Free State ResearchTracker
| Day | Mail ballots sent | Mail ballots returned | Voted in person | Total voted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 90,558 | 943 | 6,210 | 7,153 |
| 2026-10-15 | 87,662 | 866 | 2,743 | 3,609 |
| 2026-10-14 | 82,543 | 492 | 0 | 492 |
Statewide running totals from the Secretary of State's advance-voting dashboard ↗; no county or party split is published there. Voter-level lists (who has requested, returned or voted) are sold separately by the Secretary of State: $300 for a daily subscription through the advance period, $150 weekly, $50 one-time (form CVR ↗, political and election use only, K.S.A. 25-2320a).
Every ad on the air and the money behind it — race by race, market by market, down to the station and the spot. Then the rest of the picture: the news, the odds, what Kansas is searching, what a tank of gas and a week of groceries cost, who is cutting jobs, and how party registration is moving. Rebuilt every hour. Kansas for now.
| advertiser | spend | spots | impressions | on | until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Leadership Fund | $1,687,670 | 1,379 | — | TV | 10/20 |
| Republican Governors Association | $681,720 | 1,202 | — | TV | 11/03 |
| Main Street Fund | $281,370 | 182 | 150,000 | Google/YouTube, TV | 10/25 |
| Roger Marshall | $232,783 | 842 | 1,000 | Google/YouTube, TV | 10/26 |
| Ty Masterson | $200,150 | 316 | — | TV | 10/27 |
| Safer Kansas Fund | $185,075 | 138 | — | TV | 10/20 |
| Kris Kobach | $135,205 | 323 | — | TV | 10/25 |
Spend is what is booked on the flights running today. Spots come from the stations’ schedules and impressions from the platforms, so a TV buy shows spots and a digital one impressions.
| advertiser | spend | spots | impressions | on | until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Hamilton | $1,720,823 | 3,257 | 3,219,973 | Google/YouTube, Meta, TV | 10/25 |
| Kansas Values Institute | $932,925 | 986 | 850,000 | Google/YouTube, TV | 10/19 |
| People Over Politics Action Fund | $353,255 | 196 | 950,000 | Google/YouTube, TV | 10/21 |
| Chris Mann | $177,518 | 383 | — | TV | 10/19 |
| NEW Deal for ALL | $139,740 | 256 | — | TV | 10/20 |
| Cindy Holscher | $106,560 | 373 | — | TV | 10/20 |
| WinSenate | $74,714 | 150 | 2,999 | Meta, TV | 10/23 |
Spend is what is booked on the flights running today. Spots come from the stations’ schedules and impressions from the platforms, so a TV buy shows spots and a digital one impressions.
| MED | Ad People Over Politics Action Fund · 12 TV files at KAKE, KCTV, KCWE, KLBY, KMBC-TV, KSHB-TV +3 $552,680 KSHB-TV (Kansas City): People Over Politics - People Over Politics Action Fund [form] U.S. Senate (Kansas)blue |
runs 10/06–11/03 posted 10/16 15:30 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Republican Governors Association · 34 TV files at KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KCTV, KFJX +10 $440,020 KBSL-DT (Goodland): RGA Right Direction PAC - Republican Governors Association (2026-09-01 – 2026-09-07) [invoice] Kansas Governorred |
runs 09/01–11/03 posted 10/17 12:31 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Senate Leadership Fund · 13 TV files at KAKE, KCWE, KLBY, KMBC-TV, KOAM-TV, KSNC +3 $394,625 KSNG (Garden City): Issue-SLF PAC - Senate Leadership Fund (2026-10-14 – 2026-10-20) U.S. Senate (Kansas)red |
runs 10/07–10/27 posted 10/16 13:59 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad Kansas Values Institute · 19 TV files at KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KCWE, KLBY +10 $211,640 KSNW (Wichita): Issue-Kansas Values Institute - Kansas Values Institute (2026-10-06 – 2026-10-12) Kansas Governorblue |
runs 10/06–11/02 posted 10/16 14:15 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Safer Kansas Fund · 18 TV files at KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KLBY, KMBC-TV +8 $194,175 KSNG (Garden City): Issue-Safer Kansas Fund - Safer Kansas Fund (2026-10-14 – 2026-10-20) Kansas Attorney Generalred |
runs 10/06–11/03 posted 10/16 13:59 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad The 1861 Initiative · 19 TV files at KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KLBY, KSCW-DT +5 $148,400 KSNG (Garden City): Issue-The 1861 Initiative - The 1861 Initiative (2026-10-20 – 2026-10-26) [form] U.S. Senate (Kansas)blue |
runs 10/20–11/03 posted 10/16 14:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Main Street Fund · 12 TV files at KAKE, KBSD-DT, KBSH-DT, KBSL-DT, KCTV, KLBY +5 $141,700 KMBC-TV (Kansas City): MAIN STREET FUND - Main Street Fund (2026-10-15 – 2026-10-25) U.S. Senate (Kansas)red |
runs 10/07–10/25 posted 10/16 17:04 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad The 1861 Initiative · 3 cable files at Cox Salina, Cox Topeka, Cox Wichita/Hutchinson/El Dorado $139,081 Cable Cox Topeka (Topeka): The 1861 Initiative U.S. Senate (Kansas)blue |
posted 10/15 15:02 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad WinSenate · 7 Meta ads $113,293 Meta ad by WinSenate: Roger Marshall protected pedophiles U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Roger Marshallblue |
runs 10/15–10/19 posted 10/14 19:00 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad Win It Back PAC · 1 TV file at KFJX $45,125 KFJX (Pittsburg): Win It Back PAC (2026-09-30 – 2026-11-03) red |
runs 09/30–11/03 posted 10/14 14:59 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Adam Hamilton · 15 storys Kansas City Star: Beyond TV ads, what are Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton running on? - Kansas City Star U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonunattributed |
posted 10/19 04:06 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Roger Marshall · 5 storys Fortune: Roger Marshall sought $4.2 million to help Kansas wildlife refuge. It could also benefit his ranch - Fortune U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Roger Marshallunattributed |
posted 10/15 09:29 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Kris Kobach · 5 storys Bing News: Voter guide: What to know about the candidates for Kansas attorney general Kansas Attorney Generalre Kris Kobachunattributed |
posted 10/18 14:23 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Ty Masterson · 3 storys Bing News: What Sam Brownback says about Kansas governor's race | Exclusive Kansas Governorre Ty Mastersonunattributed |
posted 10/16 22:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Senate Leadership Fund · 2 storys slf: ICYMI: SLF Releases New Ads Across the Senate Map U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/16 13:59 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Cindy Holscher · 1 story Bing News: GOP gubernatorial candidate unveils Democrats for Ty Masterson advertisement as races tighten in Kansas Kansas Governorre Cindy Holscherunattributed |
posted 10/13 13:23 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Kansas Republican Party · 1 story Bing News: Kansas GOP Senator on defense after former patient speaks out U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/14 06:57 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Kansas Republican Party · 1 video YouTube: MS NOW - 'Shame on you!': Kansas GOP Senator on defense after former patient speaks out U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/14 14:11 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | News Chris Mann · 1 story ssj: A.G. ad wars: Ethics complaint filed over Mann ad; Kobach ad mislabels sheriff Kansas Attorney Generalre Chris Mannunattributed |
posted 10/15 18:37 CT latest item → |
| MED | News Roger Marshall · 7 storys The Topeka Capital-Journal: What Sam Brownback says of Roger Marshall's Senate race in Kansas - The Topeka Capital-Journ U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Roger Marshallunattributed |
posted 10/18 04:11 CT latest item → |
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Which ad a buy carries is our best match. Station filings list the money and the dates, almost never the ad itself, so some matches are wrong.
Google Trends for the watched names and grievances · read 2026-10-19 10:34 UTC · by market on the Intel map →
| HIGH | Intel Senate Leadership Fund · 4 FEC filings $33,483 FEC: SLF PAC spent $5,386 opposing Adam Hamilton - TEXT MESSAGING U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/15 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Intel Win It Back PAC · 1 FEC filing $96 FEC: WIN IT BACK PAC spent $96 opposing Adam Hamilton - TV ADVERTISING (FROM ADVANCE LINE 21) U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/13 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Intel Common Sense for America PAC · 1 FEC filing $101,121 FEC: COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC spent $101,121 supporting Roger Marshall - Independent Expenditure: Direct Mail Costs U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Roger Marshallred |
posted 10/14 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Intel Club for Growth Action · 1 FEC filing $492,000 FEC: CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION spent $492,000 opposing Adam Hamilton - DIGITAL ADVERTISING U.S. Senate (Kansas)re Adam Hamiltonred |
posted 10/14 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Intel ad landing · 1 site change Site changed: https://speak4.app/ - 20 new page(s) Kansas Governorred |
posted 10/19 03:11 CT latest item → |
| MED | Intel unknown · 8 marketss Polymarket: U.S. Senate (Kansas), our side 20% → 34% in a day U.S. Senate (Kansas)blue |
posted 10/18 19:00 CT latest item → |
| MED | Intel ad landing · 2 site changes Site changed: https://www.cindyforkansas.com/ - 1 new page(s) Kansas Governorunattributed |
posted 10/19 03:11 CT latest item → |
| Senate Leadership Fund red | $4,726,929 |
| People Over Politics Action Fund blue | $1,410,000 |
| Lower Costs Now blue | $1,346,651 |
| WinSenate blue | $1,307,764 |
| Adam Hamilton blue | $1,143,685 |
| New Deal for All Inc blue | $970,020 |
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One line per name from several public sources, each scaled to its own fortnight and averaged: a shape and a momentum, never a level · read 2026-10-19 09:40 UTC · the sources and the markets on the Intel map →
Every advertiser → · Every buyer and market → · Flights → · This week's calendar → · Buyers who have gone quiet →
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus carries the most red-side money, $3,214,156 booked. $9,295 could not be placed in a market. Search rising: inflation 1.6×.
| race | blue | 7 days | by market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General | 54% | -2 | Polymarket 54 |
| Governor | 25% | +0 | Kalshi 25 · Polymarket 24 · PredictIt 26 |
| Senate (Kansas) | 36% | -1 | Kalshi 37 · Polymarket 34 · PredictIt 39 |
| Secretary of State | 0% | 0 | Kalshi 0·thin |
US Senate control: D 64 · R 36 · US House control: D 90 · R 10 (Polymarket)
Every price, and how they moved → · read 2026-10-19 11:09 UTC
In 1904 Kansas chartered a state board of veterinary medicine that required practitioners to pass an examination, then allowed them to practice without the license if they claimed they'd been practicing before the law existed, creating professional regulation so backloaded with exceptions that enforcement became optional.