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Kansas governor

Candidates include Ty Masterson (R) and Cindy Holscher (D). Campaign figures come from each candidate’s filings with the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission. Each figure shows the date it runs through.

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Candidates · what each campaign reported

Ty Masterson (R)

Raised
$3.5M
Spent
$2.7M
Cash on hand
$742K

Jan. 1, 2025 through Oct. 22, 2026. State filing.

These figures add his 2025 report and his two 2026 reports. His Oct. 26 report starts with $446,598 on hand, $16,387 more than his July report ended with, and the filings don’t say why. He also got $90,246 in donated goods and services, which isn’t counted as raised.

Outside money

  • For$6.6M
  • Against$738K

Outside money · groups spending for or against the candidates

$22.8M from the groups below. In governor races, much outside money goes to the campaign or to a committee the candidate controls, so the table says how each dollar got into the race.

GroupFor or againstHowAmountWhen
RGA Right Direction PAC · a Republican Governors Association committee; $15.1 million of it also supported Ty Masterson, counted once here. Its itemized list adds up to $15.2 million, which is the figure used here. The total typed on its cover page is $5.2 million. It started on primary day, Aug. 4.Against Cindy HolscherIndependent spending$15,169,932Aug. 4, 2026 to Oct. 19, 2026
Americans for Prosperity · canvassing, mail and ads; $4.8 million of it since the Aug. 4 primaryFor Ty MastersonIndependent spending$5,106,196July 27, 2026 to Oct. 22, 2026
Building the Future · all since the Aug. 4 primaryFor Ty MastersonIndependent spending$1,471,725Oct. 16, 2026 to Oct. 22, 2026
Defend US PAC · TV ads that also supported Vicki Schmidt in the Republican primary; all before the Aug. 4 primaryAgainst Ty MastersonIndependent spending$600,000July 29, 2026
Americans for Prosperity · mail and ad production; all since the Aug. 4 primaryAgainst Cindy HolscherIndependent spending$286,819Sept. 10, 2026 to Oct. 20, 2026
Kansas Comeback PAC · all before the Aug. 4 primaryAgainst Ty MastersonIndependent spending$138,270July 28, 2026

About these numbers

  • Kansas groups report independent spending on the same schedule as candidates, so spending through Oct. 22 is listed here, and newer spending starts showing up in daily reports Oct. 29. Ads that don’t ask for a vote aren’t reported, and neither are the donors behind these groups.
  • Raised and spent cover Jan. 1, 2025, through Oct. 22, 2026.
  • Outside spending counts the statements filed with the Oct. 26 reports, which cover July 24 through Oct. 22. Statements from earlier in the year, which cover the primary, aren’t added yet.
  • Next report: January report, covering through Dec. 31, 2026, due Jan. 10, 2027. We’ll update this page once it’s filed.
  • Governor campaigns file with the state, not the FEC, so these numbers come from the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission and are read by hand after each state deadline, so a new filing can take a few days to show up here. National groups like the Republican and Democratic Governors Associations report to the IRS; their transfers are listed when they appear in state or IRS filings.
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Last checked Oct. 28, 2026. All governor races · How this works.