August 4 primary result: Lance Royer (63.1 percent) won the Democratic nomination over Cooper Melvin (36.9 percent) and advances to the November 3 ballot, per the official results. An open seat: sitting District 1 commissioner Bill Riphahn is not among the filers, per the county's official candidate list. Appears only on District 1 ballots.
Lance Royer · Democratic▾
A retired captain with the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office and former director of the county's Emergency Communications Center, with more than 30 years serving the county, per his campaign site and WIBW.
Priorities: Expanding childcare and supporting working families · Growing small businesses and local opportunity · Experienced leadership on public safety (per the campaign site)
Jack Calcutt · Republican▾
A vice president of marketing at a global financial information firm, Chartered Financial Analyst, and former University of Kansas finance lecturer, per his campaign site. He co-owns a local residential property renovation company and has served on the county Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Bringing down property taxes · Reining in government waste and increasing transparency · Prioritizing roads and public safety (per the campaign site)
August 4 primary result: no Democratic candidate filed; Kyle McNorton was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Kyle McNorton 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.
Kyle McNorton · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Kyle McNorton is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 50 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.
August 4 primary result: Toni Scalia was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Jesse Borjon was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet 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.
Toni Scalia · Democratic▾
Toni Scalia is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 52 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.
Jesse Borjon · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Jesse Borjon is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 52 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.
August 4 primary result: Kirk Haskins was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; no Republican candidate filed. Kirk Haskins 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.
Kirk Haskins · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Kirk Haskins is a Kansas state representative for House District 53 in Topeka, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Oppose legislation that restricts mail-in voting, including eliminating the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots · Oppose measures he says would sidestep a statewide U.S. Senate election · Oppose a constitutional amendment on voting eligibility he considers redundant with federal law (per the campaign site)
August 4 primary result: Chris Tanner was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Ken Corbet won the Republican nomination with 68.5 percent over Melvin Hicks. The nominees meet 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.
Chris Tanner · Democratic▾
Chris Tanner has lived in Topeka for more than 30 years and works as a maintenance worker, pastor and community volunteer, per his campaign site. He was raised in a conservative home and was previously active in Republican campaigns before deciding to run for the Kansas House as a Democrat.
Priorities: Supports making healthcare more affordable, including Medicaid expansion, after watching his mother face medical costs during a cancer battle · Wants lower property taxes · Supports strong public schools and quality education (per the campaign site)
Ken Corbet · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Ken Corbet is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 54 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.
August 4 primary result: Tobias Schlingensiepen won the Democratic nomination with 83.2 percent over Zinaia Armstead; Lanell Griffith was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet 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.
Tobias Schlingensiepen · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Tobias Schlingensiepen is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 55 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.
Lanell Griffith · Republican▾
Lanell Griffith holds an associate degree in mass communications and bachelor's and master's degrees in kinesiology, per the Shawnee County Republicans website. Her professional background includes corporate wellness and human resources work, and she chairs the Shawnee County Republican Party. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Priorities: Says her activism centers on constitutional freedoms · Focuses on grassroots organizing to support Republican candidates (per the Shawnee County Republicans)
August 4 primary result: Virgil Weigel won the Democratic nomination with 63.5 percent over Braeden Curwick; Elvin Fajardo was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet 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.
Virgil Weigel · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Virgil Weigel is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 56 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.
Elvin Fajardo · Republican▾
Elvin Fajardo is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 56 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.
August 4 primary result: John Alcala was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; no Republican candidate filed. John Alcala 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.
John Alcala · DemocraticIncumbent▾
John Alcala is the Democratic nominee for Kansas House District 57 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.
August 4 primary result: Alexis Simmons was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Michael H Mathewson was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet 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.
Alexis Simmons · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Simmons holds degrees from Washburn University and completed graduate school in Washington, D.C., and has over a decade of experience working in government and politics, per the campaign site. She currently serves as a state representative on the House Elections, Welfare Reform, and Water committees and holds the top Democratic ranking on Legislative Modernization, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand Medicaid access · Create new affordable housing opportunities · Fund improvements in public education (per the campaign site)
Michael H Mathewson · Republican▾
Michael H Mathewson is the Republican nominee for Kansas House District 58 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.
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