2018 Kansas gubernatorial election

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The 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide race in which voters chose the governor of Kansas, ultimately resulting in Democrat Laura Kelly defeating Republican Kris Kobach.

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instanceOf 2018 election
gubernatorial election
ballotAccess statewide
candidate Greg Orman NERFINISHED
Jeff Caldwell NERFINISHED
Kris Kobach NERFINISHED
Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
Rick Kloos NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defeatedCandidate Kris Kobach NERFINISHED
defeatedParty Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
electionDate 2018-11-06
electionType general election
followedBy 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
governorAfterElection Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
governorPartyAfterElection Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
incumbentGovernorBeforeElection Jeff Colyer NERFINISHED
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
jurisdiction State of Kansas NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kansas
notableIssue Medicaid expansion NERFINISHED
education funding
immigration enforcement
tax policy
officeTermLength 4 years
partOf 2018 United States elections
party Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Independent
Independent (Kansans United My Party) NERFINISHED
Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
popularVoteRunnerUp Kris Kobach NERFINISHED
popularVoteWinner Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
positionContested Governor of Kansas
precededBy 2014 Kansas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
previousGovernorNotElectedToFullTerm Jeff Colyer NERFINISHED
primaryDate 2018-08-07
primaryElectionHeldBy Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
resultedInPartyControlChange yes
runningMateOfGregOrman John Doll NERFINISHED
runningMateOfJeffCaldwell Mary Gerlt NERFINISHED
runningMateOfKrisKobach Wink Hartman NERFINISHED
runningMateOfRickKloos Nathan Kloos NERFINISHED
runningMateOfWinningCandidate Lynn Rogers NERFINISHED
winner Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
winningParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED

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Laura Kelly electedIn 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election