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Attorney General of Kansas

Statewide — all of Kansas

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

  • Neither primary was contested on August 4, 2026. The race repeats 2022, which Kobach won by about 15,800 votes (1.6 percentage points).[1][2]
  • The Kansas Reflector's primary-night report and The Green Papers list only Kobach (R) and Mann (D) for Attorney General.[8][9]

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Kris KobachRINCUMBENTAttorney General of Kansas (since 2023)Full profile →Chris MannDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Kris Kobach
    In their own words[2]
    “A lot of it has to do with how we’ve used the KBI and also how we’ve removed violent illegal aliens who are allowed to remain in Kansas.”

    On why Kansas's crime rate has fallen, at the October 6 Johnson County Bar Association debate.

  • Chris Mann
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Kris Kobach
    In their own words[3]
    “sued and stopped the Biden Administration from allowing biological males in girls’ locker rooms and on girls’ sports teams.”

    From his campaign website's list of achievements as Attorney General.

  • Chris Mann
    —

Research notes & limits

Slate from the Kansas Reflector and The Green Papers; the Kansas Secretary of State's candidate list returned 403/an empty challenge page and was not read. Slate from Ballotpedia's certified primary results and the Kansas Reflector October 6 debate story; the Kansas Secretary of State's candidate list was not checked.

Sources · 18

Researched 2026-10-19. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Kansas Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  2. 2.Kansas attorney general nominees Kris Kobach, Chris Mann tussle in campaign debate · Kansas Reflector · 2026-10-06 News report
  3. 3.Kris Kobach for Attorney General · Kobach campaign Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Kobach urged Congress to legislate birth tourism hours before judge blocked Trump's order · Kansas Reflector · 2026-09-03 News report
  5. 5.Kansas judge rebukes AG Kris Kobach in gender marker case, issues symbolic $1 fine · Kansas Reflector · 2026-01-20 News report
  6. 6.Kansas judge dismisses Kobach's lawsuit over governor's refusal to give food program data to feds · Kansas Reflector · 2025-09-30 News report
  7. 7.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey: Chris Mann · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026 Candidate's own words
  8. 8.Kansas Democrats, Republicans firm up teams for statewide office contests · Kansas Reflector · 2026-08-04 News report
  9. 9.The Green Papers: Kansas 2026 General Election · The Green Papers Reference
  10. 10.Kansas Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  11. 11.Kris Kobach · Ballotpedia Reference
  12. 12.Kris Kobach for Attorney General · Kobach campaign Candidate's own words
  13. 13.Meet Kris · Kobach for Attorney General campaign · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  14. 14.Kansas Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  15. 15.Kansas attorney general nominees Kris Kobach, Chris Mann tussle in campaign debate · Kansas Reflector · 2026-10-06 News report
  16. 16.Chris' Priorities · Chris Mann for Kansas Candidate's own words
  17. 17.Meet Chris · Chris Mann for Kansas Candidate's own words
  18. 18.Kansas attorney general race (Kansas News Service) · Lawrence Times / Kansas News Service · 2026-10-14 News report