Kris Kobach
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RepublicanNot in office · last served 20262026 general: counting

Kris Kobach

Last held office: Kansas Attorney General (2022–2026). Ran for Kansas Attorney General in 2026; the count goes on.

Last office: Kansas Attorney GeneralBorn 1966Lawyer

Last margin
+1.6
Won 2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Career

Offices held, and every time Kobach was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

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

Every race Kobach has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Kobach won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Kansas Attorney GeneralGeneralCountingChris Mann (D)49.4%D+1.2—R+16.4−17.6
2022Kansas Attorney GeneralGeneralWonChris Mann (D)50.8%R+1.6——
2004U.S. House, KS-3GeneralLostDennis Moore (D), Joe Bellis (L), Richard Wells (REF)43.3%D+11.5$1.3M—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Kobach has held

  • Kansas Attorney General · 2022–2026

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Kobach has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 4 polls; Kobach’s best result was 47% (Kansas Attorney General).

Kobach’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Kobach

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET