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3 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 96 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jessica Maldonado, Tom Kessler and Josef Trotter. Candidate information follows official Sedgwick County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Jessica Maldonado won the Democratic nomination with 73.9 percent over Joshua Moses; Tom Kessler was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. Josef Trotter (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.
Democratic
Jessica Maldonado is a Wichita public-relations professional and the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 96, per news coverage of the August primary. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Republican · Incumbent
Tom Kessler is the sitting Kansas House member for District 96, per the Kansas Legislature member page. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Libertarian
Josef Trotter is the Libertarian nominee for Kansas House District 96 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.