Dark money, misleading claims flood Kansas ahead of judicial selection referendum

By: Anna Kaminski, Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 1,586

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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TOPEKA — Partisan donors have spent at least $12.8 million in Kansas on dozens of television ads and stacks of mailers, advocating for or against a ballot referendum that could determine the political temperature of the state Supreme Court for generations.

From county political parties to dark money mega-donors, Kansas’ “vote yes” and “vote no” campaigns are benefiting from millions in outside spending from high-profile financiers, seeking to influence Tuesday’s vote on a proposed constitutional …

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