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2026 candidates we're tracking in KS-3
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Sharice L. Davids
Democratic
Incumbent
Sharice Davids has represented this district since 2019 and serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture committees, per KCUR's district guide. Raised in Leavenworth by a single mother who served more than 20 years in the Army, she worked her way from Johnson County Community College to Cornell Law School, per her campaign site. She is the sitting U.S. Representative and appears on the certified list for the August 4 Democratic ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State.
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Eric Jenkins
Republican
Eric Jenkins is a retired Army colonel with 34 years of active and reserve service, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, and a career Federal Emergency Management Agency professional, per his campaign site. He served on the Shawnee City Council from 2015 to 2023, including as council president, and spent more than 20 years on the city's planning commission.
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Steven A Hohe
Libertarian
An Air Force veteran and businessman running as the Libertarian nominee for this district, per the Kansas News Service. Libertarian nominees are chosen at party convention and appear on the November 3 ballot only, per the Kansas Secretary of State. He has appeared on this district's ballot before, drawing about 8 percent in 2016, and declined an interview request from KCUR, per the Kansas News Service. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
About this race
Kansas's 3rd Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Kansas primary is Tuesday, August 4, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.