2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 88 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Candace Landers and Sandy Pickert. Candidate information follows official Butler County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Candace Landers won the Democratic nomination with 67.9 percent over Daniel Schneider; Sandy Pickert was unopposed for the Republican nomination. The nominees meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Kansas Secretary of State's official primary results. The field matches the Kansas Secretary of State's 2026 general election candidate list as of September 6, 2026. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Sandy Pickert, is on the ballot.
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Democratic
Candace Landers is a former classroom teacher and labor liaison with United Way of the Plains, running to represent Kansas House District 88, per the campaign site. Landers previously served on the Kansas Professional Standards Board and as an elected township director, per the campaign site.
Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Pickert is a nurse with decades of healthcare experience who raised a daughter with serious health challenges as a single parent after her husband's death, per the campaign site. She has lived in the same home for more than 30 years, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Kansas House District 88 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 88 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Candace Landers and Sandy Pickert. Candidate information follows official Butler County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Kansas House District 88 election in Kansas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kansas are on the Kansas election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Butler County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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