Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has been re-elected as governor beating Republican Challenger Derek Schmidt.

Kelly received 479,878 votes or 49.2% of the votes while Schmidt received 465,623 votes or 47.7 percent of the votes. The other two party candidates received 30,417 votes combined, which was 3.1% of the votes.

In a Facebook post, Kelly thanked Kansas for another four years. She says as they move forward, she will continue to be fully committed to working with Kansans of all political stripes to make this the best state to live, work, and raise a family. Schmidt congratulated Kelly on the victory and wished the best for the state over the next four years.