Kansas 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

R★Derek SchmidtIncumbent
$1.46M
DDon Coover
$759K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Derek Schmidt	R	$1,457,605	$0	$0	1%
Don Coover	D	$758,823	$0	$0	11%

$2.22M

Raised by candidates

$1.07M

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Derek Schmidt (R)	$1.46M	$898K	$506K	1%	88%	$557K	613
Don Coover (D)	$759K	$718K	$34K	11%	84%	$515K	578

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Derek Schmidt

R★ Republican · Incumbent

Raised: $1.46M
Small-dollar: 1%
In-state: 88%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Backed by AIPAC Backed by the NRA Realtors PAC money Accepted gifts or sponsored travel

Don Coover

D Democrat

Raised: $759K
Small-dollar: 11%
In-state: 84%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.