2026 Kansas governor's race

Incumbent: Laura Kelly (Democratic) · not seeking re-election in this race

COCharlotte O'HaraRepublican Party (United States)64%

Cindy HolscherDemocratic Party (United States)37%

vsR +27Polymarket ↗

Implied chance of winning — live Polymarket prices

Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	O'Hara	Holscher
	Protect Unborn	Pro Abortion
	Unknown	Raise/keep rates
	Unknown	Limit fossil fuels
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Legalization path
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
Crime & policing	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	School discretion
	Unknown	Government Monopoly
	Unknown	New restrictions
	Unknown	Expand gov role
Regulation & permitting	Unknown	Unknown
	Require ID	No ID requirement
	Unknown	Expand mail voting
Sanctuary jurisdictions	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Legalize
	Unknown	Allow with consent
	Unknown	Allow Trans
	Merit Driven - No DEI	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports LGBT Causes
	Cut spending	Unknown
	Unknown	Protect benefits
Student loan forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade	Unknown	Unknown
Israel	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	For term limits
Congressional stock trading	Unknown	Unknown
	Bar gov pressure	Unknown

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