DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Nathan Bales

Lost the 2026 race for Kansas House District 116.

Last margin
−49.8
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Bales has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Kansas House District 116GeneralLostKyle D. Hoffman (R)25.1%R+49.8$2.1KR+63.3+13.5

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

Money

Bales’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$2.1K

Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Nathan Bales
State
Active

Source: Kansas Public Disclosure Commission filings through Oct 22, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 8:29 AM ET

Who Bales has run against

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

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)