Race

U.S. House, Kansas 2nd District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.6

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Derek Schmidt1RepublicanIncumbent$1.5M$557K$939K$0$0
Don Coover2DemocratChallenger$759K$515K$244K$0$0
Braeden Curwick3DemocratChallenger$231$181$90$0$0
Chad Young4RepublicanChallenger$0$0$0$0$0
John Hauer5Libertarian$0$0$0$0$0

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Derek Schmidthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4KS02164/
    H4KS02164
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Don Cooverhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KS02276/
    H6KS02276
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Braeden Curwickhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6KS02284/
    H6KS02284
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Chad Younghttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4KS02222/
    H4KS02222
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: John Hauerhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4KS02230/
    H4KS02230
  6. 6
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record