The Kansas primary election races that could shift political balance in the Statehouse

Takeaways

1. The Kansas Statehouse could become a bit more moderate after the August primary election.
2. Republicans will almost certainly retain their majority in the state House and Senate.
3. The Kansas primary ballot is Aug. 6. You can find your polling place here .

Battles over school funding and bans on gender-affirming care could change in the upcoming Kansas Legislature session based on what happens in a handful of primary election races .

The Kansas Statehouse remains firmly in Republican control. The party holds a veto-proof majority and will almost certainly retain a comfortable margin in both the House and Senate after the general election.

But some key GOP-led priorities did not survive vetoes in the past few sessions because some Republicans broke from the party line.

These are some key elections on the Kansas primary ballot that could slightly shift the political balance of the state. These races don’t have any general election challengers.

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