With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, US President Donald Trump is making his picks known — and Kansas is squarely in his sights. In a post on X on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Trump issued a sweeping endorsement of five Republican candidates running for key state and federal offices across the Sunflower State.

Trump's post, addressed directly to 'the great people of Kansas,' threw his 'Complete and Total Endorsement' behind Roger Marshall for U.S. Senate, Ty Masterson for Governor, Tracey Mann for U.S. Congress (KS-01), Derek Schmidt for U.S. Congress (KS-02), and Ron Estes for U.S. Congress (KS-04). He closed with a call to action, urging voters to 'Make a Plan to Vote.'

Who Are the Five Candidates Trump Is Backing?

Roger Marshall is a sitting Republican U.S. Senator from Kansas, first elected in 2020 with Trump's backing — making this a renewal of a long-standing political alliance. Ty Masterson currently serves as President of the Kansas Senate, positioning him as the establishment Republican choice for the governorship.

Tracey Mann has represented Kansas's 1st congressional district since 2021, covering the vast rural western expanse of the state. Ron Estes is a House veteran, having held Kansas's 4th congressional district — which includes Wichita — since 2017. Derek Schmidt, a former Kansas Attorney General who ran for governor in 2022, is now seeking a congressional seat in the 2nd district.

Trump's Endorsement Machine and What It Means in Kansas

This is not a one-off gesture. Across multiple election cycles — 2018, 2020, and 2022 — Trump has systematically used social media to mobilise Republican bases in state-level races, often treating a presidential endorsement as the single most galvanising asset a candidate can carry into a primary or general election. Kansas, reliably Republican at the federal level, still sees these endorsements shape candidate credibility and donor momentum.

The post also directed Kansas voters to swampthevoteusa.com/kansas, a voter-mobilisation link, signalling this is a coordinated get-out-the-vote push, not just a casual shoutout. The phrase 'They will never let you down' — a signature Trump endorsement formulation — frames each candidate as a loyalty-tested ally rather than a local politician running on local issues.

With Senate, gubernatorial, and three House races on the line in a single state, this is one of Trump's broader single-state endorsement sweeps — a reminder that his political operation continues to function as a nationalising force in Republican politics, even at the congressional district level.