AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoGovernor’s Race: Democrat Cindy Holscher is starting transition work while Kansas continues counting and auditing ballots. She leads Republican Ty Masterson by about 7,600 votes, but the race remains too close to call. Historic Shifts: Democrat Adam Hamilton defeated Sen. Roger Marshall, becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate from Kansas since 1932. Chris Mann also unseated Attorney General Kris Kobach, and Democrats flipped 20 Kansas House seats, ending the Republican supermajority. Kelechi “KC” Ohaebosim appears poised to become the second Black Kansan elected to statewide office in nearly 140 years; the results are not yet official. Election Oversight: Audits are underway in close Kansas races. Republican secretary of state candidate Pat Proctor, who leads Democrat Jennifer Day by about 8,000 votes, alleged without evidence that foreign-funded groups helped Democrats. Washington Appointment: President Donald Trump nominated former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer as ambassador to the United Arab Emirates; the Senate must confirm him. State Government: Kansas legislative leaders are resisting calls to scale back a planned 4.4% salary increase.
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