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2010 election for Kansas Governor
Governor · Kansas
Samuel Brownback (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Holland (D) by 32.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Samuel BrownbackRepublican · winner
66.3%530,760
Tom HollandDemocrat
33.7%270,166
800,926 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET