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Forget the slogans. Judged by what they voted for, what they did, and what they refused to stop, this is what Republicans in Congress stand for, on 20 issues, with the receipts.
#1 is the best, #50 is the worst
Forget the slogans. Judged by what they voted for, what they did, and what they refused to stop, this is what Republicans in Congress stand for, on 20 issues, with the receipts.
Warming up the crowd for Trump in Park City, Tracey Mann said the Democratic Socialists of America had 'completely taken over the Democrat Party' and told Republicans to 'tie every Democrat up and down the ballot to this insanity.' The DSA has endorsed one candidate in Kansas this year, for the state House.
Roger Marshall spent the summer saying the price of gas in October would decide the midterms, and predicting it would come down. Gas in Kansas is up more than 56% since the Iran war began. Now he says 'there are things more important than money to Kansans.'
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2
Postmark by Nov. 3
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Dates checked against Kansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list. Days, hours and locations are set locally — check with your local election office, and confirm your registration at vote.org.
Trump won Kansas with 57.2% of the vote to 41%, a margin of 16.1 points, with 63.3% of eligible voters turning out. (Full 2024 presidential results, state by state.)
5 of 6 — 83%. In the U.S. House, Kansas has 3 Republicans and 1 Democrat; in the Senate, 2 Republicans and 0 Democrats. (Source: Current members of Congress from Kansas, on Wikipedia.)
Kansas ranks #29 of 50. That is the average of its rank on the 17 measures in the report card above — violent crime, gun deaths, life expectancy, food insecurity, maternal and infant mortality, household income, public education, voter turnout and more. #1 is the best state to live in, #50 the worst.
You can compare Kansas directly to other states on our Compare States page.
We grade Republican incumbents running in 2026 — U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and governors — on their record: how they voted, who funds them, and what it has cost Kansas. Democrats and independents do not get report cards.
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — 8 days away. Check your registration and polling place at vote.org.
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 3 election runs Oct. 27 – Nov. 2. Some locations may open as early as Oct. 14. Details on Kansas's official election site. (Checked against Kansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)
Any voter can vote by mail. Ballots start going out Oct. 14. Ballots postmarked by Election Day count if they arrive by Nov. 6. That rule comes from a court order the state has asked an appeals court to suspend for November — return your ballot by Election Day to be safe. Details on Kansas's official election site. (Checked against Kansas’s official election site on Sept. 18, 2026, starting from the Center for Election Innovation & Research’s national list.)