2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tobias Schlingensiepen and Lanell Griffith. Candidate information follows official Shawnee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 4 primary result: Tobias Schlingensiepen won the Democratic nomination with 83.2 percent over Zinaia Armstead; Lanell Griffith 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, Tobias Schlingensiepen, is on the ballot.
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Per the campaign site.
Tobias Schlingensiepen is a pastor who has represented Kansas House District 55 since 2022, per the Kansas Legislature member directory and the campaign site. Schlingensiepen has served as Senior Pastor of the First Congregational Church in Topeka since 2005, per the campaign site.
Top priorities
Per the Shawnee County Republicans.
Lanell Griffith holds an associate degree in mass communications and bachelor's and master's degrees in kinesiology, per the Shawnee County Republicans website. Her professional background includes corporate wellness and human resources work, and she chairs the Shawnee County Republican Party. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Kansas House District 55 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Kansas House District 55 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tobias Schlingensiepen and Lanell Griffith. Candidate information follows official Shawnee County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Kansas House District 55 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 Shawnee County and state election office filings, last verified October 2, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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