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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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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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