2022 Kansas Secretary of State election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election
| country = Kansas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2018 Kansas elections#Secretary of state
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2026 Kansas Secretary of State election
| next_year = 2026
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| image1 = File:Scott Schwab official photo (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Scott Schwab
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 580,908
| percentage1 = 58.36%
| image2 = File:Jeanna Repass.jpg
| nominee2 = Jeanna Repass
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 386,661
| percentage2 = 38.84%
| map_image = {{switcher |270px |County results |270px |Congressional district results |270px |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 270px
| map_caption = Schwab: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Repass: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Lang: {{legend0|#5FD35F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#165016|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}
| title = Secretary of State
| before_election = Scott Schwab
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Scott Schwab
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| turnout =
}}
{{ElectionsKS}}
The 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Scott Schwab won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeanna Repass with 58.4% of the vote.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Declared==
- Mike Brown, former Johnson County Commissioner{{cite web |last1=Bahl |first1=Andrew |title=Johnson County lawmaker Mike Brown runs for Kansas secretary of state |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/12/07/citing-election-integrity-johnson-county-republican-lawmaker-mike-brown-runs-kansas-secretary-state/8888377002/ |website=www.cjonline.co |publisher=The Topeka Capital-Journal |access-date=10 January 2022 |date=7 December 2021}}
- Scott Schwab, incumbent secretary of state{{cite web |last1=Bernard |first1=Katie |title=KS Secretary of State Schwab to run for re-election in 2022 |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article252306458.html |website=www.kansascity.com |publisher=The Kansas City Star |access-date=6 January 2022 |date=24 June 2021}}
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
|title=Scott Schwab
|list=
Organizations
- American Conservative Union{{cite web |title=The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Scott Schwab as Secretary of State of Kansas.
|url=https://www.conservative.org/2022/01/20/cpac-endorses-scott-schwab/ |website=American Conservative Union |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022}}|width=20cm}}
=Results=
[[File:2022 Kansas Secretary of State Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|270px|Results by county
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Schwab}}
|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#FACA33|Brown}}
|{{legend|#FACA33|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#D0A828|60–70%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results{{cite news |title=2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals|website=Kansas Secretary of State |date=August 2, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-Primary-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Scott Schwab (incumbent)
|votes = 245,998
|percentage = 55.24%
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Mike Brown
|votes = 199,316
|percentage = 44.76%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 445,314
|percentage = 100%
}}{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
==Declared==
- Jeanna Repass, church outreach director{{cite news |title=Democrat Jeanna Repass seeks to make Kansas history with secretary of state bid |first=Andrew |last=Bahl |date=May 18, 2022 |orig-date=May 17, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |work=The Topeka Capital-Journal |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/05/17/democrat-jeanna-repass-announces-run-kansas-secretary-state/9805484002/}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change |title=Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeanna Repass
|votes = 246,870
|percentage = 100%
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 246,870
|percentage = 100%
}}{{Election box end}}
Libertarian convention
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Cullene Lang, veteran and perennial candidate{{cite web |title=2022 LPKS Candidates |work=Libertarian Party of Kansas |date=April 23, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2022 |url=https://lpks.org/2022-lpks-candidates/}}
General election
= Debate =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2022 Delaware U.S. House of Representatives debate |
| scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Host ! scope="col" | Moderator ! scope="col" | Link ! scope="col"| Republican ! scope="col"| Democratic |
|---|
| colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key: {{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}"| |
| scope="col" | Scott Schwab
! scope="col" | Jeanna Repass |
| 1
| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Nov. 1, 2022 | style="white-space:nowrap;" | KTWU | style="white-space:nowrap;" | Bob Beatty | style="white-space:nowrap;" | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0xDptaUwlE YouTube] | {{Yes|P}} | {{Yes|P}} |
= Predictions =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/secretary-of-state-races-more-important-than-ever-in-2022-and-more-complicated-too/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=December 2021 |access-date=December 1, 2021}}
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | December 1, 2021 |
| align="left" |Elections Daily{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-secretary-of-state-ratings/ |last=Solomon |first=Zack |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} |November 7, 2022 |
= Results =
{{Election box begin
|title = 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Scott Schwab (incumbent)
|votes = 580,908
|percentage = 58.36%
|change = {{gain}} 5.76
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeanna Repass
|votes = 386,661
|percentage = 38.84%
|change = {{loss}} 5.03
}}{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Cullene Lang
|votes = 27,844
|percentage = 2.80%
|change = {{loss}} 0.73
}}{{Election box total no change
|votes = 995,413
|percentage = 100%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
|winner = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By congressional district==
Schwab won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.{{cite web | url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::2ea884cd-5687-48b4-879a-4f780d3de1cf | title=Dra 2020 }}
| class=wikitable
! District ! Schwab ! Repass ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|1|1st}} | 66% | 31% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tracey Mann |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|2|2nd}} | 59% | 38% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jake LaTurner |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|3|3rd}} | 49% | 48% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sharice Davids |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|4|4th}} | 62% | 35% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Ron Estes |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
Official campaign websites
- [https://www.jeannarepass.com/ Jeanna Repass (D) for Secretary of State]
- [https://scottschwab.com Scott Schwab (R) for Secretary of State]
{{2022 United States elections}}