Kansas State Board of Canvassers
Kansas board of governor, attorney general and secretary of state that certifies elections.
The board must certify Kansas's 2026 results by 1 December, including the governor's race Democrat Cindy Holscher leads by about 0.6 points; counties first finish hand-count audits of six close races by 16 November.
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US Midterms 2026Background
By statute the governor, the secretary of state and the attorney general form the Kansas State Board of Canvassers, and any two of them may act for it. In 2026 that means Governor Laura Kelly, Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Attorney General Kris Kobach, who lost his own race to Chris Mann, called by the Associated Press on 6 November, and stays in office until January 2027.
The board certifies Kansas election results after the counties canvass. In 2026 governor, secretary of state and attorney general were all decided within a point, so Schwab ordered close-race audits on 4 November for those three races and for three Kansas House districts. County boards have until 16 November to finish hand counts covering a tenth of each race's precincts, and the board must meet by 1 December.
Cindy Holscher has declared victory in the governor's race, which was uncalled on polling night, while Ty Masterson has not conceded.
Reference
Who certifies Kansas election results?
Does Kris Kobach sit on the board that certifies his own race?
When will Kansas certify the 2026 governor's race?
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