Laura Kelly, Governor

Laura Kelly

Governor● In office
Born
January 24, 1950
Current age
76
Home state
Kansas
Party
Democratic
In office
Governor of Kansas (present)
On the ballot
2018–2022

Photo: Chris Mullins – Office of the Governor of Kansas, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Career timeline
2-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Kelly1.0M
Opponents999,826
2
Elections run

Between 2018 and 2022, Laura Kelly ran in 2 governor elections, winning all 2. Kelly's biggest single-election total was 506,727 votes, in the 2018 governor election in Kansas. Kelly's closest win came in the 2022 governor election in Kansas, decided by 22,258 votes.

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How many votes has Laura Kelly received?

Laura Kelly has received 1,006,576 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 2–0.

Election history

Laura Kelly’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorKansasWon499,84949.54%Derek Schmidt
2018GovernorKansasWon506,72748.01%Kris Kobach
Greg Orman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6499080). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Laura Kelly: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/laura-kelly. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.