2018 Kansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Kansas Gubernatorial Election?

Laura Kelly won the 2018 Kansas Gubernatorial Election. Laura Kelly received 506,727 popular votes (48.01%). The main challenger was Kris Kobach (42.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Kelly and Kobach

Kelly +5.0 pts · won by 53,082 votes
506,727 votes
453,645 votes
Greg OrmanIndependent6.5%
68,590 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.