Democrat Cindy Holscher elected Kansas’ next governor, extending blue wave winsThe Associated Press reports that Democrat Cindy Holscher won Kansas' governorship, defeating Republican Ty Masterson to keep the office in her party's hands and extend a wave of Democratic victories that gave Democrats a majority of US governorships for the first time in two decades. Holscher, who made a moratorium on new AI data centers a campaign cornerstone, says the work of preparing to lead has already begun.