AkashicKS-02 — U.S. House
We expect Republicans to win83%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketRaw Democratic YES price 13%; raw Republican YES price 89%.
No model-versus-market gap is calculated until both systems represent every independent and Other outcome.
Raw YES prices from live Polymarket markets; D and R are not renormalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Derek SchmidtRIncumbentNominee | |
| Don CooverDNominee | |
| Chad YoungR | not yet filing |
| Braeden CurwickD | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Incumbent Derek Schmidt (R) running for re-election; faces Chad Young in the GOP primary, while two Democrats compete for their nomination. Kansas primary is Aug 4, 2026 (NOT yet held), so nominees are not final. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the KS-02 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+19 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+15 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+15 |
| 2018 | RepublicanR | R+1 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+28 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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