2026 results · Kansas · Kansas 2nd District
Derek Schmidt, the Republican, wins re-election in Kansas's 2nd District
Donald Trump carried the district by 19.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek SchmidtRepublican, incumbent | 125,843 | 51.2% | |
| Don CooverDemocrat | 110,677 | 45.0% | |
| John HauerLibertarian | 9,201 | 3.7% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:35 PM EST · 96% counted.
About 96% of the expected vote counted245,721 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 12:37 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:02 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Kansas's 2nd District takes in all or part of 27 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+19.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.4 points toward the Democrats, ranks 3 of 4 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+19.6
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+19.8
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 3 of 4
- Shawnee County28%
- Leavenworth County12%
- Wyandotte County11%
- Crawford County5%
- Lyon County5%
- Douglas County4%
- Montgomery County4%
- Geary County3%
- 19 more28%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 27 counties compared moved 13.1 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 80% as many votes as in 2024, from 88% in Douglas County to 69% in Cherokee County.
Neosho County moved most: R+47.8 for president in 2024, R+19.2 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Leavenworth County added 5,618 net votes for Coover against the 2024 margin, 13% of the district's change
Across the 27 counties compared, the margin moved by 44,136 votes toward Coover: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Leavenworth County+5,618 Coover
- Shawnee County+5,081 Coover
- Crawford County+3,487 Coover
- Wyandotte County+3,306 Coover
- Montgomery County+2,753 Coover
- Cherokee County+2,345 Coover
- Neosho County+2,322 Coover
- Labette County+1,855 Coover
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Coover this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Douglas CountyR+6.6D+2.1
Kansas’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 1 of Kansas's 6 statewide races and lead 2 more; Republicans won 2 and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 3–1, now R 3–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.