Follow-Up: Kansas Governor's Race Still Uncalled as Democrat Cindy Holscher Leads by 7,638 Votes and Meets Gov. Kelly to Begin Transition Prep
TOPEKA, Kansas — A week after election day, the Kansas governor's race has still not been formally decided. Democratic candidate and state Sen. Cindy Holscher said in a video released November 10 that she has met with Gov. Laura Kelly and her team to begin transition work, adding that "the work of preparing to lead has begun," the Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
As of the morning of November 10, Holscher led her Republican opponent, state Senate President Ty Masterson, by 7,638 votes — a margin that has grown by more than 2,000 since she declared victory on November 4. NBC News estimated about 13,000 ballots remain uncounted, and Masterson would need to win 80.7 percent of them to overtake her.
Johnson and Sedgwick counties, the state's two largest, begin their canvass and certification process this week, to be completed by November 16, when the statewide result is set to be finalized. Masterson has not conceded, and state election officials have not yet formally declared a winner.
Holscher thanked Kelly for a warm welcome in the video and said the two teams will work closely together to prepare for the inauguration.
Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Photo: 图：堪萨斯州议会大厦（Topeka）。照片：Tony Webster，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Kansas State Capitol. Photo by Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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