KANSAS 

Your complete directory of Kansas candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Party Candidates): June 2014
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2014
Primary: August 5, 2014

This page was last updated on May 2, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Sam Brownback (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carl Brewer (D) - Wichita Mayor, Airplane Manufacturing Engineer & National Guard Veteran
Tom Holland (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Technology Consultant & '10 Nominee
Mark Parkinson (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Ex-State GOP Chairman
Joe Reardon (D) - Kansas City Mayor & Attorney
Chad Taylor (D) - Shawnee County District Attorney & Ex-Municipal Court Judge

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor and Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
Jeff Colyer (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Kris Kobach (R)*- (Campaign Site)
Randy Rolston (D) - Businessman

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Derek Schmidt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Ron Estes (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Sandy Praeger (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Beverly Gossage (R) - GOP Activist & Businesswoman
David Powell (R) - Insurance Agent & '02/'10 Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Pat Roberts (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Barnhart (Independent) - Farmer, Ex-Teacher & Frequent Candidate

Jerry Moran (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Huelskamp (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bryan Whitney (D) - College Student

District 2:
Lynn Jenkins (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Kevin Yoder (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Reggie Marselus (D) - Retired Electrical Worker & Labor Union Activist

District 4:
Mike Pompeo (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Kansas Constitution Party
Kansas Democratic Party
Green Party of Kansas
Libertarian Party of Kansas
Kansas Reform Party
Kansas Republican Party
Socialist Party of Kansas

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Abilene Reflector-Chronicle
Anderson County Review
Andover Journal-Advocate
Anthony Republican
Ark Valley News
Arkansas City Traveler
Atchison Daily Globe
Augusta Daily Gazette
Baldwin City Signal
Blue Valley Sun
Chanute Tribune
Clay Center Dispatch
Coffey County Republican
Coffeyville Journal
Columbus Daily Advocate
Derby Daily Reporter
DeSoto Explorer
Dodge City Daily Globe
Downs News
El Dorado Times
Ellsworth Reporter
Emporia Gazette
Eudora News
Eureka Kansas
Garden City Telegram
Great Bend Tribune
Gyp Hill Premiere
Hays Daily News
Haysville Times
High Plains Journal
Hillsboro Free Press
Hillsboro Star Journal
Holton Recorder
Hutchinson News
Iola Register
Jewell County Record
Johnson County Business Times
Johnson County Sun
Junction City Daily Union
Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
Kansas City Kansan
Kansas City Pitch Weekly (Alternative)
Kansas City Star - (Political Blog)
Kiowa News
Lawrence Journal-World
Leavenworth Times
Lincoln Sentinel-Republican
Linn County News
Louisburg Herald

Manhattan Free Press
Manhattan Mercury
Marion County Record
Marquette Tribune
Marysville Advocate
McPherson Sentinel
Miami County Republic
Minneapolis Messenger
Nemaha County Sentinel
Newton Kansan
NWKansas.com
Olathe Daily News
Osage County Herald
Osawatomie Graphic
Ottawa Herald
Parsons Sun
Peabody Gazette-Bulletin
Pittsburg Morning Sun
PoliticsKS.net
Pratt Tribune
Sabetha Herald
Salina Journal
Sedgwick County Times-Sentinel
Smith County Pioneer
Southwest Daily Times
Stafford Courier
Taylor Newspapers
Tonganoxie Mirror
Topeka Capital-Journal - (Politics Section)
Topeka Metro News
University Daily Kansan (University of Kansas)
Wellington Daily News Online
Westmoreland Recorder
Wichita Business Journal
Wichita Eagle
Wilson World
Winfield Courier
Wyandotte West