Statewide
Kansas Attorney General
Incumbent Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) is seeking a second term. He faces a rematch with Chris Mann (D), a Lawrence attorney and former police officer. Mann lost to Kobach in the 2022 general election by approximately 1.6 percentage points. Both candidates appear to be unopposed in their respective August primaries.
About this race
The Kansas Attorney General is the state's chief legal officer. The office defends state laws in court, prosecutes certain criminal cases, issues legal opinions to state agencies, and oversees consumer protection and antitrust enforcement.
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Kris Kobach
Incumbent Kansas Attorney General · Kansas City, KS area
RepublicanIncumbent
BackgroundLaw professor; Kansas Secretary of State (2011–2019); unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor in 2018; Kansas Attorney General since 2023.
RecordAs AG, has led or joined multi-state litigation challenging Biden administration policies, including federal Title IX rules related to transgender athletes and Affordable Care Act benefits for undocumented immigrants.
Law enforcementReceived endorsement from 51 Kansas county sheriffs in May 2026. His campaign has claimed Kansas's lowest crime rate in 56 years; this has not been independently verified.
ImmigrationNationally prominent advocate for stricter immigration enforcement and voter-fraud investigations; helped draft related legislation in other states while a law professor at UMKC.
2022 resultDefeated Chris Mann in the 2022 general election by approximately 1.6 percentage points.
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Chris Mann
Attorney · former police officer · Lawrence, KS
Democrat
BackgroundLawrence attorney; former police officer, retired at age 25 after being struck by a drunk driver while on duty; former prosecutor in the Wyandotte County District Attorney's office; former attorney at the Kansas Securities Commission; opened a private law practice in 2016.
Public serviceFormer national chair of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving); advocated for Kansas ignition-interlock law for DUI offenders.
ApproachCampaigns on refocusing the office on "the basics of law enforcement" and defending "the rule of law." Frames himself as a law-enforcement professional rather than a politician.
2022 resultLost to Kris Kobach in the 2022 general election by approximately 1.6 percentage points.