Laura Kelly
- Democratic · Holds Governor of Kansas
- 2004
- First race on record · in our results files
- 6
- Races won · in our records
- 0
- Races lost · in our records
Now
Career
Newest first| Year | Race | Result | Share | Lost to, or other round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Governor, KS | Won | 49.5% | |
| 2018 | Governor, KS | Won | 48% | |
| 2016 | State Senate, KS | Won | 51.6% | |
| 2012 | State Senate, KS | Won | 51.7% | |
| 2008 | State Senate, KS | Won | 58.2% | |
| 2004 | State Senate, KS | Won | 50.2% |
Filed with the FEC, no race in our files: 2010 US House, KS-02.
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.
Method and limits
Published score −0.865 on a scale from −2.0 to 2.0, where 0 is the center. 11,572 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 Laura Kelly
Offices held (6 terms and offices)
- Governor, Kansas
- Governor, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
- State Senate, Kansas
Sources (7 sources)
Wikidata SPARQL (governor position holders, party)
Who holds the seat: name, party, start date. Retrieved Oct 28, 2026. License: CC0-1.0.
Compiled by the Wikidata community (not an official source; to be cross-checked against official governor pages) 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 governor returns (web/data/results/governor); upstream sources are listed in web/data/sources.json
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: see sources.json.
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.
FEC candidate master file (cnYY.zip bulk download)
Race record. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. License: US government work, public domain.
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.
- First win in our records: Governor KS, 2018-11-06. 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 Laura Kelly: state campaign finance, state voting records.
DataSources: DIME (ODC-BY), Results filesData as of Oct 29, 2026