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Kansas Secretary of State | Candidate Information
Candidates for public office may be nominated by political party nomination or independent nomination. Democratic and Republican candidates must run in the primary election to secure their party’s nomination. Candidates of other recognized Kansas political parties (currently Libertarian) do not run in the primary and are nominated for the general election by party caucus or convention. Independent candidates do not run in the primary and may only file to run for office by petition. Candidates for national, state, legislative and judicial offices must file their candidacy with the Secretary of State. A candidate is not considered filed until their petition or declaration and fee is received by the Secretary of State (K.S.A. 25-208). Candidates must file by petition or filing fee.
Key 2020 Candidate Dates
Monday, June 1 (12:00 p.m.) | Partisan candidate filing deadline
Monday, August 3 (12:00 p.m.) | Independent candidate filing deadline
Tuesday, August 4 | Primary Election
Tuesday, November 3 | General Election
Independent candidates are nominated by petitions containing 5,000 signatures of qualified Kansas voters (K.S.A. 25-303(b)). Write-in candidates must file an affidavit of write-in candidacy along with a $20 filing fee with the Secretary of State by 12:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2020 (K.S.A. 25-305(d)). Republican, Democratic and Libertarian presidential nominees are selected by their respective political party. The Secretary of State has no oversight in this process. If you have questions on the nomination process for party candidates, please contact the respective state political party organizations.
U.S. SENATE | Democratic and Republican primary candidates must have signatures of one percent of the party’s total registration (K.S.A. 25-205(e)(1)). Independent candidates must have 5,000 signatures of registered Kansas voters (K.S.A. 25-303(b)).
NATIONAL & STATE OFFICES VOTED BY DISTRICT | Democratic and Republican primary candidates must have signatures of two percent of the party’s total voter registration from the district (K.S.A. 25-205(e)(2)). Independent candidates must have signatures of four percent of the registered voters from the district; at least 25 signatures of Kansas voters but no more than 5,000 voters (K.S.A. 25-303(c)). Primary candidates for the State Board of Education must have signatures of 200 registered voters from the district (K.S.A. 25-1903(a)).
When filing petition forms and filing fees, an additional fee is assessed on candidates to help support election and campaign ethics oversight.
U.S. SENATE & U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | Democratic and Republican Primary candidates must pay a fee equal to one percent of the salary of the office plus a $20 administrative fee.
KANSAS SENATE | $145 fee
KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | $120 fee
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION | $95 fee
ELECTED DISTRICT COURT JUDGE & DISTRICT ATTORNEY | Democratic and Republican Primary candidates must pay a fee equal to one percent of the salary of the office plus a $70 administrative fee.
ELECTED DISTRICT MAGISTRATE JUDGE | $170 fee
GEC/SOS
US President/Vice President N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,000
US Senator $1,740 $20 $1,760 D-4,505
R-8,001 4% or 5,000
US Representative $1,740 $20 $1,760 2% party 4% or 5,000
State Senator $75 $70 $145 2% party 4% voters
State Representative $50 $70 $120 2% party 4% voters
State Board of Education $25 $70 $95 200 voters 200 voters
Supreme Court1 N/A $20 $20 N/A N/A
Court of Appeals1 N/A $20 $20 N/A N/A
District Court Judge (elected) $1,287 $70 $1,357 2% party 4% voters
District Court Judge1 (retained) N/A $70 $70 N/A N/A
District Magistrate Judge (elected) $100 $70 $170 2% party 4% voters
District Magistrate Judge1 (retained) N/A $70 $70 N/A N/A
District Attorney $1,287 $70 $1,357 5% SOS vote 5% SOS vote
County Officers 1% salary -
$5 min. $50 NA 3% party 4% voters
Township Officers $1 NA $1 3% party 10 or 5%
1Judicial officers who are appointed and retained in office, rather than elected, pay only the GEC/SOS fee.
2Independent candidates may file for office only by petition. Upon filing a valid petition and paying the GEC/SOS fee, the candidate’s name will be place directly on the general ballot. An independent candidate must be registered as an unaffiliated voter. Percent requirements for petitions are based upon the total number of registered voters in the district as provided by K.S.A. 25-205 and 25-303. Salary Information Sources: U.S. Senate Secretary, U.S. House of Representatives Chief Clerk; Kansas Division of Personnel Services; Kansas Office of Judicial Administration.