Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab on Wednesday launched a bid to become governor, making him the first major candidate to enter the 2026 field. The Overland Park Republican announced his candidacy in a press release and video posted to his rebranded campaign website.

The Great Bend, Kansas, native is currently serving his second term as the state's top election official. If elected in 2026, Schwab said he would work to lower property taxes and help rural communities that are falling behind.

The top elections official in Kansas is running for governor after building his public profile by pushing back against unfounded election conspiracy theories and breaking with fellow Republicans on voting rights issues.

Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab announced on Wednesday he is running for the Republican nomination for Kansas governor in 2026.

Secretary of State Scott Schwab is the first candidate to confirm ... defended the use of ballot drop boxes and countered other Republicans’ suggestions that voting by noncitizens — which ...

Secretary of State Scott Schwab is the first candidate to confirm ... defended the use of ballot drop boxes and countered other Republicans’ suggestions that voting by noncitizens — which ...

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Secretary of State Scott Schwab asks Kansas Legislature to raise penalty for threatening an election worker, which he says is a bipartisan problem.

New York's mayor, embroiled in legal trouble, has no chance at winning a second term. Meanwhile, the two parties argue about whether the legislative year can even begin in Minnesota.

The Democratic governor’s overture to GOP lawmakers came as Kelly insisted she wouldn’t support any proposal that “robs our schools” of needed funds. Kansas must “stay on the path to prosperity” as it moves through the rest of the 21st century, she said, according to a copy of her prepared remarks.

Republican lawmakers introduced bills that would regulate ballot drop boxes and eliminate the grace period for late-arriving mail ballots.