State Sen. Cindy Holscher has won the race for Kansas governor, keeping the office for Democrats in a state that leans Republican. Here she's seen speaking to reporters after casting her ballot during early voting at a polling location in Kansas City, Kansas. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic state Sen. Cindy Holscher will hold onto the Kansas governor's office for her party after defeating Republican Ty Masterson, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Masterson, the president of the state Senate, was endorsed by President Trump. Of the 36 elections for governor across the country, Kansas was seen as the most likely to flip from Democratic to Republican control.

The race call came after days of counting the provisional ballots and with local officials doing recounts in the closely contested election.

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