Name: 2026 Kansas governor's race
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: KS, United States

2026 Kansas governor's race — polls, candidates & voter guide — IJR

Pollster	Date	Holscher (D)	Masterson (R)	Spread
IJR Average	4 polls	44.6	48	Masterson+3.4
YouGov	9/24 – 10/4	44	47	Masterson+3
New York Times/Siena University	9/22 – 9/30	44	49	Masterson+5
Emerson College	9/15 – 9/16	44	51	Masterson+7
Global Strategy Group (D)	9/13 – 9/16	49	46	Holscher+3
co/efficient (R)	9/8 – 9/10	43	51	Masterson+8
Global Strategy Group (D)	8/13 – 8/16	47	46	Holscher+1

Cindy Holscher

Democratic Party (United States)

Stated positions (28) ▾

Abortion: Supports abortion as a woman's unrestricted right. [1]
Border enforcement & immigration law: Supports limiting local immigration enforcement to individuals with prior convictions and ensuring due process. [1]
Congressional term limits: Supports enacting term limits for elected officials. [1]
Crime & policing: Supports stricter penalties for repeat DUI offenders. [1]
Data centers: Supports a moratorium on data center construction until guardrails are set. [1][2]
Education: Supports fully funding public education including special education and making school lunch free for all students. [1][2][3]
Education funding: Supports fully funding general and special education to prevent shifting costs to local property taxes. [1][2][3]
Election integrity: mail ballots: Supports retaining the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots. [1]
Election integrity: voter ID: Opposes new restrictions on voting and expresses confidence in existing Kansas election systems. [1]
Energy production: Supports eliminating subsidies for fossil fuel production and consumption while expanding wind energy in Kansas. [1]
Free school lunches: Supports providing free school lunches to all students. [1][2][3]
Gun policy: Opposes an absolute right to gun ownership, favoring safety standards. [1]
Health care: Supports expanding Medicaid to fund services and address affordability. [1][2]
Housing costs: Supports lowering housing costs through property tax relief, renter protections, and exemptions for seniors. [1]
LGBT causes: Supports transgender and LGBTQ+ rights, including opposing definitions of gender as biological sex at birth. [1]
Marijuana legalization: Supports legalizing recreational and medical marijuana. [1]
Medical gender transition for minors: Opposes bans on gender-affirming care for minors. [1][2]
Minimum wage: Supports increasing the state minimum wage to $16 and allowing higher local minimums in high-cost areas. [1][2]
Parents' rights in education: Opposes legislation granting parents prior review of curriculum and ability to ban library books. [1]
Public education: Supports fully funding special education and making school lunch free for every student. [1][2]
Public education funding: Supports full funding for special education and free school lunches for all students. [1][2][3]
Regulation & permitting: Supports a moratorium on new AI data centers until guardrails protect water, energy costs, and communities. [1][2]
School choice: Opposes school choice or vouchers for private schools. [1]
Social Security & Medicare: Supports protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. [1]
Stadium funding: Opposes taxpayer-funded deals for professional sports stadiums like the Chiefs. [1]
Taxes: Supports higher taxes on the wealthy, including repealing business exemptions and increasing personal income taxes. [1]
Women's sports: Opposes banning transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports. [1]
Worker protections: Supports paid sick time for workers and repealing right-to-work laws. [1][2]

2026 Kansas governor's race

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2026 Kansas governor's race

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