2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election

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2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
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Nominee Vicki Schmidt Kiel Corkran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote618,108362,882
Percentage63.01%36.99%

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2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner Election by congressional district.svg
Schmidt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Corkran:     60–70%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Vicki Schmidt
Republican

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Vicki Schmidt
Republican

The 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Insurance Commissioner of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Vicki Schmidt won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Kiel Corkran. [1] [2]

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Schmidt outperformed every other Republican on the same ticket. This was the only Kansas statewide election where Johnson County voted for the Republican nominee.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vicki Schmidt 407,416 100.00%
Total votes407,416 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kiel Corkran 240,512 100.00%
Total votes240,512 100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 618,108 63.01%
Democratic Kiel Corkran362,88236.99%
Total votes980,990 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Schmidt won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. [7]

DistrictSchmidtCorkranRepresentative
1st 70.09%29.91% Tracey Mann
2nd 66.12%33.88% Jake LaTurner
3rd 52.81%47.19% Sharice Davids
4th 65.75%34.25% Ron Estes

See also

References

  1. "Kansas Insurance Commissioner Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. "2022 Insurance Commissioner results" (PDF).
  3. ""2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals"" (PDF).
  4. "Kiel Corkran – Democrat for Insurance Commissioner". KSN-TV. October 17, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ""2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals"" (PDF).
  6. "2022 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Secretary of State of Kansas . Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. 2022 KS Statewide Races by CD. docs.google.com (Report).