Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher defeated Republican Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson in Tuesday’s Kansas governor’s race, according to an Associated Press projection, keeping the office in Democratic hands.
The Washington Examiner reported Holscher led Masterson 50.3% to 49.7% when the AP called the contest at 5:43 p.m. Holscher succeeds term-limited Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who endorsed and campaigned with her. Trump endorsed Masterson before the August Republican primary.
The result marks the third consecutive Kansas governor’s election won by a Democrat, Fox News reported. Kelly won the office in 2018 and was reelected in 2022. The Washington Examiner said Trump carried Kansas in 2024 by 16 points over Kamala Harris.