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# LIVE UPDATES: Election Night 2026 in Kansas
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/live-updates-election-night-2026-in-kansas/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:02:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T22:08:26.000Z
- Author: Matthew Petillo
- Tags: Kansas, Abilene, Arkansas City, Elections, Emporia, Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, Hutchinson, Lawrence, McPherson County, Manhattan, #news, Pittsburg, Salina, Topeka

*4:00 P.M.*

A couple last-minute election night stories worth looking at across the state:

It appears that Leavenworth County ran out of ballots. The county says that they're getting more and voters should contact the County Clerk's office if they have trouble voting earlier.

[Ballot shortage in Linwood causes some Kansans to leave without votingMorgan Chilson | Kansas Reflector This story was originally published by Kansas Reflector. TOPEKA — Susan Schlag went to vote with her husband and 18-year-old son Tuesday morning, only to find that their Linwood polling place had run out of paper ballots. Although Schlag and her husband were able to![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/cj-icon-1000-a5b6d6ea-c8a7-40d5-92f2-4af9f66c5d6e.png)citizen journalKansas Reflector![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/vote-20260804_163513-1024x576-4de162e9-7e10-4e5c-bbaa-3c15dd7f2eaa.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/ballot-shortage-in-linwood-causes-some-kansans-to-leave-without-voting/)

In Cherokee County, a USPS mail-person was indicted for mail fraud after over 4400 pieces of mail were found inside her garage. Most notably, 400 Republican and Republican-affiliated mailers were found inside as well. The postal worker's route was based out of Pittsburg.

[USPS investigators found hundreds of Republican political mailers in Kansas postal worker’s garageAnna Kaminski | Kansas Reflector This story was originally published by Kansas Reflector. TOPEKA — A Kansas postal worker was indicted on Election Day for stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including hundreds of Republican political mailers. Investigators for the U.S. Postal Service found more than 4,400 pieces of mail![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/cj-icon-1000-32b98e32-bdd8-46d5-83f3-015de3391a58.png)citizen journalKansas Reflector![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/US-Courthouse-Wichita-2024-1024x685-6fe2ce1e-7d4b-4ce2-bf01-c0d8c02cb138.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/usps-investigators-found-hundreds-of-republican-political-mailers-in-kansas-postal-workers-garage/)

*\-Matthew Petillo*

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*3:00 P.M.*

Happy Election Day! Citizen Journal will have journalists in Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, and McPherson tonight tracking the going-ons of watch parties and the mood as the night progresses.

This has shaped up to be an interesting night. Kansas, which has been historically a safely Republican state, could become a swing state tonight. All eyes are on the U.S. Senate seat, where incumbent Senator Roger Marshall, R-Kan. is trying to keep his job for another six years. Adam Hamilton, his opponent, is trying to take it.

Don't forget about the gubernatorial race, where term-limited Governor Laura Kelly will be leaving Topeka. Ty Masterson of the GOP is fighting to flip the seat, while the Democrats' Cindy Holscher aims to keep the governorship under Democratic control.

Safe to say, nobody knows what will happen tonight. Between those races, a Kansas House that could follow the coattails of tonight and break the supermajority, other statewide races, and ballot measures that range from voter ID to new bonds in your city, there's a lot to keep track of tonight.

We'll be helping guide you through it all. The polls are open for another four hours, so if you haven't gotten around to it, make sure to go vote!

*\-Matthew Petillo*