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Kansas District 3

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Sharice Davids
Democratic · incumbent
>99 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Eric Jenkins
Republican
<1 in 100

Sharice Davids wins in >99 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Sharice Davids +19.4.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Davids +19.4; 80 in 100 fall between Davids +12.1 and Davids +26.6.

Jenkins +30Jenkins +20Jenkins +10Davids +10Davids +20Davids +30Tie

The candidates

Sharice DavidsIncumbent
Democratic · American politician and attorney (born 1980)

Sharice Lynnette Davids is an American politician, attorney, and former mixed martial artist serving as the U.S. representative from Kansas's 3rd congressional district since 2019. Wikipedia

Raised
$4.5M
Cash on hand
$1.8M
Through 2026-09-30
Official website ↗
Eric Jenkins
Republican
Raised
$47K
Cash on hand
$22K
Through 2026-09-30
No biography on file yet.
Steven Hohe
Libertarian

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata; fundraising from the FEC (cycle-to-date, latest report).

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Polls

No public polls have tested Sharice Davids against Eric Jenkins yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
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Out of 100. Today: Davids >99, Jenkins <1.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+2.0roughly 4 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Davids +2.1In 2024 they ran 4.3 pts more Democratic than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyDavids +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateDavids +19.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastDavids +19.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Sharice Davids >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Sharice Davids >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Sharice Davids >99 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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