2026 in Kansas
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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Kansas.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Laura Kelly (D)
Events
February
- February 26 – The government of Kansas suspends the driver licenses of all transgender residents after the Kansas Legislature overrides a veto from Governor Laura Kelly. The suspension is announced only hours before midnight on the 25th.[1]
March
- March 9 – The city council of Leavenworth votes 4–1 to allow CoreCivic to operate a closed prison used to house immigrants.[2]
Scheduled
- August 20: 2026 Kansas Elections for Supreme Court Justices Amendment[3]
- November 3: 2026 Kansas elections:
- 2026 Kansas Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment[4]
- 2026 Kansas House of Representatives election[5]
- 2026 Kansas Attorney General election[6]
- 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election[7]
- 2026 Kansas Secretary of State election[8]
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas[9]
- 2026 United States Senate election in Kansas[10]
See also
References
- ^ Kelly, Matthew (February 25, 2026). "Kansas informs trans residents their driver's licenses become invalid on Thursday". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 26, 2026.
- ^ Hollingsworth, Heather; Hanna, John (March 11, 2026). "Leavenworth, Kansas, relents and will allow a private prison to reopen and house immigrants". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ Kaminski, Anna (March 18, 2025). "Plan to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices scrutinized by critics, including court's former chief • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Kansas Citizenship Voting Requirement Amendment (2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Booker, Brakkton (July 29, 2025). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Carpenter, Tim (July 30, 2025). "Kansas election for attorney general in 2026 may become a repeat of 2022 showdown • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ Carpenter, Tim (April 4, 2025). "Leavenworth House member first Republican to declare as 2026 candidate for secretary of state • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ "Senator Roger Marshall plans to run for reelection". FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. July 11, 2025. Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.