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2026 U.S. House

Kansas's 4th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

U.S. House · KS-4
Primary: Tuesday, August 4, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in KS-4

Ron Estes

Ron Estes

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

  • Lower taxes and rein in federal spending
  • Support Kansas agriculture and the Wichita aviation industry
  • Secure the border and strengthen national security

Per the campaign site.

About Ron Estes

Ron Estes is a fifth-generation Kansan with an engineering and business background who served as Sedgwick County treasurer and Kansas state treasurer before winning this seat in 2017, per his campaign site. He is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, serves on the House Ways and Means Committee, and appears on the certified list for the August 4 Republican ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State.

Katy Tyndell

Katy Tyndell

Democratic

Top priorities

  • Bring down costs and make housing more affordable
  • Expand access to health care
  • Support farmers and defend the rule of law

Per the campaign site.

About Katy Tyndell

Katy Jackman Tyndell is an attorney and business owner in Wichita who helps run her family's independent oil and gas operating company and previously served as staff attorney for the National Congress of American Indians, per her campaign site. In 2025 she co-founded Leading Kansas, a nonpartisan civic engagement group, per her campaign site and the Kansas Reflector.

Drew Cranmer

Libertarian

Top priorities

  • Foreign policy and war powers
  • Sound money and fiscal accountability
  • Privacy and surveillance

Per the campaign site.

About Drew Cranmer

A data engineer and small business founder who describes himself as not a career politician, per his campaign site. He is the Libertarian nominee for this district, and Libertarian nominees are chosen at party convention and appear on the November 3 ballot only, per the Kansas Secretary of State. His campaign runs under the slogan principle over party.

About this race

Kansas's 4th 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.

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