Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson speaks to a crowd at a watch party Aug. 4, 2026, in Wichita after securing the Republican Party’s nomination for governor. Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher is that party’s gubernatorial nominee. (Photo by Jacinda Hall for Kansas Reflector) Statewide balloting tests impact of prominent partisan endorsements By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Republican Ty Masterson rode President Donald Trump’s endorsement to victory Tuesday in a volatile and...

Vicki Schmidt, the Kansas insurance commissioner and a former Kansas senator, earned the Kansas Farm Bureau political action committee’s endorsement in the upcoming Republican primary election for governor. She appears here June 1, 2026, after filing for governor at the election office. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas Farm Bureau’s political action committee endorsed state Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt in the Republican ...

State Sen. Ethan Corson, left, and Sen. Cindy Holscher, both Johnson County Democrats, appear at an April 26, 2026, debate in Shawnee. They now are turning up the heat in their campaigns for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor by arguing about labor union endorsements and membership issues. A third candidate in that Aug. 4 primary is Overland Park Mayor Curt Skoog. (Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) By Tim Carpenter Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas Democratic gubernatorial...