Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who led a botched effort to find voter fraud in the 2016 election, was defeated in his election effort for governor on Tuesday.

Republican Kobach garnered just 40 percent of the vote compared to Democrat Laura Kelly who pulled in more than 51 percent with about 45 percent reporting.

“We’ve seen over time that Kansans understand how critical this election is, and I’m sure that they’re going to cast their ballot wisely,” Kelly said while voting in Topeka, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal.

“We’ve gotten our message out loud and clear, and I think from the crowds that we’ve been attracting all over the state that it’s resonated and the people of Kansas are ready for a change.”

Kobach headed the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity which was launched after President Trump claimed 3 million illegal immigrants voted in the 2016 presidential election.

The effort was disbanded and no evidence was ever presented to prove the president’s claim.