Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, KS-04
Ron Estes
American politician (born 1956)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +13.6, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Ronald Gene Estes is an American politician and civil engineer serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district since 2017.
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A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 39th Kansas State Treasurer from 2011 until his resignation in 2017 and as treasurer of Sedgwick County from 2004 to 2010.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- July 19, 1956 (age 70)
- Education
- Tennessee Technological University, Bachelor of Arts
- Occupation
- farmer, businessperson
- In Congress
- 5 House terms, since April 25, 2017
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, KS-04. Won.
- Ron Estes Republican · winnern/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +13.6, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: RON ESTES FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
3.4% of the $387,367 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)0.6%$13,148
- Individuals, itemized17.0%$374,219
- Other political committees (PACs)60.4%$1,330,100
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts22.1%$486,309
Employers donors listed
- TRANSYSTEMS$30,60011 contributions
- GILL CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CENTER$11,5004 contributions
- BERRY COMPANIES$9,5005 contributions
- GRAHAM ADVISTORS LLC$7,5003 contributions
- CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS$7,3006 contributions
- BEREXCO$7,0002 contributions
- CARL HARRIS CO$7,0003 contributions
- CLARK INVESTMENT GROUP$7,0004 contributions
- COLT ENERGY, INC.$7,0002 contributions
- CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 042fc01de265
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Ways and Means
2 subcommittees
- Social Security (Chair)
- Tax
- Joint Economic Committee
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 20 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 125 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.R. 10431: U.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness Act of 2026Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.R. 10334: EFIN Verification Act of 2026Introduced September 10, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.
- H.Res. 1340: Expressing strong opposition to the imposition of digital services taxes and other relevant similar measures by other countries that unfairly discriminate against United States companies.Introduced June 4, 2026. Latest action June 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- H.Res. 1152: Expressing appreciation and recognition for the contributions of the American cowboy and historic cattle trails in advancing American history in celebration of the Nation's 250th anniversary.Introduced April 2, 2026. Latest action April 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.R. 8101: Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (EBITDA)Introduced March 26, 2026. Latest action March 26, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- H.Con.Res. 76: Recognizing the visionary leadership of Chief Richard LaMunyon and the profound global impact of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.Introduced March 5, 2026. Latest action March 5, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-09 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 90cabfb98f1f
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- estes.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-6216
- Washington office
- 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1604
- Campaign email
- press@estesforcongress.com · source
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 6:36 AM ET
- 2024U.S. House, KS-04 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, KS-04 · General · won · 144,889 votes (63.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, KS-04 · General · won · 203,432 votes (63.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, KS-04 · General · won · 143,459 votes (59.3%) Vugol.Me record
- 2017 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 2010 to 2017Kansas State Treasurer Wikidata
- 2004 to 2010treasurer Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q7363747). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kansas&oldid=1384137806
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 6:36 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Estes
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363747
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8KS04112/
- photo_headshot https://unitedstates.github.io/
- photo_gallery https://estes.house.gov/taxcuts/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ron_Estes,_115th_official_photo_(cropped).jpg
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ron_Estes_photo.jpg
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