Gov. Candidate (D) Tom Holland Concedes Part 1

Gov. Candidate (D) Tom Holland Concedes Part 2

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ Republican Sam Brownback is returning home
to be governor of Kansas after 16 years in Washington.

Brownback has defeated Democratic state Sen. Tom Holland in his
bid to reclaim the office that Democrats held the past eight years.

Trailing Brownback and Holland were Libertarian Andrew Gray and
the Reform Party's Ken Cannon.

Brownback replaces Gov. Mark Parkinson, who assumed the job in
2009 when then-Gov. Kathleen Sebelius resigned to become secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services.

Brownback will take office in January and will work with the
Republican-controlled Legislature to revive the state's lagging
economy and shaky budget status.