Who's In the Race

Republican Rep. Tracey Mann is running for reelection in the Nov. 3 general election in Kansas's 1st District against Democrat Lauren Reinhold. The race follows a standard ballot format. ​

Mann is a fifth-generation Kansan raised on his family farm near Quinter who has worked in commercial real estate and has represented the district since 2021. He previously served as Kansas's lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2019. Mann won the Republican primary on Aug. 4 with 81 percent of the vote.

Reinhold is an attorney with 28 years of experience who worked for the Social Security Administration before losing her federal job when her position was eliminated; she won the Democratic primary with about 64 percent of the vote over Colin McRoberts.

What They Stand For

Mann supports tax cuts, and at a district candidate forum he cited provisions involving tips, overtime, and Social Security, according to the Hays Post. He's also supported:

  • Support for tax cuts, and the tips, overtime, and Social Security provisions he cited at a district candidate forum

Reinhold has proposed protecting rural hospitals, expanding local healthcare training pipelines, and lowering medical costs, according to Ballotpedia. She also proposes:

  • Fighting corporate interests and strengthening unions, according to the Kansas Reflector;
  • Reversing tax advantages created by the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including a Kansas tax-credit program for private-school donors, according to the Kansas Reflector; and
  • Addressing affordability, immigration and Iran, according to the Lawrence Times.

The Money Behind the Race

Federal Election Commission filings show Mann raised about $1.5 million through July 15 and had about $2.7 million in cash on hand. Reinhold raised about $48,000 through July 15 and had about $4,800 in the bank, with $4,000 in debt.

No outside spending has been reported in the race.

Race Outlook: Ratings and Betting Markets

The Cook Political Report rated the race Solid Republican as of Oct. 9; Sabato's Crystal Ball rated it Solid Republican as of Oct. 11; and Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican as of Oct. 2. Kalshi traders gave Republicans, whose nominee is Mann, a 95.9 percent chance of winning as of Oct. 13, while Democrats, whose nominee is Reinhold, stood at 4.1 percent.

Mann carried the district with about 68 percent of the vote in 2022 and about 69 percent in 2024. Republicans won three of Kansas's four U.S. House seats in both 2022 and 2024. Donald Trump carried Kansas in the 2024 presidential election with about 57 percent of the vote.

Voter registration in Kansas closed Tuesday, Oct. 13; paper applications must have been postmarked by that date, and same-day registration is not available. The deadline to apply for a mail or advance ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 27.

In-person advance voting runs from Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Monday, Nov. 2, with all counties required to open advance voting sites by Tuesday, Oct. 27; hours vary by county. On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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