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2026 Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary

Name: 2026 Kansas gubernatorial Democratic primary opinion polls
Creator: Pollytic

Kansas polling average: Holscher (D) 37.0% — Corson (D) 10.0% — Holscher (D) +27.0Also: Skoog (D) 7.0%Pollytic average to 15 Jun 2026: recent, larger polls weigh more; no institute counts more than once.

Election date

Held on 4 Aug 2026

Results

99% reporting · 4 Aug 2026

Votes and vote share by candidate, Kansas Governor Democratic Primary
Candidate	Votes	Share
Cindy HolscherDemocratic Party	109,360	48.8%
Ethan CorsonDemocratic Party	86,554	38.6%
Curt SkoogDemocratic Party	28,002	12.5%

County map of Kansas, Kansas Governor Democratic Primary: each county shaded by its leading candidate (Cindy Holscher, Ethan Corson, Curt Skoog). County figures are in the table. — Cindy HolscherEthan CorsonCurt SkoogCounty leader, shaded by party.

The 10 counties with the most votes, Kansas Governor Democratic Primary
County	Leader	Lead	Votes
Johnson	Holscher	+5.2	79,654
Sedgwick	Holscher	+23.6	34,254
Douglas	Holscher	+12.0	19,752
Shawnee	Holscher	+11.7	17,354
Wyandotte	Holscher	+7.0	14,202
Leavenworth	Holscher	+3.5	5,100
Riley	Holscher	+17.7	4,662
Butler	Holscher	+12.2	3,377
Reno	Corson	+0.3	2,989
Saline	Corson	+11.3	2,815

All 105 counties

The other 95 counties, Kansas Governor Democratic Primary
County	Leader	Lead	Votes
Harvey	Holscher	+13.0	2,716
Crawford	Holscher	+28.3	2,584
Miami	Holscher	+2.6	2,021
Lyon	Holscher	+28.9	1,970
Cowley	Holscher	+4.5	1,651
McPherson	Corson	+0.1	1,490
Ellis	Corson	+10.2	1,437
Franklin	Holscher	+11.3	1,407
Pottawatomie	Holscher	+6.2	1,277
Jefferson	Corson	+3.5	1,203
Geary	Holscher	+18.8	1,059
Montgomery	Holscher	+22.2	1,047
Sumner	Holscher	+3.6	970
Labette	Holscher	+38.1	952
Finney	Holscher	+17.3	896
Atchison	Corson	+16.3	853
Cherokee	Holscher	+33.0	837
Osage	Corson	+3.9	803
Ford	Holscher	+20.6	797
Barton	Corson	+6.7	745
Jackson	Holscher	+13.0	709
Dickinson	Holscher	+5.5	669
Neosho	Holscher	+18.0	617
Bourbon	Holscher	+25.2	564
Marshall	Holscher	+4.0	525
Marion	Corson	+0.2	458
Allen	Holscher	+30.7	452
Nemaha	Corson	+8.0	351
Wabaunsee	Holscher	+4.9	345
Seward	Holscher	+29.4	340
Pratt	Holscher	+3.9	333
Anderson	Corson	+10.3	321
Brown	Holscher	+12.9	309
Coffey	Holscher	+5.5	309
Cloud	Holscher	+8.2	306
Kingman	Holscher	+18.8	304
Linn	Holscher	+5.6	283
Morris	Holscher	+7.3	275
Ellsworth	Corson	+15.8	272
Clay	Holscher	+4.6	237
Russell	Corson	+21.3	230
Wilson	Skoog	+24.4	221
Pawnee	Corson	+13.5	215
Rice	Corson	+10.5	209
Thomas	Corson	+6.5	200
Greenwood	Holscher	+4.7	190
Mitchell	Corson	+8.2	183
Ottawa	Corson	+17.0	165
Doniphan	Holscher	+13.7	160
Harper	Corson	+1.3	156
Republic	Holscher	+22.3	148
Chase	Holscher	+24.6	138
Norton	Holscher	+3.3	120
Stafford	Holscher	+13.2	114
Sherman	Holscher	+4.4	113
Gray	Corson	+7.5	107
Rooks	Holscher	+12.3	106
Trego	Corson	+17.0	106
Barber	Corson	+1.0	104
Smith	Corson	+6.1	98
Washington	Corson	+19.4	98
Lincoln	Corson	+18.7	91
Osborne	Corson	+27.3	88
Edwards	Corson	+2.3	87
Rush	Corson	+25.3	87
Woodson	Holscher	+32.5	83
Grant	Holscher	+2.5	81
Graham	Corson	+1.3	77
Decatur	Corson	+24.0	75
Elk	Holscher	+4.4	69
Phillips	Corson	+2.9	69
Hodgeman	Holscher	+3.0	67
Meade	Holscher	+17.9	67
Scott	Corson	+7.8	64
Gove	Corson	+4.8	62
Chautauqua	Holscher	+38.6	57
Stevens	Holscher	+12.5	56
Clark	Corson	+1.8	55
Haskell	Corson	+5.5	55
Kearny	Holscher	+29.1	55
Logan	Corson	+10.0	50
Cheyenne	Corson	+22.9	48
Jewell	Corson	+6.4	47
Rawlins	Corson	+2.1	47
Morton	Corson	+2.2	45
Ness	Corson	+43.2	44
Sheridan	Corson	+9.1	44
Kiowa	Holscher	+0.0	43
Comanche	Holscher	+26.2	42
Wichita	Corson	+8.3	36
Lane	Corson	+3.6	28
Stanton	Holscher	+22.7	22
Hamilton	Holscher	+47.4	19
Wallace	Corson	+23.1	13
Greeley	Skoog	+11.1	9

How the count progressed

Cindy HolscherEthan CorsonCurt SkoogVotes counted, times in UTC.

Updated 6 Aug, 23:56 UTC

Polls vs result

The last polling average before the vote (3 Aug 2026) against the actual result.

Mean absolute error: 15.3 pts
Error on the winner’s margin: +16.8 pts

Final polling average, result and error per party or candidate, in percentage points
Candidate	Average	Result	Error
Holscher (D)	37.0%	48.8%	−11.8
Corson (D)	10.0%	38.6%	−28.6
Skoog (D)	7.0%	12.5%	−5.5

Error = average − result, in percentage points. A dash means the party or candidate was missing from the average or the result; it is left out of both errors.

Polling trend

The average of recent polls. Newer polls and more accurate pollsters count more. How it’s calculated

Each point is one published poll; lines are the Pollytic average (recent, larger polls weigh more). Hover or tap for institute and date.

Latest polls

Each poll as published, with its pollster, fieldwork dates, sample size and a link to the source.

How to read a poll

Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.

Polls with institute, dates, sample, margin of error, methodology and results
Select to compare	Institute	Date	Fieldwork	Sample	MoE	Method	Voting intention	Source
	Change Research (D)	15 Jun 2026*	11 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2026	1,022	±3.1 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample))	—	Holscher (D) 37.0% new Corson (D) 10.0% new Skoog (D) 7.0% new	Source for Change Research (D) poll (opens in a new tab)
	Public Policy Polling (D)	15 Jan 2026	8 Jan 2026 – 9 Jan 2026	699	±3.7 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample))	—	Holscher (D) 33.0% new Corson (D) 9.0% new	Source for Public Policy Polling (D) poll (opens in a new tab)

Change Research (D)
15 Jun 2026* · n=1,022 · MoE ±3.1 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample)) · Method n/a
- Holscher (D)37.0%
- Corson (D)10.0%
- Skoog (D)7.0%
View original source
Public Policy Polling (D)
15 Jan 2026 · n=699 · MoE ±3.7 est. (Not published: estimated from sample size (95%, simple random sample)) · Method n/a
- Holscher (D)33.0%
- Corson (D)9.0%
View original source

* End of fieldwork: the source states no publication date.

Select two or more polls to compare them side by side.

What the polls say

Holscher (D) leads the polling average in Kansas on 37.0%, 27.0 points ahead of Corson (D) (10.0%). No party has moved by a point or more over the past month.

1 poll from 1 institute was published in the last 30 days of polling. The most recent is from Change Research (D), published 15 Jun 2026. The average gives recent and larger polls more weight and counts no institute more than once; read how it works.

Candidates

Who is standing, in order of the polling average, then the result.

Cindy HolscherDemocratic
Ethan CorsonDemocratic
Curt SkoogDemocratic

Government

Who governs Kansas now.

Laura Kelly

Governor of Kansas

Candidate

Votes

Cindy HolscherDemocratic Party

109,360

48.8%

Ethan CorsonDemocratic Party

86,554

38.6%

Curt SkoogDemocratic Party

28,002

12.5%

County

Leader

Lead

Votes

Johnson

Holscher

+5.2

79,654

Sedgwick

Holscher

+23.6

34,254

Douglas

Holscher

+12.0

19,752

Shawnee

Holscher

+11.7

17,354

Wyandotte

Holscher

+7.0

14,202

Leavenworth

Holscher

+3.5

5,100

Riley

Holscher

+17.7

4,662

Butler

Holscher

+12.2

3,377

Reno

Corson

+0.3

2,989

Saline

Corson

+11.3

2,815

Harvey

Holscher

+13.0

2,716

Crawford

Holscher

+28.3

2,584

Miami

Holscher

+2.6

2,021

Lyon

Holscher

+28.9

1,970

Cowley

Holscher

+4.5

1,651

McPherson

Corson

+0.1

1,490

Ellis

Corson

+10.2

1,437

Franklin

Holscher

+11.3

1,407

Pottawatomie

Holscher

+6.2

1,277

Jefferson

Corson

+3.5

1,203

Geary

Holscher

+18.8

1,059

Montgomery

Holscher

+22.2

1,047

Sumner

Holscher

+3.6

970

Labette

Holscher

+38.1

952

Finney

Holscher

+17.3

896

Atchison

Corson

+16.3

853

Cherokee

Holscher

+33.0

837

Osage

Corson

+3.9

803

Ford

Holscher

+20.6

797

Barton

Corson

+6.7

745

Jackson

Holscher

+13.0

709

Dickinson

Holscher

+5.5

669

Neosho

Holscher

+18.0

617

Bourbon

Holscher

+25.2

564

Marshall

Holscher

+4.0

525

Marion

Corson

+0.2

458

Allen

Holscher

+30.7

452

Nemaha

Corson

+8.0

351

Wabaunsee

Holscher

+4.9

345

Seward

Holscher

+29.4

340

Pratt

Holscher

+3.9

333

Anderson

Corson

+10.3

321

Brown

Holscher

+12.9

309

Coffey

Holscher

+5.5

309

Cloud

Holscher

+8.2

306

Kingman

Holscher

+18.8

304

Linn

Holscher

+5.6

283

Morris

Holscher

+7.3

275

Ellsworth

Corson

+15.8

272

Clay

Holscher

+4.6

237

Russell

Corson

+21.3

230

Wilson

Skoog

+24.4

221

Pawnee

Corson

+13.5

215

Rice

Corson

+10.5

209

Thomas

Corson

+6.5

200

Greenwood

Holscher

+4.7

190

Mitchell

Corson

+8.2

183

Ottawa

Corson

+17.0

165

Doniphan

Holscher

+13.7

160

Harper

Corson

+1.3

156

Republic

Holscher

+22.3

148

Chase

Holscher

+24.6

138

Norton

Holscher

+3.3

120

Stafford

Holscher

+13.2

114

Sherman

Holscher

+4.4

113

Gray

Corson

+7.5

107

Rooks

Holscher

+12.3

106

Trego

Corson

+17.0

106

Barber

Corson

+1.0

104

Smith

Corson

+6.1

Washington

Corson

+19.4

Lincoln

Corson

+18.7

Osborne

Corson

+27.3

Edwards

Corson

+2.3

Rush

Corson

+25.3

Woodson

Holscher

+32.5

Grant

Holscher

+2.5

Graham

Corson

+1.3

Decatur

Corson

+24.0

Elk

Holscher

+4.4

Phillips

Corson

+2.9

Hodgeman

Holscher

+3.0

Meade

Holscher

+17.9

Scott

Corson

+7.8

Gove

Corson

+4.8

Chautauqua

Holscher

+38.6

Stevens

Holscher

+12.5

Clark

Corson

+1.8

Haskell

Corson

+5.5

Kearny

Holscher

+29.1

Logan

Corson

+10.0

Cheyenne

Corson

+22.9

Jewell

Corson

+6.4

Rawlins

Corson

+2.1

Morton

Corson

+2.2

Ness

Corson

+43.2

Sheridan

Corson

+9.1

Kiowa

Holscher

+0.0

Comanche

Holscher

+26.2

Wichita

Corson

+8.3

Lane

Corson

+3.6

Stanton

Holscher

+22.7

Hamilton

Holscher

+47.4

Wallace

Corson

+23.1

Greeley

Skoog

+11.1

Polls vs result

The last polling average before the vote (3 Aug 2026) against the actual result.

Mean absolute error

15.3 pts

Error on the winner’s margin

+16.8 pts

Candidate

Average

Result

Error

Holscher (D)

37.0%

48.8%

−11.8

Corson (D)

10.0%

38.6%

−28.6

Skoog (D)

7.0%

12.5%

−5.5

Error = average − result, in percentage points. A dash means the party or candidate was missing from the average or the result; it is left out of both errors.

Latest polls

Each poll as published, with its pollster, fieldwork dates, sample size and a link to the source.

How to read a poll

Sample size is how many people were asked. More people means less random error, never none.
±3 is the margin of error: the real figure is likely within 3 points either way of the one shown.
Two polls can differ because they were taken on different dates, with different methods and different samples.
est. means the institute did not publish a margin of error, so it is estimated from the sample size.
The average smooths this out: it combines recent polls, so one unusual poll cannot swing the picture.

Institute

Date

Fieldwork

Sample

MoE

Method

Voting intention

Change Research (D)

15 Jun 2026*

11 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2026

1,022

±3.1 est.

—

Holscher (D) 37.0% new
Corson (D) 10.0% new
Skoog (D) 7.0% new

Source

Public Policy Polling (D)

15 Jan 2026

8 Jan 2026 – 9 Jan 2026

699

±3.7 est.

—

Holscher (D) 33.0% new
Corson (D) 9.0% new

Source

What the polls say

Holscher (D) leads the polling average in Kansas on 37.0%, 27.0 points ahead of Corson (D) (10.0%). No party has moved by a point or more over the past month.