Kansas · Governor · 2026
Holscher leads Masterson by 0.6 points
Cindy Holscher has 50.3% with 98.5% of the expected vote counted, a D+0.6 margin against Kansas’ R+16.1 vote for president in 2024. AP has not called the race. All 105 counties moved toward the Democrats.
Live · Updated · 98.5% reported
50.3
Cindy Holscher
549,974 votes
49.7
Ty Masterson
542,929 votes
Vote share · per NPR98.5% reported
50.3%49.7%
Results per NPR ·
Margin vs 2024D+16.7 swing
2026 D+0.6
2024 president R+16.1
Every county, by margin
Bars show 2026; dots show the 2024 presidential race. Paler bars: under half the vote counted.
County← More DemocraticMore Republican →20262024
Douglas
D+52.2D+38.0
Wyandotte
D+45.8D+23.9
Johnson
D+22.7D+8.5
Riley
D+17.4D+1.8
Shawnee
D+13.9D+0.5
Seward
D+8.9R+39.0
Sedgwick
D+4.6R+13.8
Lyon
D+2.6R+14.7
Geary
D+0.1R+17.6
Finney
R+1.2R+34.7
Ford
R+2.0R+38.4
Leavenworth
R+6.6R+22.8
Harvey
R+7.6R+21.1
Crawford
R+8.1R+25.3
Saline
R+17.7R+31.6
Reno
R+20.2R+34.5
Atchison
R+21.1R+37.4
Franklin
R+23.7R+40.1
Jefferson
R+23.7R+36.9
Miami
R+23.8R+39.5
Labette
R+23.9R+38.2
Cowley
R+24.9R+40.3
Butler
R+26.0R+41.2
Jackson
R+27.8R+42.6
Ellis
R+27.9R+46.1
McPherson
R+28.6R+41.1
Morris
R+29.2R+46.6
Allen
R+29.3R+46.1
Neosho
R+33.0R+48.1
Sumner
R+33.1R+50.1
Pottawatomie
R+33.7R+47.6
Montgomery
R+34.1R+51.1
Osage
R+34.3R+48.0
Pratt
R+36.4R+51.4
Marion
R+37.0R+49.1
Chase
R+37.1R+50.8
Brown
R+37.7R+47.9
Ellsworth
R+38.0R+52.3
Wabaunsee
R+38.1R+48.8
Pawnee
R+39.0R+51.5
Cherokee
R+40.0R+52.9
Marshall
R+40.0R+49.1
Grant
R+41.0R+63.0
Rice
R+41.4R+56.7
Dickinson
R+41.6R+55.0
Barton
R+42.0R+56.7
Bourbon
R+42.4R+54.2
Clay
R+45.5R+55.5
Coffey
R+45.6R+55.7
Anderson
R+45.7R+59.8
Kingman
R+46.9R+59.9
Cloud
R+47.2R+60.6
Greenwood
R+48.6R+61.0
Hamilton
R+49.3R+66.3
Woodson
R+50.0R+61.3
Haskell
R+50.1R+64.5
Russell
R+50.3R+61.3
Stafford
R+50.4R+64.0
Rush
R+51.3R+65.4
Edwards
R+51.3R+65.3
Harper
R+51.8R+64.0
Wilson
R+52.2R+62.4
Thomas
R+53.0R+65.8
Linn
R+53.3R+64.6
Graham
R+53.8R+65.7
Stanton
R+53.8R+63.6
Kearny
R+54.0R+68.4
Doniphan
R+54.1R+63.5
Greeley
R+54.5R+73.4
Comanche
R+54.9R+68.3
Mitchell
R+55.3R+65.6
Republic
R+55.4R+65.7
Gray
R+55.7R+69.0
Meade
R+56.0R+69.6
Lincoln
R+56.2R+65.2
Clark
R+56.4R+72.8
Stevens
R+57.3R+75.5
Sherman
R+58.0R+68.7
Ottawa
R+58.1R+66.6
Norton
R+58.4R+67.7
Hodgeman
R+58.7R+70.5
Scott
R+58.8R+74.7
Rooks
R+59.0R+71.2
Trego
R+59.3R+71.0
Osborne
R+59.5R+68.5
Nemaha
R+59.8R+67.0
Elk
R+60.2R+69.7
Rawlins
R+60.7R+72.6
Smith
R+60.9R+68.5
Barber
R+61.1R+72.2
Chautauqua
R+61.2R+71.3
Kiowa
R+61.5R+71.4
Lane
R+61.5R+70.9
Logan
R+62.8R+71.6
Morton
R+62.9R+73.4
Cheyenne
R+63.2R+68.8
Wichita
R+63.2R+73.6
Decatur
R+63.3R+69.0
Washington
R+63.8R+69.1
Gove
R+66.2R+77.1
Phillips
R+66.8R+73.7
Ness
R+68.3R+78.9
Jewell
R+70.9R+75.9
Sheridan
R+74.9R+80.3
Wallace
R+76.7R+84.8
Each place shows the latest report from any source we collect: AP, the networks, DDHQ and state and county election offices, credited row by row. Race calls are AP’s. Counts are unofficial until certified. How we collect and check results.