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U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District

South-central Kansas, including Wichita

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Ron Estes, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Ron Estes139,15553.5%
Katy Tyndell114,56844.1%
Drew Cranmer6,1872.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Ron Estes (R) defeated Frank McCollum in the August 4, 2026 Republican primary. Katy Tyndell won a four-candidate Democratic primary field. The 4th District drew the most candidates of any Kansas district in 2026 (six total). The district's 2026 Cook Partisan Voter Index is R+12.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Ron EstesRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2017); previously Kansas State Treasurer (2011-2017) and Sedgwick County Treasurer (2004-2010)Full profile →Katy TyndellDFull profile →Drew CranmerLIBFull 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.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[32][33][34]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted yes on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    Opposes[5]

    Says he would oppose federal legislation restoring Roe by statute.

Stricter gun laws

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[27][28][29][30]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][23][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][19][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Katy Tyndell
    In their own words[4]
    “Katy will work to ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare for all.”

    On her campaign website's issues page

  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][21][22]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[31]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[26]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Katy Tyndell
    Opposes[1]

    Says tariffs are limiting market access and increasing uncertainty for Kansas farmers.

  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Ron Estes
    Recorded votes[24][25]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    Supports[5]

    Says the power to take the nation to war belongs to Congress and opposes undeclared wars.

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

  • Ron Estes
    Supports[10]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Katy Tyndell
    —
  • Drew Cranmer
    —

Research notes & limits

Key floor votes and FEC finance totals for incumbent Ron Estes are added separately by script. Estes's official House website (estes.house.gov) has little current issues content; positions and priorities are drawn from his 2026 campaign website's issues page instead. Biographies for Tyndell and Cranmer rest on their own Ballotpedia Candidate Connection statements; no education, employer or prior-office details were published, and no campaign website was found.

Sources · 41

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Ron Estes (U.S. Representative from Kansas) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Ron Estes - On the Issues that Matter · Ron Estes for Congress campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Issues - Katy Tyndell for Congress · Katy Tyndell for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Drew Cranmer for Congress — Issues · Drew Cranmer for Congress · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  6. 6.Ron Estes (U.S. Representative from Kansas) · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  7. 7.Biography · Office of Rep. Ron Estes · 2026-10-21 Official record
  8. 8.Kansas U.S. House District 4 election results 2026 · NBC News · 2026-11-09 News report
  9. 9.H.R. 22, the SAVE Act (SAVE Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  10. 10.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  35. 35.Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  36. 36.Kansas attorney Katy Tyndell announces candidacy for congress · KWCH · 2026-03-08 News report
  37. 37.'People are hurting': Kansas Democrat takes aim at Republican incumbent's congressional seat · Kansas Reflector · 2026-03-30 News report
  38. 38.Tyndell Wins Democratic Primary, Sets Up Challenge to Rep. Ron Estes · The Community Voice · 2026-08-10 News report
  39. 39.U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
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  41. 41.U.S. House · Kansas's 4th District results 2026 · NBC News News report