housing materials, mining, and manufacturing as an engineer, human resources manager, maintenance manager, and safety director, per his campaign site. His ca…
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Colin McRoberts
Democratic
Colin McRoberts is a business law professor from Lawrence who began his career as a lawyer defending family businesses and later worked internationally as a professional negotiator, per his campaign site and the Kansas Reflector. He now teaches law and negotia…
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Lauren Reinhold
Democratic
Lauren Reinhold is an attorney of 28 years and a former Social Security Administration attorney advisor from Lawrence who resigned after deep cuts to her agency's programs and jobs, per her campaign site. A longtime federal employee and workers' rights advocat…
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Steven Jacob
Libertarian
The Libertarian nominee for this district on the state's 2026 General list, per the Libertarian Party of Kansas. Libertarian nominees are chosen at party convention and appear on the November 3 ballot only, per the Kansas Secretary of State. The party listing …
About this race
Kansas's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Kansas primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.