Governor / Lieutenant Governor
Kansas
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 2,947,197 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(2,947,197 ÷ 2,947,197) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in KS (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Signing or vetoing bills that become state law
- Proposing the state budget for schools, roads, and health care
- Picking who leads state agencies
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Cindy Holscher is a Kansas state senator representing District 8, first elected to the Kansas House in 2016 and to the Senate in 2020. She has worked on public school funding, health care access and lowering household costs.
Records: Civil Rights 7 for, Personal Income Tax Reduction 3 against, Women's Reproductive Rights 3 for,
Republican · declared
Ty Masterson is the president of the Kansas Senate and represents District 16. He served in the Kansas House from 2005 through 2008 and has served in the Senate since 2009.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for
Sources: sos.ks.gov2