In an extremely close race, there’s no word yet as to whether a recount will be called for in the election for Kansas Governor.  The final, unofficial numbers from the Secretary of State’s office show Democratic incumbent Laura Kelly with 49% of the vote and Republican challenger Derek Schmidt from Montgomery County with 48%.  Only 14,255 votes separate the two candidates.

Early this morning Schmidt said the final vote count would probably not be known for a while and told supporters to go home for the night.  Governor Kelly has not yet made a comment on the close race.