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The 2022 Kansas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced he would retire to run for governor. [1] The Republican nominee was former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and the Democratic nominee was former police officer, prosecutor, and state securities regulator, Chris Mann. Kobach narrowly won, taking 50.80% of the general election vote to Mann's 49.20%. [2] [3]
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | |||||||
Kris Kobach | Tony Mattivi | Kellie Warren | |||||
1 | May 19, 2022 | YouTube | P | P | P | ||
2 | Jun. 15, 2022 | Johnson County Bar Association KCPT | Nick Haines | YouTube | P | P | P |
2 | Jun. 26, 2022 | Saline County Granny Brigade | YouTube | P | P | P |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Kris Kobach | Tony Mattivi | Kellie Warren | Undecided |
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Cygnal (R) [upper-alpha 1] | June 30 – July 1, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 31% | 9% | 16% | 44% |
Battleground Connect (R) [upper-alpha 2] | May 22–25, 2022 | 539 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 38% | 4% | 19% | 39% |
WPA Intelligence (R) [upper-alpha 3] | April 18–20, 2022 | 518 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 52% | 7% | 12% | 28% |
Remington Research Group (R) [upper-alpha 4] | September 1–2, 2021 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 43% | 7% | 15% | 35% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kris Kobach | 200,904 | 42.26 | |
Republican | Kellie Warren | 180,367 | 37.94 | |
Republican | Tony Mattivi | 94,155 | 19.80 | |
Total votes | 475,426 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Chris Mann | 248,846 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 248,846 | 100.0 |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
Kris Kobach | Chris Mann | |||||
1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | KTWU Washburn University Department of Political Science | Nick Haines | YouTube | P | P |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [21] | Tossup | November 3, 2022 |
Elections Daily [22] | Leans R | November 1, 2022 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Kris Kobach (R) | Chris Mann (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College | October 27–29, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 44% | 3% [lower-alpha 2] | 11% |
Jayhawk Consulting [upper-alpha 5] | October 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | – | 37% | 38% | – | 25% |
Emerson College | September 15–18, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 41% | 39% | – | 16% |
WPA Intelligence (R) [upper-alpha 3] | April 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 44% | 41% | – | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kris Kobach | 506,817 | 50.80 | 8.18 | |
Democratic | Chris Mann | 490,925 | 49.20 | 8.18 | |
Total votes | 997,742 | 100.00 | |||
Republican hold |
Kobach won three of four congressional districts. [36]
District | Kobach | Mann | Representative |
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1st | 57.36% | 42.64% | Tracey Mann |
2nd | 52.15% | 47.85% | Jake LaTurner |
3rd | 41.23% | 58.77% | Sharice Davids |
4th | 55.10% | 44.90% | Ron Estes |
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