2026 elections · Kansas

Kansas U.S. House, district 2

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat

Don Coover

Raised
$1,242,465
From individuals
$1,177,383
From PACs and other committees
$56,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$7,000
Cash on hand
$433,042
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

10 committees reported giving $55,500 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Libertarian

John Hauer

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Republican Incumbent

Derek Schmidt

Raised
$1,457,605
From individuals
$898,090
From PACs and other committees
$505,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$939,168
Debts
$2,898

FEC, campaign committee totals through July 15, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

173 committees reported giving $536,494 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $14K
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $6K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $6K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)
Don CooverDemocrat$1,242,465$433,042$0$0
Derek SchmidtRepublican$1,457,605$939,168$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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