Free State ResearchTracker
Open seat in Manhattan; the retiring Republican won it with 52.4% in 2024.
The last 7 days and everything booked ahead. Spending from before that is left out until you ask.Include earlier spending
| advertiser | side | TV/cable/radio | digital | FEC | buys | creatives | where the spots run | last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity · watched, nothing on file yet | red | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas Chamber | red | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| Kansas Republican Party · watched, nothing on file yet | red | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Republican State Leadership Committee · watched, nothing on file yet | red | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stacy Kohlmeier | red | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2026-10-05 |
| Brenda Bandy | blue | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2026-09-30 |
| DLCC · watched, nothing on file yet | blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas Democratic Party · watched, nothing on file yet | blue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bandy for Kansas | unattributed | — | $1,799 | — | 4 | 16 +2 asks | no readable schedule yet | 2026-10-15 |
| Republican House Campaign Committee, Cyndi Howerton, Treasurer | unattributed | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2026-10-08 |
Click an advertiser for everything on file about it: every buy, every creative, who funds it, and where its spots run. Dollar figures are floors, de-duped the same way as the buys table below, so the two agree.
| group | stations & platforms | reported to FEC | media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Chamber | $2,396 | — | Meta |
No outside group on file for this side yet.
Raised, spent and cash on hand are from each candidate's latest report, so they lag. Each outside group shows two reads of its money side by side: what the stations' public files and the ad platforms show, and what the group itself reported to the FEC. The FEC figure is often higher, because it includes money paid ahead for later weeks and media no public file shows, such as streaming. The side's total counts each group once, at the larger of the two. An outside group is counted for the side it helps, whether its ads praise one candidate or attack the other.
| first booked | has run | still to run | cancelled | moved | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| red | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| blue | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Thursday, October 22, 2026 | finance Kansas candidates: pre-general report closes (covers 7/24-10/22) |
| Monday, October 26, 2026 | finance Kansas candidates: pre-general receipts and expenditures report due Same date applies to PACs and party committees. |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | deadline Last day to apply for an advance mail ballot Kansas County source, not SOS. Riley County also lists 10/27 (rileycountyks.gov/128/Elections). |
| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 | election In-person advance voting must begin in all counties Kansas Many counties start earlier. |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | finance Kansas candidates: last-minute contributions of $300 or more report due (covers 10/23-10/28) |
| Thursday, October 29, 2026 | finance Kansas PACs and party committees: daily last-minute contribution and independent expenditure (over $300) reports, through 11/02 10/29 covers 10/23-10/28; then one day each through 11/02. |
| Tuesday, November 3, 2026 7 a.m.-7 p.m. | election General Election Day Kansas Poll hours from Riley County (rileycountyks.gov/128/Elections). |
| Friday, November 6, 2026 close of business | deadline Mail ballots postmarked by Election Day must arrive (court-ordered grace period) Kansas county election offices Douglas County District Court injunction (7/16/2026) blocks the 2025 law requiring receipt by 7 p.m. Election Day. Court of Appeals and Kansas Supreme Court declined to stay it (Kansas Reflector 7/16 and 7/31; KWCH 7/28). Appeal pending; could change. |
| Monday, November 9, 2026 8-10 a.m. | election County canvass (default date; counties may move it up to 13 days after the election, i.e. 11/16) Kansas counties Statute: Monday next following a Tuesday election, 8-10 a.m., or any business day not later than 13 days after. Individual county dates vary. |
| Tuesday, December 1, 2026 | election Last day for State Board of Canvassers to certify official results Kansas Outside the 9/28-11/30 window. SOS lists a last-day deadline, not a scheduled meeting date. |
| Sunday, January 10, 2027 | finance Kansas candidates: January report due (covers 10/23/2026-12/31/2026) |
| Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | election First day of advance voting; advance mail ballots transmitted Advance in-person start varies by county (Shawnee 10/19, Wyandotte 10/17). |
| Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | deadline Voter registration deadline (also address/name-change updates) 5 p.m. time is from Shawnee County (snco.gov/election/vote/), not SOS. |
Nothing on file with a flight in the window.
Every advertiser → · Every buyer and market → · Flights → · This week's calendar → · Buyers who have gone quiet →
| sev | sponsor & item | posted |
|---|---|---|
| LOW | Ad Bandy for Kansas · 1 Meta ad $99 Meta ad by Bandy for Kansas: Bandy for Kansas House 67 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/15 posted 10/14 19:00 CT latest item → |
| LOW | Ad Bandy for Kansas · 1 Google ad $200 Google/YouTube text ad by Bandy for Kansas (2026-10-15) ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/15–10/18 posted 10/14 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Kansas Chamber · 1 video YouTube: 2026 Kansas Chamber PAC TV ad #4 KS House Anti-Brenda Bandy District 67 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyred |
posted 10/10 14:55 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Kansas Chamber · 2 Meta ads $1,998 Meta ad by Kansas Chamber PAC: VOTE BY NOVEMBER 3 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyred |
runs 10/08 posted 10/07 19:00 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad Republican House Campaign Committee, Cyndi Howerton, Treasurer · 1 Meta ad $399 Meta ad by Middle of Main Street: Stacy Kohlmeier for Kansas House ks-hd67-2026re Stacy Kohlmeierunattributed |
runs 10/08 posted 10/07 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Republican House Campaign Committee, Cyndi Howerton, Treasurer · 1 Meta ad $399 Meta ad by Middle of Main Street: REJECT Brenda Bandy ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/07 posted 10/06 19:00 CT latest item → |
| LOW | Ad Bandy for Kansas · 1 Meta ad $499 Meta ad by Bandy for Kansas: Dedicated to Manhattan ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/07 posted 10/06 19:00 CT latest item → |
| LOW | Ad Bandy for Kansas · 1 Google ad $500 Google/YouTube video ad by Bandy for Kansas (2026-10-07) ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/07–10/19 posted 10/06 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Kansas Chamber · 2 Meta ads $398 Meta ad by Kansas Chamber PAC: VOTE BY NOVEMBER 3 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyred |
runs 10/06–10/09 posted 10/05 19:00 CT latest item → |
| MED | Ad Stacy Kohlmeier · 1 Meta ad $99 Meta ad by Stacy Kohlmeier for Kansas House D67: Conversation with Stacy ks-hd67-2026re Stacy Kohlmeierred |
runs 10/05–10/07 posted 10/04 19:00 CT latest item → |
| LOW | Ad Bandy for Kansas · 1 Google ad $100 Google/YouTube video ad by Bandy for Kansas (2026-10-02) ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
runs 10/02–10/07 posted 10/01 19:00 CT latest item → |
| HIGH | Ad Brenda Bandy · 1 video YouTube: Brenda Bandy 2026 Kansas House Democrats TV Ad #3 District 67 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyblue |
posted 09/30 14:19 CT latest item → |
| sev | source & item | posted |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | News Brenda Bandy · 1 video YouTube: 2026 GOP House Campaign Committee TV ad #18 KS House Anti- Brenda Bandy District 67 ks-hd67-2026re Brenda Bandyunattributed |
posted 10/11 13:40 CT latest item → |
Sentinel reads this library through Meta's API and the ads are already counted on the Spend page and in every advertiser's tile. These links are the same library by hand, for when you want to see an ad in its own setting: each opens Facebook's public Ad Library filtered to political and issue ads in the U.S., newest first.
| Brenda Bandy blue | ads naming them ↗ |
| Kaleb James red | ads naming them ↗ |
| Stacy Kohlmeier red | ads naming them ↗ |
| Kansas Democratic Party blue | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| DLCC blue | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| Kansas Republican Party red | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| Republican State Leadership Committee red | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| Americans for Prosperity red | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| Kansas Chamber red | ads by or naming them ↗ |
| Kansas spend by advertiser | Ad Library Report ↗ (set region to Kansas, last 7 days; download the CSV into the reports folder to ingest) |
| domain | registered | site |
|---|---|---|
| bandy4kansas.com Brenda Bandy · blue · NameCheap, Inc. | 2026-07-07 | 200 Bandy for Kansas | Get Involved Today — Support Change |
| bandyforkansas.com Brenda Bandy · blue · Squarespace Domains LLC | 2026-04-16 | 200 Bandy for Kansas | Get Involved Today — Support Change |
| bandyforkansas.org Brenda Bandy · blue · Squarespace Domains LLC | 2026-04-16 | 200 Bandy for Kansas | Get Involved Today — Support Change |
| thebandy.com Brenda Bandy · blue · GoDaddy.com, LLC | 2021-03-10 | 200 |
| thebandy.net Brenda Bandy · blue · GoDaddy.com, LLC | 2020-06-21 | — |
| kohlmeier.net Stacy Kohlmeier · red · GoDaddy.com, LLC | 2016-12-08 | 200 |
| kohlmeier.org Stacy Kohlmeier · red · IONOS SE | 2001-03-25 | 200 no content |
| kohlmeier.com Stacy Kohlmeier · red · Tucows Domains Inc. | 2000-01-21 | 200 Your Name as Your Email | Hover Realnames |
| bandy.org Brenda Bandy · blue · IONOS SE | 1999-05-10 | 200 the Bandy Families - home |
| bandy.com Brenda Bandy · blue · Tucows Domains Inc. | 1997-04-08 | 200 Your Name as Your Email | Hover Realnames |
| bandy.net Brenda Bandy · blue · Tucows Domains Inc. | 1996-12-10 | 200 Your Name as Your Email | Hover Realnames |