3 candidates are tracked across 2 Linn County races for the 2026 election, led by the Kansas House District 4 contest. Preview your Linn County, Kansas sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests.
Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.
Link copied
Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateKansas
Races Listed2
Profiles3
Linn County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Kansas nominees were set by the August 4 primary, one per party, and meet on the November 3 ballot; all 125 state House seats are up, the state Senate is not, and county row officers (clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, county attorney, sheriff) are on the 2024/2028 cycle, so county pages carry commission seats, retention questions and local questions, per the Secretary of State.
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Rick James was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. Rob Hodgkinson (Libertarian) is also on the November ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Rick James · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Rick James is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Rob Hodgkinson is a Realtor and safety trainer who describes himself as a fifth-generation, lifelong Kansan now living in the Fort Scott area, per his campaign site. He serves as State Chair of the Libertarian Party of Kansas, per the same source. He announced his House District 4 campaign on July 5, 2026, saying Bourbon and Linn county voters deserve a real choice on the ballot, per a Fort Scott Biz press release.
Priorities: End civil asset forfeiture and pursue other criminal justice reforms · Require a supermajority vote to renew any tax after a five-year sunset · Oppose mandatory medical treatments and vaccine mandates (per the campaign site)
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Fred Gardner was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Fred Gardner is the only nominee on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Fred Gardner · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Fred Gardner is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
