WICHITA, Kan. (KCTV) - Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced she is running for Kansas governor in 2026. Schmidt, a Wichita native and lifelong Republican, worked for more than 40 years as a pharmacist before being elected as Kansas Insurance Commissioner in 2018 and again in 2022.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt made it official: she is running for Governor in the 2026 election.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has announced her bid to run for Governor of Kansas in 2026, joining a list of other candidates.

The Jackson County Legislature passed an ordinance to schedule a recall election for August, but the county executive questions its legality.

The election board says it is in limbo waiting for County Executive Frank White to sign or veto an ordinance unanimously approved Monday. There is not enough time to “build the election.”

For those wanting to cast their ballot in the upcoming primary we are keeping track of those deadlines for you.

U.S. Army Col. (Ret.) Pat Proctor is a Kansas representative and chairman of the Kansas House Committee on Elections. He is also a member of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Board of Advisors and an assistant professor of Homeland Security at Wichita State University.

Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias has lost his bid to thwart a Kansas law banning foreign actors from funneling money into state-level ballot initiatives.

A lawyer with expertise in election law argues the election boards could have avoided this by acting on the petitions immediately, without waiting for an ordinance.

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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt threw her hat into the ring Wednesday among candidates vying to win the Republican nomination for Kansas governor.