Kansas Governors
TossupGovernors
Open seat, Kelly term-limited; red state with Democratic crossover potential
Office
Governors
Incumbent
Laura Kelly
Rating
Tossup
Cook PVI
R+10
State Overview
2.9M
Population
Midwest
Region
R+10
Partisan Lean
Candidates
SD
Sharice Davids
Democrat
US Representative, first Native American woman in Congress from KS
Polling47%
DS
Derek Schmidt
Republican
Former attorney general and 2022 gubernatorial nominee
Polling47%
Polling Overview
Sharice Davids47%
Derek Schmidt47%
Mock polling data for illustrative purposes