Democrat Cindy Holscher is elected Kansas' next governor, extending her party's wave of victories
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Cindy Holscher: 2 developments since Fri 13 Nov.Why it’s moving
1Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher has narrowly won Kansas’ race for governor, NBC News projected Thursday, extending the party’s hold on the office in the red state.
The Washington Times didn’t include a summary, so this is NBC News’s, from its report on the same story.3
Background: Cindy Holscher
Cynthia L. Holscher is an American politician who is the governor-elect of Kansas. She represented the 16th district in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2020 and has represented the 8th district in the Kansas Senate since 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was its nominee in the 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election, which she won.4
The bigger story: Cindy Holscher
2 developments since Fri 13 Nov.
Dem Cindy Holscher elected as Kansas’ next governor in latest blue wave midterms win
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First with it: NBC News, 6 min before anyone else.
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How it spread
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| Time | Newsroom | Total |
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| 9:46am AEDT | NBC News | 1 |
| 9:52am AEDT | NPR | 2 |
| 10:06am AEDT | Fox News | 3 |
| 10:15am AEDT | PBS News | 4 |
| 10:16am AEDT | The New York Times | 5 |
| 10:26am AEDT | The Washington Times | 6 |
| 10:26am AEDT | Washington Examiner | 7 |
| 10:47am AEDT | New York Post | 8 |
Every report follow-ups included
| Time | Source | Total |
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| 9:46am AEDT | NBC News | 1 |
| 9:52am AEDT | NPR | 2 |
| 10:06am AEDT | Fox News | 3 |
| 10:15am AEDT | NBC News | 4 |
| 10:15am AEDT | PBS News | 5 |
| 10:16am AEDT | The New York Times | 6 |
| 10:26am AEDT | The Washington Times | 7 |
| 10:26am AEDT | Washington Examiner | 8 |
| 10:47am AEDT | New York Post | 9 |


