Jerry Moran

Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, plus her lieutenant governor, are the only statewide elected officials who won't have an election this year.

Moran is serving a six-year term in the U.S. Senate, and his seat won't be on the ballot again until 2028. Kelly is term-limited.

While the two prominent politicians aren't on the ballot this year, they did share their advice for those who are.

"I'll let the candidates make their case," Moran told The Capital-Journal on May 1 when asked what the message to voters from his colleagues in Congress should be. "I wouldn't want to intrude on what they decide is the issues that they want to campaign on.

"But I've always thought: Do the job you've been given. If you're an incumbent, do the job that you've been given as well as you know how to do. And then the voters can decide. We'll try to do that from my perspective and the work we do in Washington."

Kelly shared her advice for candidates with reporters at the Statehouse on April 28.

"Do it for the right reason," Kelly said. "Don't do it because you want the position. Do it because you want to serve the the people of Kansas.

"Run the kind of campaign that lets people know what kind of elected official you would be. Be straightforward, be honest with them and be real with them."

All five other members of the state's congressional delegation are on the ballot this year. That's U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids and Ron Estes.

Additionally, all six state offices are on the ballot: governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer and insurance commissioner.

Incumbent Attorney General Kris Kobach and State Treasurer Steven Johnson are running for reelection. Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt are among several candidates running for governor.

Lt. Gov. David Toland has said he won't run for elected office this year.

All 125 seats in the Kansas House are on the ballot, as are half of the 10 seats on the Kansas State Board of Education. Elections for the Kansas Senate's 40 seats are held during presidential election years, but two seats will have special elections this year.