Cindy Holscher Wins Kansas Governor Race, Putting 75% of Americans Under Democratic Governors
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Updated · CNN · Nov 12
Cindy Holscher Wins Kansas Governor Race, Putting 75% of Americans Under Democratic Governors
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Nov 12
Summary
Cindy Holscher is projected to defeat Republican Ty Masterson in Kansas, preserving Democratic control of a governorship in a state Trump carried by 16 points in 2024.
Her win lifts Democrats to 29 governorships versus 20 for Republicans, with Alaska still uncalled, meaning more than 75% of Americans in the 50 states will live under Democratic governors.
Holscher will succeed term-limited Gov. Laura Kelly after running on raising the minimum wage, cutting health care and housing costs, and pausing new AI data centers statewide.
The Kansas result added to a broader Democratic midterm wave that Trump linked partly to Iran-war-driven cost pressures and weak GOP candidates.