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Election 2026 Kansa Governor
Kansas state Sen. Cindy Holscher, left, D-Overland Park, Kansas gubernatorial candidate, speaks to the media following a campaign event Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Topeka, Kan.
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Democrat Cindy Holscher has been elected Kansas' next governor. The state senator fended off Republican Ty Masterson to extend a massive wave of Democratic victories nationwide. She'll replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly in a victory that keeps the office in the party's hands. The political tailwinds that helped Holscher also pushed Adam Hamilton to become the first Democrat in Kansas to win a Senate race since 1932. Holscher promised to halt new data centers and overcame a flood of money that Republicans had poured behind Masterson.
