ClaimsNate Silver

“That same year, Kansas elected a Republican senator and Democratic governor.”

Nate Silver, author, Silver Bulletin 23 October 2026 Do these Senate-governor splits make sense? (Silver Bulletin) archived copy

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In 2022, Kansas elected a Republican senator and a Democratic governor.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

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What would count as true or false

True: certified 2022 Kansas results show a Republican winning the US Senate race and a Democrat winning the governor's race. Mostly true: both outcomes held, but a minor detail around the claim is off. Mixed: only one of the two outcomes held. False: neither held, e.g. Kansas had no Senate race in 2022 or a Republican won the governorship.

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Evidence (4)

  1. E1 Issue 51 - 12-22-2022 | Secretary of State | Certificate of Election for the General Election, November 8, 2022 Kansas Secretary of State · 22 December 2022

    “Jerry Moran, Manhattan, Republican”

  2. E2 Issue 51 - 12-22-2022 | Secretary of State | Certificate of Election for the General Election, November 8, 2022 Kansas Secretary of State · 22 December 2022

    “Laura Kelly, Topeka / David Toland, Iola, Democratic”

  3. E3 2022 general election official vote totals Kansas Secretary of State · 9 August 2026

    “D-Laura Kelly / David Toland R-Derek Schmidt / Katie Sawyer”

  4. E4 Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly wins re-election, defeating GOP challenger Derek Schmidt NBC News · 9 November 2022

    “Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has won re-election to a second term, NBC News projects, defeating Republican challenger Derek Schmidt.”

Reasoning

The evidence shows that Democrat Laura Kelly won the 2022 Kansas governor's race [E3][E4]. It does not show that a Republican won a 2022 US Senate race in Kansas: E1 lists Jerry Moran as a Republican among the certified winners without naming his office.

Cite this claim

Nate Silver, “In 2022, Kansas elected a Republican senator and a Democratic governor.” (said 23 October 2026). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_6793326d3fc8, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_6793326d3fc8

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