Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher has narrowly won Kansas’ race for governor, Jattvibe News projected Thursday, extending the party’s hold on the office in the red state.Holscher defeated Republican state Senate President Ty Masterson, who was backed by President Donald Trump, to succeed two-term Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.While Trump carried Kansas — a state where registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats nearly 2 to 1 — by double digits in the latest three presidential elections, polling had shown a close race down the stretch due mostly to voter frustrations with Trump and his handling of the economy. Democrats also benefited from increased attention on the traditionally conservative state as its Senate race tightened.Holscher’s victory came despite a nearly 3-to-1 Republican ad spending advantage in the general election, according to ad-tracking firm AdImpact.Republican gubernatorial candidate Ty Masterson.Kent Nishimura / AFP via GettyIn the general election, Holscher aggressively tied Masterson to Trump, while also maintaining that she’d find areas to work with the administration.“I think that’s a concern that [Masterson] has the ear of the administration, because the administration also has a hold on him. You won’t see Ty Masterson pushing back against bad policy, like tariffs that are hurting our farmers or the importing of beef that are hurting our ranchers,” she told local news station KMBC in October. She added that will also “work with folks” in the administration “to make sure we bring good things to Kansas.”Masterson, who was endorsed by Trump, attempted to distance himself from the president on his website and in campaign materials. But his connection to Trump, who faced increasingly lower approval ratings in the traditionally red state, was unmistakable: the president came to Kansas over the last weekend before Election Day to campaign alongside Masterson and the Republican candidate in the state’s Senate race, Sen. Roger Marshall, who lost his re-election bid to Democrat Adam Hamilton.Meanwhile, Holscher also prominently highlighted her opposition to new data center construction throughout her campaign.“This field of Kansas sunflowers is under threat because big tech wants to build a day out of center. As governor, I’ll hit pause on data centers until we can set up firm guardrails to protect our communities and our budgets,” she said in one spot featuring her standing in a field.Masterson has opposed a moratorium on data centers and has defended a 2025 law he voted for giving a sales tax exemption for data center investments. Holscher has called for a statewide moratorium on the new data center construction. Building the Future, a pro-data center super PAC, jumped into the race last month to boost Masterson.Holscher’s win followed a primary that featured Democratic infighting. Kelly, who has maintained strong job approval ratings in the state, had endorsed Holscher’s Democratic primary opponent, state Sen. Ethan Corson, and issued stark warnings to voters about being “very concerned about the direction Kansas will go in” if Holscher were to win.Holscher had run a more progressive-styled campaign, while Corson ran as a moderate. Kelly endorsed Holscher following the primary.