Kansas
Kansas, a Midwestern state, was admitted to the Union in 1861. It is named after the Kansa Native American tribe. The state is one of the most agriculturally productive in the United States and is nicknamed the "Sunflower State."
Kansas has two members of the U.S. Senate, four members of the U.S. House of Representatives, 125 members of the House of Representatives and 40 members of the State Senate.
Kansas 2024 elections: U.S. House • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Appellate courts • Municipal • Candidate ballot access
Kansas elections, 2025 Past elections: 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014
Cities and counties in Kansas
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage in the 100 largest U.S. cities by population and also covers mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections in every state capital. Additionally, Ballotpedia covers school board elections in the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.
Kansas fact checks
Policy issues in Kansas
Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
Energy: Energy information • Fracking
Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
Finance: Financial regulation information
Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
Immigration: Immigration information
Pensions: Public pensions
Influencers in Kansas
Influencers are power players who help get candidates elected, put through policy proposals, cause ideological changes, and affect popular perceptions. They can take many forms: politicians, lobbyists, advisors, donors, corporations, industry groups, labor unions, single-issue organizations, and nonprofits, to name a few.