CalledUnofficial results
Kansas House District 81
Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas
Blake Carpenter won re-election by 18.1 points over Kayden Bennett.
Blake CarpenterRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%3,881
Kayden BennettDemocrat
41.0%2,693
100% of the expected vote counted · 6,574 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kayden BennettBlake Carpenter
$5.1K
Raised by the campaign
$64.9K
$3.6K
Spent by the campaign
$56.5K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$66.5K
Campaign money: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission, through Oct 22, 2026.
Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 22, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Kayden Bennett
- 1%
- Blake Carpenter
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.8