2022 Kansas elections

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2022 Kansas elections
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  2020 November 8, 20222024 

Kansas state elections were held in the state of Kansas on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2022.

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Voters elected all six executive officers, the lower house of the state legislature, and all of the state's delegations to the U.S. House.

United States Congress

Senate

2022 United States Senate election in Kansas [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jerry Moran (incumbent) 602,976 60.00% -2.18%
Democratic Mark Holland 372,21437.04%+4.80%
Libertarian David Graham29,7662.96%-2.62%
Total votes1,004,956 100.0%
Republican hold

House of Representatives

Kansas elected four U.S. representatives, one for each congressional districts.

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 161,33367.67%77,09232.33%00.00%238,425100.0%Republican hold
District 2 134,50657.64%98,85242.36%00.00%233,358100.0%Republican hold
District 3 128,83942.76%165,52754.94%6,9282.30%301,294100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 144,88963.34%83,85136.66%00.00%228,740100.0%Republican hold
Total569,56756.85%425,32242.46%6,9280.69%1,001,817100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
56.85%
Democratic
42.46%
Other
0.69%
House seats
Republican
75.00%
Democratic
25.00%

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

2022 Kansas gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic
499,849 49.54% +1.53%
Republican
477,59147.33%+4.35%
Independent
20,4522.03%N/A
Libertarian
  • Seth Cordell
  • Evan Laudick-Gains
11,1061.10%−0.80%
Total votes1,008,998 100.0%
Turnout 47.94%
Democratic hold

Secretary of state

2022 Kansas Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Scott Schwab (incumbent) 580,908 58.36% Increase2.svg 5.76
Democratic Jeanna Repass386,66138.84%Decrease2.svg 5.03
Libertarian Cullene Lang27,8442.80%Decrease2.svg 0.73
Total votes995,413 100%
Republican hold

Attorney general

2022 Kansas Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Kris Kobach 506,817 50.80 Decrease2.svg 8.18
Democratic Chris Mann490,92549.20Increase2.svg 8.18
Total votes997,742 100.00
Republican hold

Treasurer

2022 Kansas State Treasurer election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steven Johnson 537,488 54.03
Democratic Lynn Rogers (incumbent)411,81341.39
Libertarian Steve Roberts45,5404.58
Total votes994,841 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

Insurance Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Vicki Schmidt won re-election. This was the only Kansas statewide election where Johnson County voted for the Republican nominee.

2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 618,108 63.01%
Democratic Kiel Corkran362,88236.99%
Total votes980,990 100.00%
Republican hold

State Board of Education

All Kansas State Board of Education Republicans won.

2022 Kansas State Board of education 1 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danny Zeck 59,425 61.36%
Democratic Jeffery M. Howards37,41738.64%
Total votes96,842 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of education 2 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michelle Dombrosky (incumbent) 61,757 52.40%
Democratic Sheila Albers56,10147.60%
Total votes117,858 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of education 5 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy Hopkins 74,080 100.00%
Total votes74,080 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of education 7 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dennis Hershberger 83,029 100.00%
Total votes83,029 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of education 9 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Porter (incumbent) 85,015 100.00%
Total votes85,015 100.00%
Republican hold

State House of Representatives

The Kansas House of Representatives held elections for all 125 seats in 2022. Republicans maintained their supermajority in the chamber.

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PartyVotes %Seats+/– %
Republican Party 566,41262.57%85-168%
Democratic Party 334,21136.92%40+132%
Libertarian Party 4,5840.50%00%
Total905,207100%125

Abortion referendum

Value Them Both Amendment
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No557,83759.16
Yes385,01440.84
Total votes942,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,929,97248.85
Source: Secretary of State of Kansas

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