The midterm elections did not see a blue wave powerful enough for Democrats to take the U.S. Senate, but in the traditionally conservative state of Kansas, Democrats had a surprisingly strong showing.

Kansas elected Democrat Laura Kelly as governor, beating out Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach with 48% of the vote to Kobach’s 43%, with 98% of districts reporting. Kelly ran as a moderate, while Kobach received national attention for his role at the head of President Donald Trump’s controversial commission to turn up evidence of voter fraud.