AP calls Kansas U.S. House primaries for incumbents 

TOPEKA — U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann, Derek Schmidt, Sharice Davids and Ron Estes won their primaries Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. 

The AP called the Democratic and Republican primaries in U.S. House races in Kansas within an hour of polls closing.

Republicans Mann, Schmidt and Estes each had one Republican opponent, and Davids, a Democrat, defeated Sarah Preu, a technology and communications professional from Fairway who criticized Davids about issues such as Israel’s political influence, immigration enforcement funding and voting with conservatives.

Schmidt congratulated his opponent, Chad Young, and said he was optimistic about the country’s future. Veteran and veterinarian Don Coover was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Schmidt said he “won’t let the pessimists drag us back to their tired politics of whine and decline.”

“And Kansas is stronger because we have delivered these past two years for rural healthcare, our universities, roads and bridges, clean drinking water, affordable housing, public safety, child care, keeping kids safe online, farmers and ranchers, Main Street small businesses, and mental health,” he said in a statement.

Each of the Republican incumbents secured endorsements from President Donald Trump, who mentioned them in praiseworthy posts Monday on Truth Social.

The AP called the Republican primary for the Kansas City-area 3rd District for Eric Jenkins, a former Shawnee City Council member, who will face Davids in November.

Davids said in a statement she was “deeply honored to earn the trust of voters.”

“I fundamentally believe the government should work for the people it serves — not special interests, big corporations, or partisan agendas,” she said. “Every single day, I hear from Kansans who are working hard, budgeting carefully and doing everything right, but are still getting squeezed by rising costs on everyday essentials like groceries, healthcare, and housing.”

Mann defeated Craig Musser.

AP called the Democratic primary the 1st District for Lauren Reinhold, a lawyer who formerly worked for the federal government. She defeated Colin McRoberts, a business law professor at the University of Kansas, and

A slate of Democrats lined up to challenge Estes, but some have since suspended their campaigns to endorse Chris Carmichael, a veteran, and Katy Tyndell, a lawyer and oil and gas company owner. Estes defeated Frank McCollum, and he will face Tyndell in November, according to AP’s race call.