Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2026

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Kansas Commissioner of Insurance
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Kansas
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Kansas is holding an election for insurance commissioner on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kansas

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Vicki Schmidt defeated Kiel Corkran in the general election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vicki Schmidt (R)	63.0	618,108
	Submit photo	Kiel Corkran (D)	37.0	362,882

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 980,990
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Kiel Corkran advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kiel Corkran	100.0	240,512

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 240,512
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Vicki Schmidt advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vicki Schmidt	100.0	407,416

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 407,416
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2018

See also: Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Vicki Schmidt defeated Nathaniel McLaughlin in the general election for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vicki Schmidt (R)	62.9	644,293
		Nathaniel McLaughlin (D)	37.1	380,166

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,024,459
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Nathaniel McLaughlin advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathaniel McLaughlin	100.0	138,941

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 138,941
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance

Vicki Schmidt defeated Clark Shultz in the Republican primary for Kansas Commissioner of Insurance on August 7, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vicki Schmidt	52.0	152,706
		Clark Shultz	48.0	140,887

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 293,593
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2014

See also: Kansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Insurance Commissioner of Kansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ken Selzer	61.5%	512,679
	Democratic	Dennis Anderson	38.5%	320,862
Total Votes				833,541
Election results via Kansas Secretary of State

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