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2026 Kansas Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 23, 2026

Overview

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2026 Kansas Governor and Lieutenant Governor — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Official candidacy
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Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election Official Vote Totals

Governor — Republican

Ty Masterson: 148,685 votes (43.20%)

Primary election: August 4, 2026; official results published

Running mate: Jeffrey Klemp

Filed: 2026-06-01

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Experience

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Ty Masterson is a husband, father, pa, results-oriented conservative, and fighter for working Kansans.

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Born and raised in Butler County, Ty learned Kansas values early – live your faith, stand by your family, work hard, and if you’re not willing to do something about it, don’t waste time complaining.

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Born and raised in Butler County, Ty learned Kansas values early – live your faith, stand by your family, work hard, and if you’re not willing to do something about it, don’t waste time complaining.

Ty Masterson is a husband, father, pa, results-oriented conservative, and fighter for working Kansans.

Source-published biography

Ty still lives in Butler County, representing the district where he was born in the legislature. Ty has been married to his wife, Marlo, for 30 years. Together they have six children and seven grandchildren. They attend NewSpring Church.

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Ty still lives in Butler County, representing the district where he was born in the legislature. Ty has been married to his wife, Marlo, for 30 years. Together they have six children and seven grandchildren. They attend NewSpring Church.

Kansas is not living up to its potential – or its promises. That’s why I am running for Governor. To Take Back Kansas.

Source-published biography

As President of the Kansas Senate, I’m proud of what we have done for the people of Kansas. We’ve cut taxes by nearly $2 billion. We’ve shut down wokeness by banning DEI in our higher education system, men from competing in women’s sports, and transgender surgeries for minors. And we’ve preserved the integrity of our elections with commonsense measures to protect the ballot box.

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As President of the Kansas Senate, I’m proud of what we have done for the people of Kansas. We’ve cut taxes by nearly $2 billion. We’ve shut down wokeness by banning DEI in our higher education system, men from competing in women’s sports, and transgender surgeries for minors. And we’ve preserved the integrity of our elections with commonsense measures to protect the ballot box.

Help Ty Take Back Kansas

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Kansas is being taxed to death, overrun by crime, and forgotten by the very people elected to protect it. I’ve spent my life fighting for working Kansans. Now, I’m asking you to join that fight. Every dollar you give helps us take this campaign to every corner of the state and send a message: Kansas isn’t for sale, and we’re taking it back.

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Kansas is being taxed to death, overrun by crime, and forgotten by the very people elected to protect it. I’ve spent my life fighting for working Kansans. Now, I’m asking you to join that fight. Every dollar you give helps us take this campaign to every corner of the state and send a message: Kansas isn’t for sale, and we’re taking it back.

Kansas Roots

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Ty was born and raised in Butler County, and he never left. He has spent decades there raising a family, building businesses, and showing up for his neighbors. Kansas made him who he is, and he has spent his life giving back to the place he grew up.

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Ty was born and raised in Butler County, and he never left. He has spent decades there raising a family, building businesses, and showing up for his neighbors. Kansas made him who he is, and he has spent his life giving back to the place he grew up.

Positions and priorities

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Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability

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We’re losing ground while other states grow. I’ll bring back jobs, cut red tape, and make Kansas open for business again.

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We’re losing ground while other states grow. I’ll bring back jobs, cut red tape, and make Kansas open for business again.

Economy, taxes, spending, and affordability

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Kansas taxes too much and delivers too little. I led a $2B tax cut. As governor, I’ll cut more — until families can afford to stay.

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Kansas taxes too much and delivers too little. I led a $2B tax cut. As governor, I’ll cut more — until families can afford to stay.

Public safety and criminal justice

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Violent crime is rising — and weak leaders look the other way. I’ll fund the police and fight for safer streets across Kansas.

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Violent crime is rising — and weak leaders look the other way. I’ll fund the police and fight for safer streets across Kansas.

TEACH READING. TEACH MATH. NOT WOKE NONSENSE.

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Kansas kids are falling behind. I’ll raise pay for good teachers, put parents in charge, and hold the system accountable.

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Kansas kids are falling behind. I’ll raise pay for good teachers, put parents in charge, and hold the system accountable.

Led $2 Billion in Kansas Tax Cuts

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Led the Kansas Senate’s enactment of $2 billion in tax cuts.

  • Use the campaign-reported tax-cut record as evidence of its lower-tax agenda.
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Adopt a Homeowners Bill of Rights

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Adopt a Homeowners Bill of Rights to protect homeowners from rapidly rising property taxes and give taxpayers a stronger voice.

  • Restrain property-tax pressure.
  • Increase taxpayer participation and accountability.
  • Help families remain in their communities.
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Enforce a Kansas Ratepayer Protection Pledge

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Protect families, farms, schools, hospitals, and small businesses from higher utility costs created by outside interests.

  • Prevent specified customers from bearing added costs.
  • Treat ratepayer affordability as a governing commitment.
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Prioritize Safer Streets

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Make Kansas streets and communities safer.

  • Treat public safety as a central state priority.
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Make Government Answer to Taxpayers

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Make state government accountable to the people who fund it.

  • Use taxpayer impact as a test for public decisions.
  • Increase responsiveness and accountability.
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Public record

Complete available Kansas Legislature member-vote record with selected highlights

743 captured official records

The searchable archive contains 743 exact attributed records from Kansas Legislature official member voting-record API (702 yes, 38 no, 2 present, 0 not voting, 0 excused, and 1 absent). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.

Coverage: January 22, 2025 through April 11, 2026
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743
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Yes / No
702 / 38

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floor voteVoted yes

Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for adopt ccr.

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Ty Masterson — yea

HB2535: Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

Adopt CCR

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Roll call 407: 30 yea, 8 nay, 1 present, 1 absent, 0 not voting

April 11, 2026
floor voteVoted yes

Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology…

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

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Ty Masterson — yea

SB82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property or fueling station expenditures, repealing the agritourism liability insurance, assistive technology contributions, declared disaster capital investment, owners promoting employment across Kansas and swine facility improvement tax credits and expanding the eligibility for applicable expenses under the child day care services assistance tax credit.

Adopt CCR

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Roll call 406: 36 yea, 2 nay, 1 present, 1 absent, 0 not voting

April 11, 2026
floor voteVoted yes

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.

Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as voting yes in the official record for emergency final action as amended.

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Ty Masterson — yea

HCR5008: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to value residential real, commercial and industrial real property and mobile homes property based on the fair market value or average fair market value of the residential portion and providing the legislature the authority to establish valuation limits for any classes or subclasses of property.

Emergency Final Action As Amended

Emergency Final Action - Adopted as amended by Required 2/3 Majority;

Roll call 405: 27 yea, 12 nay, 0 present, 1 absent, 0 not voting

April 11, 2026
floor voteVoted no

During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties.

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as voting no in the official record for adopt ccr.

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Ty Masterson — nay

HB2481: During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties.

Adopt CCR

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Roll call 305: 23 yea, 17 nay, 0 present, 0 absent, 0 not voting

March 25, 2026
floor voteVoted no

Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as voting no in the official record for adopt ccr.

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Ty Masterson — nay

SB20: Enacting the Kansas consumer prescription protection and accountability act and providing for regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.

Adopt CCR

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Roll call 289: 32 yea, 8 nay, 0 present, 0 absent, 0 not voting

March 24, 2026
floor voteabsent

Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as taking the published position or action shown in the official record for adopt ccr.

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Ty Masterson — absent

HB2331: Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.

Adopt CCR

Conference Committee Report was adopted;

Roll call 285: 38 yea, 0 nay, 0 present, 2 absent, 0 not voting

March 23, 2026
floor voteVoted present

3999

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected;

What this issue meant

Ty Masterson is recorded as voting present in the official record for motion to amend.

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Ty Masterson — present

3999: 3999

Motion to Amend

Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected;

Roll call 118: 1 yea, 37 nay, 2 present, 0 absent, 0 not voting

March 3, 2026
floor voteVoted present

1542

Final Action - Appointment confirmed;

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Ty Masterson is recorded as voting present in the official record for appointment.

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Ty Masterson — present

1542: 1542

Appointment

Final Action - Appointment confirmed;

Roll call 145: 23 yea, 12 nay, 5 present, 0 absent, 0 not voting

March 18, 2025

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Kansas candidate record — Ty Masterson

    Kansas Secretary of State

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  2. Candidate-owned primary source

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  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Ty Masterson — candidate-owned primary source 2

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  4. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-04-11, roll call 407

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  5. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-04-11, roll call 406

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  6. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-04-11, roll call 405

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  7. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-03-25, roll call 305

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  8. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-03-24, roll call 289

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  9. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-03-23, roll call 285

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  10. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2026-03-03, roll call 118

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  11. Government public record

    Ty Masterson — Kansas Senate, 2025-03-18, roll call 145

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    Ty Masterson — Kansas campaign-finance disclosure search

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