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2026 election for Kansas Secretary of State

Name: 2026 election for Kansas Secretary of State
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Kansas

Secretary of State · Kansas

Pat Proctor leads Jennifer Day by 0.8 points. The race has not been called.

Pat ProctorRepublican · leading

48.3%524,555

Jennifer DayDemocrat

47.5%515,738

Scott E. MorganOther party

4.2%46,036

1,086,329 votes

Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

Where the race moved

Against the 2024 presidential vote

Every county, 2024 to 2026

Each dot is a county, sized by votes cast and colored by who carried it in 2026. Dots above the line moved toward Day compared with the 2024 presidential vote; 105 of 105 did. The largest shift among the bigger counties: Seward, +48.6 points.

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

The seat's recent races

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

By county

CountyShareMarginShift

JohnsonD+21.6+13.1

SedgwickD+2.5+16.3

ShawneeD+14.0+13.4

DouglasD+45.1+7.1

WyandotteD+46.0+22.1

LeavenworthR+6.5+16.3

ButlerR+28.2+13.0

RenoR+22.7+11.8

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RileyD+14.6+12.9

SalineR+19.3+12.3

MiamiR+25.4+14.1

HarveyR+11.1+9.9

CrawfordR+6.4+18.9

McPhersonR+31.5+9.6

LyonD+0.8+15.5

PottawatomieR+34.4+13.2

EllisR+29.9+16.2

CowleyR+24.8+15.5

FranklinR+27.2+13.0

FinneyR+1.3+33.4

MontgomeryR+35.7+15.4

BartonR+43.1+13.7

SumnerR+34.8+15.2

JeffersonR+26.6+10.3

FordR+1.7+36.7

DickinsonR+42.7+12.2

GearyD+1.2+18.8

OsageR+33.3+14.7

CherokeeR+36.8+16.1

LabetteR+23.3+14.9

JacksonR+29.0+13.6

AtchisonR+23.6+13.8

NeoshoR+32.3+15.8

MarionR+41.4+7.7

BourbonR+41.5+12.7

NemahaR+59.3+7.7

SewardD+9.6+48.6

AllenR+29.9+16.3

MarshallR+34.7+14.4

LinnR+53.6+11.0

CoffeyR+45.5+10.2

BrownR+37.5+10.4

ClayR+44.8+10.8

PrattR+39.1+12.4

RiceR+45.8+10.9

WabaunseeR+39.9+9.0

CloudR+46.6+13.9

KingmanR+49.9+10.0

AndersonR+45.8+14.0

ThomasR+55.8+10.0

WilsonR+53.1+9.3

DoniphanR+54.5+9.0

RussellR+48.3+13.0

MitchellR+58.7+6.9

OttawaR+58.2+8.4

MorrisR+30.9+15.7

EllsworthR+39.9+12.3

GreenwoodR+49.0+11.9

WashingtonR+63.6+5.6

PawneeR+44.1+7.4

PhillipsR+66.8+6.9

RepublicR+57.7+8.0

RooksR+62.3+8.9

ShermanR+60.9+7.8

HarperR+49.7+14.3

NortonR+60.9+6.8

BarberR+59.2+13.0

ScottR+62.4+12.3

GrantR+43.5+19.5

GrayR+54.0+15.0

SmithR+64.6+4.0

StaffordR+48.0+16.0

StevensR+57.7+17.7

MeadeR+55.1+14.5

TregoR+57.9+13.1

RushR+52.9+12.5

OsborneR+57.8+10.8

LincolnR+57.6+7.6

JewellR+70.7+5.2

ChaseR+40.8+9.9

ChautauquaR+62.9+8.4

WoodsonR+48.0+13.3

LoganR+64.6+7.0

DecaturR+63.5+5.5

NessR+69.3+9.6

RawlinsR+62.3+10.3

CheyenneR+61.7+7.1

SheridanR+73.5+6.8

KearnyR+55.2+13.2

EdwardsR+55.1+10.3

ElkR+62.8+6.9

HaskellR+49.6+14.9

GrahamR+55.8+9.8

GoveR+66.4+10.7

KiowaR+60.9+10.5

MortonR+61.4+12.0

ClarkR+55.2+17.6

HodgemanR+60.7+9.8

WichitaR+62.5+11.1

LaneR+67.3+3.6

ComancheR+55.2+13.1

WallaceR+81.2+3.5

HamiltonR+52.5+13.8

StantonR+50.6+13.0

GreeleyR+61.6+11.8

Bar: share of the state's vote. Shift: change in margin from the 2024 presidential vote, + toward Democrats.

Source: civicAPI county results (unofficial); 2024 president: MEDSL precinct returnsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:34 PM ET

Polls against the result

The final average had Proctor ahead by 3.1. Proctor leads by 0.8: a 2.3-point miss toward Republicans.

Poll with Day ahead
Poll with Proctor ahead
Final polling average
Result

Pollster	Dates	Sample	Day	Proctor	Margin	Adjusted	Miss vs result	Grade	Release
Public Policy Polling for Day's campaignD-sponsored	Aug 31–Sep 1	542 RV	37	39	R+2	R+3.1	−1.2	B+	documentcloud.org ↗

Adjusted: after correcting for the pollster's house effect and likely-voter screens. Miss: the poll's margin minus the result; + means the poll leaned Democratic. Grade: the pollster's accuracy in past elections, A+ to D (pollster ratings).

Source: Each poll's release, via Wikipedia poll listsUpdated Sep 1, 2026

Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)

Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.

Jennifer Day: 19%
Pat Proctor: 81%
Projected margin: R+5.4

How the forecast works →

The candidates

Pat Proctor (R)
State representative from the 41st district (2021–present)Jennifer Day (D)
Former state representative from the 48th district (2020–2021)

Also on the ballot: Scott E. Morgan (Other party), 4.2%

Also on this ballot here

U.S. Senate	D+5.1
Governor	D+0.7
Attorney General	D+1.2
Treasurer	R+6.9

Results within this state. Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 PM ET