Statewide election · Kansas 2026

Kansas State Board of Education District 3

Statewide education board race. Partial unofficial primary results are shown until certification.

2 active campaigns in this snapshot 1 no longer active primary and general Checked August 30, 2026

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Primary and general stages

General Election

Official Kansas Secretary of State 2026 general election date.

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Candidates are grouped by their reported party for research convenience. This is not a certified ballot order, and general-election nominees should not be inferred before results and certification.

Reported party: Democrat

Democrat candidates in this research dataset

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Reported party: Democrat

Amy Diediker

Democratic candidate for the District 3 seat on the Kansas State Board of Education, based in Olathe.

Unopposed in the Aug. 4, 2026 Democratic primary; faces Republican primary winner Jim McMullen in November. Developing profile
Reported party: Republican

Republican candidates in this research dataset

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Reported party: Republican

Jim McMullen

Republican candidate for the District 3 seat on the Kansas State Board of Education, covering southern Johnson and northern Miami counties.

Won the Aug. 4, 2026 Republican primary (64%) over Steve Roberts; faces Democrat Amy Diediker in November. Developing profile

Ballot-status notice

No longer active in this race

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These people are not included in the active-campaign groups above. Some withdrew but still appear on a current official ballot notice; others did not advance past the primary and are kept here as a sourced historical record, not on an upcoming ballot. Each card states which applies and links the source.

Reported party: Republican

Steve Roberts

Republican candidate for the District 3 seat on the Kansas State Board of Education.

Lost the primary Lost the Aug. 4, 2026 Republican primary to Jim McMullen. Developing profile

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