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Lauren Reinhold says she’ll look beyond party lines to represent Kansas’ 1st District | Elections
Lauren Reinhold positions herself as a candidate who will look beyond party lines to represent Kansas’ 1st Congressional District.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:34 PM ET
Lauren Reinhold, a former federal employee, is the Democratic nominee for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2026, challenging Republican incumbent Tracey Mann in the November general election.
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Lauren Reinhold, a former federal employee, is the Democratic nominee for Kansas's 1st congressional district in 2026. The district spans all or part of 60 counties, covering more than half the state, and includes Manhattan, Salina, Dodge City, Garden City, Hays, McPherson, Hutchinson, and Lawrence.
Reinhold won the Democratic primary with 25,074 votes, or 64.1%, defeating Colin McRoberts, a professor at the University of Kansas School of Business, who received 35.9%.
In the general election on November 3, 2026, she faces Republican incumbent Tracey Mann, who was re-elected with 69.1% of the vote in 2024 and won renomination with 81.0%, as well as Libertarian Steven Jacob.