Overland Park attorney David C. Graham is making his second run for the U.S. Senate in Kansas, this time as the certified Libertarian candidate in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

Graham faces Republican Roger Wayne Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton. The winner will serve a six-year term.

Candidate information

  • Name: David C. Graham
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Residence: Overland Park, Kansas
  • Education: Bachelor's degree from Washburn University (1982); juris doctor from the University of Kansas (1985), according to Graham's iVoterGuide response
  • Profession: Attorney

Experience and public service

Graham said he served as Harper County attorney in 2017 and 2018 and as a judicial committee member for the Libertarian Party of Kansas, according to his iVoterGuide response. He ran as the Libertarian candidate for the same U.S. Senate seat in 2022, according to Ballotpedia.

On the issues

The following positions are drawn from Graham's responses to candidate questionnaires published by Ballotpedia and iVoterGuide.

Size of government: Graham said government has become overly involved in almost every aspect of people's lives and has grown out of control. He said he would work to reduce the overall size of government and restore control to local citizens.

Criminal justice reform: Graham said the United States incarcerates people at a much higher rate than many other countries. He said much of that has to do with nonviolent offenders. He called for changing how the criminal justice system works and giving more focus to violent crime.

National defense: Graham said overseas nation-building and proxy wars have left the country worse off. He called for reining in those conflicts and shifting to a more defensive posture in military spending.

Healthcare: Graham said taxpayer-funded health care "should be abolished in all forms" and that Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded. He said the free market is the best way to deliver health care to the most people.

Abortion: Graham described himself as "100% pro-life." He said abortion should be allowed only when imminently necessary to save the physical life of the mother or when the unborn child has died.

Endorsements

Graham said he has been endorsed by the Pro-Life Libertarian Caucus, according to his iVoterGuide response.

Candidate issue positions and biographical details are based on Graham's own responses to the iVoterGuide and Ballotpedia candidate questionnaires. The Lawrence Times / Kansas News Service provided additional reporting on candidates in this race.