Opinion: Kansas Democrats rollicked and reveled after shocking election results. But they weren’t a surprise.

By: Clay Wirestone

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 1,062

Last Updated: 11 hours, 53 minutes ago

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Last week’s midterm election was unprecedented but predictable, jaw-dropping but routine, earth-shattering but rock solid.

For the first half of those comparisons, you just have to look at the numbers. Kansas elected its first Democratic senator since 1932. For the first time in its entire history as a state, Kansas voters picked a Democrat to to succeed a Democratic governor (apparently). Kansas elected a Democratic attorney general, kicking square-jawed gadfly …

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