Kansans chose to elect a Democratic governor just two years after supporting Trump by over 20 percentage points . Polls showed a tied race heading into Election Day, but Kelly ended up with a fundraising edge over Kobach , a controversial figure with a national profile. Despite Kobach’s rising star in the GOP, two Republican former governors and a former U.S. senator for Kansas endorsed Kelly. Kelly’s win is also a defeat for Trump, who is close with Kobach and who traveled to the state to campaign for him. Kelly has supported increased funding for education after the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the state had to increase school funding.

Source: Huffington Post November 07, 2018 03:00 UTC