Don Coover
Candidate for Kansas 2nd Congressional District · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Kansas 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election · read Sep 24, 2026
Sources (3)
- Kansas Secretary of State — 2026 Primary Election (August 4, 2026) Official Vote Totals: United States House of Representatives 2 — Democratic primary — 'Don Coover' 38,737 (nominee)
- Kansas general-election candidate list not obtainable
- nominee per certified results
Running for Kansas 2nd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- RunningKansas 2nd Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · On the 2026 ballot
The District
What Kansas 2nd Congressional District covers
Covers all of Marion County, Lyon County, Wabaunsee County, Chase County, Nemaha County, Osage County, Morris County, Coffey County, Bourbon County, Labette County, Montgomery County, Linn County, Brown County, Crawford County, Cherokee County and 8 more; parts of Douglas County, Geary County and Wyandotte County.
Includes Kansas City (part), Topeka, Leavenworth (part), Atchison, Coffeyville, Emporia, Junction City, Lansing (part), Parsons, Pittsburg, Admire, Allen and 208 more.
1,314 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Kansas Legislative Research Department, post-redistricting Voting Districts statewide layer
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 25
- Raised
- $758,823cycle to date through Jul 15
- Cash on Hand
- $244,286cycle to date through Jul 15
- Spent
- $514,537cycle to date through Jul 15
- Debts Owed
- $0cycle to date through Jul 15
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 15, 2026
Top Payees
Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.
- Ngp Van$35,286.34
- Acuity Politics Llc$27,548.00
- Switchboard Public Benefit Corp$10,224.80
- Public Policy Polling$10,000.00
- Callender Printing$2,407.30
Campaign finance · Don Coover For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election CommissionFinance Reports
Campaign finance · Don Coover For Congress: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 15, 2026
Raised $758,823.24 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $514,537.24 · cash on hand $244,286.00 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jul 15, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $718,291.26 (95%); PACs and other political committees $33,500.00 (4%); Candidate contributions $7,000.00 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $31.98 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): other $195,132.40; digital $46,335.22; compliance and treasurer $27,548.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $10,028.65; polling $10,000.00; direct mail $4,007.30.
Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Advertising
Who is advertising for and against Don
Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)
For: own campaign on Google $5,000–$7,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)Google/YouTube ads · Don Coover for Congress (supporting)
The candidate's own campaign (Don Coover for Congress). 4 ads since Nov 2024; $5,000–$7,000 (Google creative spend ranges).
Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.
In Their Words
What they have said, on the record
“So I'm running for Congress because I want to help move our country in the right direction for my granddaughter and for Kansans. I'd like the folks who know what it's like to put in a hard day's work to be making the decisions again in Washington. Until we do, I don't think much of anything is going to change.”
“I love spending my time on the ranch. Any sane person can see how broken politics is these days. When something is broken, something has to be done to fix it. I've always been one of the guys who would do the jobs that had to get done but no one else wanted to do.”
“Not on those people that have the most ability to pay, and certainly have had the most success in their financial lives utilizing the structure that the United States has paid for. That's illogical, I think immoral, and I think it's stupid.”
“We have shifted the tax burden.”
“I think the government has a place in our society and has things it has to do and do well.”
“I'm not a big fan of big government, and I'm not a big fan of real small government either.”
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“For years we've subsidized the overproduction of grains in this country so that we never run out of food. We have to have overseas markets for our excess production, but we've destroyed those markets with tariffs. And the fact that we have a leader that tells everyone in the U.N. that they're going to hell — that's a problem. And Congress isn't standing up to this.”
“The tariffs that we've instituted have destroyed our overseas markets.”
“We have destroyed our markets for commodities that we're paying people to produce. It's crazy.”
“What we're doing to the ag economy in Kansas has to be the stupidest thing I've ever seen.”
“I'm doing this because I'm a patriot, not because I'm a mercenary.”
“I've always been one of the guys who would do the jobs that had to get done, but no one else wanted to do. We need less career politicians making decisions in Washington and more folks who are used to putting in a hard day of work.”
“Any sane person can see how broken politics is these days. When something is broken, something has to be done to fix it.”
“We've got to get our health care system working for people, not insurance companies.”
“If you get your arm torn off in a hay baler or your kid spikes a high fever, you shouldn't have to drive four hours to get to an ER.”
“I think we, as a country, are becoming more and more authoritarian, less and less tolerant of each other, and less willing to seek solutions to problems we all see through slightly different lenses”
In the News
Press coverage
- Kansas Democrat Don Coover objects to U.S. Rep. Derek Schmidt's approach to unreleased Epstein filesSep 21, 2026 · Press · Kansas Press Association
- Who's running for Congress in Kansas' 2nd District?Jul 17, 2026 · Press · Lawrence KS Times / Kansas News Service
- Coover discusses Congressional campaign with residents in Emporia, Osage CityFeb 18, 2026 · Press · KVOE Radio
- House hopeful talks tough (Blue Dot Club speech)Jan 19, 2026 · Press · Iola Register
- Southeast Kansas farmer challenges Republican incumbent for 2nd District congressional seatSep 9, 2025 · Press · Kansas Reflector
Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.
Reach Them
Websites and accounts
Campaign website capture
Campaign website https://doncooverforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-24T22:04:59Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · sourceCampaign website: https://doncooverforcongress.com/
Source: https://doncooverforcongress.com/
Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. House, Kansas 2nd District · November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Don Coover" (Democratic) on the KS official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · KS official election authority · sourceU.S. Representative · KS-02
Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_05bftba00.
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