Races · Governor · 2026 · KS
Governor · open seat

Kansas Governor

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Likely R — · 176 days to election · 0 polls · 2 markets Markets 4d ago Rating 1d ago
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet

The last rating change here was 1d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.

Where this race stands
Verified

Likely R · model 94% R

likely-r · low-tipping
Forecast · poliagg-v8
Predicted final margin
R +21.6
80% CI: R +39.2 → R +4.1 · win prob 6%
R+30R+15TIEDD+15D+30
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
Polls used0
Days to election181
Residual σ13.66pt
Generated5/6/2026
▼ Compare with other models2 models
qgbt-v1GBT (qgbt)
R +13.1
80% CI R +31.1 → R +5.2
CV MAE 7.21
poliagg-v8Ensemble (production)
R +21.6
80% CI R +39.2 → R +4.1
CV MAE 13.66

Editorial ratings · poll-vs-rater

3 raters
Rater Rating Updated Poll D-marg. Rater marg. Δ poll−rater
The Cook Political Report Lean R Sep 11 — -3.5 —
Inside Elections Tossup Aug 28 — 0.0 —
Sabato's Crystal Ball Lean R Sep 4 — -3.5 —

Δ POLL−RATER = polling-consensus margin minus the rater's implied bucket midpoint. Positive = polls more D than rater; negative = rater more D than polls. |Δ| < 0.6 well-aligned · 0.6–1.5 mild divergence · ≥1.5 contested call.

last poll — last market quote 4 days ago rating computed 1 day ago
Rating history (1 change)
  • 5/3/2026 Likely R via pvi

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