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Governor’s race called for Holscher; ‘A humongous win’

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Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher battled past the establishment in her own party and overcame a massive spending disadvantage in the general election to be elected the 49th governor of Kansas.

The Associated Press called the election for Holscher at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, more than a week after polls closed on Election Day when she ran 5,557 votes ahead of Senate Republican President Ty Masterson.

Holscher was leading Masterson by 7,644 votes, according to unofficial results Thursday. The state was still undertaking a close-race audit and provisional ballots still . . .

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