Former Republican Kansas Gov. Mike Hayden has endorsed Democrat Laura Kelly in this years race for governor. That means only one living Kansas governor has stayed totally out of the race: Republican Sam Brownback.
Though out of office, Brownback remains an issue in the election, said Washburn University Political Scientist Bob Beatty.
His shadow looms really large, both for the people who liked him and didnt like him, Beatty said. This election is still in many ways a referendum on Sam Brownback.