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U.S. House · Kansas · Nov 3 · 7 days out

Kansas House, district 2

Derek Schmidt (Republican, incumbent) against Don Coover (Democrat).

Derek Schmidt
Republican · incumbent · record Right 31
79%party to win
vs.
Don Coover
Democrat · challenger · estimate L·Cntr 7
21%party to win

Where they stand · 37 points apart

Coover is an estimate

Solid is a voting record; hollow is read from the campaign’s own words. Biggest gaps first.

Derek SchmidtrecordDon Cooverestimate
Issue · biggest gap firstLeftCenterRightApart
Overall
317
37 pts

Money

FEC to Sep 30
RaisedSchmidt
$1.7MCoover
$1.2MItemized, named donorsSchmidt
$909kCoover
$764kNamed donorsSchmidt
513Coover
859Itemized from KansasSchmidt
87%Coover
83%
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.

In their own words

Campaign sites and X

“Proven Leader. Kansas Conservative.”

“It is in our hands to choose the path forward. Americans decide America's future!” Schmidt · X post · Oct 20 · ↗

“Patients and families should come before insurance companies and wealthy billionaires.” Coover · X post · Sep 10 · ↗

All market contracts · Kalshi and Polymarket · 4
CandidatePlatformContractBidAskLastVolume
Derek SchmidtKalshiRepublican wins79%80%81%$5,702Open ↗
Derek SchmidtPolymarketRepublican wins78%80%79%$21,532Open ↗
Don CooverKalshiDemocrat wins19%21%21%$9,467Open ↗
Don CooverPolymarketDemocrat wins20%21%21%$24,222Open ↗
Prices in cents on the dollar, read Oct 27, 2026. A party contract pays if that party wins the seat.
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Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll