Cindy Holscher
- Democratic · Kansas Senate District 8 · On the Nov 3 ballot for Governor of Kansas · vs. Ty Masterson (R)
- Background
- Teacher
- 2016
- First race on record · in our results files
- 57
- Age
- 4
- Races won · in our records
- 0
- Races lost · in our records
Now
Governor of Kansas · Tue, Nov 3
Cindy Holscher DemocraticTy Masterson Republican
- Newest poll
- Masterson 52.5, Holscher 47.5 · Emerson College, Oct 28, 2026 · polls as of Oct 30, 2026, from VoteHub
Career
Newest first| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | State Senate, KS | Won | 61.1% | |
| 2020 | State Senate, KS | Won | 54.4% | |
| 2018 | State House, KS | Won | 58.9% | |
| 2016 | State House, KS | Won | 55.7% |
This is the record in our results files, FEC candidate lists and DIME, not a complete career. Results for other offices, earlier years and most primaries can be missing. A general that went to a runoff counts as neither a win nor a loss. Some races are matched to this person by name and seat, not by an ID, so one could belong to someone with the same name.
Spectrum
1 published measureThe marker is the one published measure below. The middle means centrist on that measure’s own scale, not the middle of Congress. How this works
By donors (CFscore, 2022 cycle)
Research estimate from Stanford DIME 4.0. Source
Matched by name only, so it could be the wrong person. Only 37 donors, so this is a weak read.
Method and limits
Published score −0.916 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 37 donors. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Places a candidate by who gave them money; candidates who share donors sit close together.
Reflects the donor network, not votes or views, and comes from past cycles, not a 2026 reading.
More about Cindy Holscher
Offices held (5 terms and offices)
- State Senate, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
- State House, Kansas
- State House, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
Background
- Teacher (Campaign site)
Official pages (1 link)
Sources (7 sources)
Name, party, office and status. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026.
Open States people (current) CSVs
Who holds the seat. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0 (Open States people data).
Compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns. Not an official source.
Stanford DIME public v4.0, recipients file (CFscores)
CFscores for candidates and officials; web/data/ideology/dime.json and aggregate.json. A research estimate by Adam Bonica, not an official measure. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Compiled by Adam Bonica, Stanford University Libraries (built from campaign finance filings) from official returns. Not an official source.
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0 [Computer file]. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime .
Election Wrld 2026 candidate files (state election office lists)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: state public records; see each row's sourceUrl.
Election Wrld state legislative returns (web/data/results/sld); each row names its upstream source
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
Stanford DIME v4.0 recipients file
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: ODC-BY 1.0.
Election Wrld officials files (web/data/officials)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
- Age: Wikidata, counted to Nov 3, 2026. A community-edited source, not an official record. We show the age, never the birth date.
- First win in our records: State Senate district 8, 2020-11-03. Basis: first win in our records (Election Wrld results files; earlier wins may exist outside them).
Officials files, 2026 candidate files, returns files, DIME, FEC candidate master and congress-legislators terms, as of 2026-10-29. Nothing about jobs, retirement, or reasons is recorded or inferred.
Not available for Cindy Holscher: state campaign finance, state voting records.
DataSources: DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026