2022 Kansas elections
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Kansas elections
| country = Kansas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2020 Kansas elections
| previous_year = 2020
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| next_election = 2024 Kansas elections
| next_year = 2024
| registered =
| turnout =
}}
{{ElectionsKS}}
Kansas state elections were held in the state of Kansas on November 8, 2022. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2022.
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 =
{{main|2022 United States Senate election in Kansas}}{{Election box begin|title=2022 United States Senate election in Kansas{{Cite web |title=2022 General Election Official Results |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf|website=ent.sos.ks.gov}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=Jerry Moran (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=602,976|percentage=60.00%|change=-2.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Mark Holland|votes=372,214|percentage=37.04%|change=+4.80%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=David Graham|votes=29,766|percentage=2.96%|change=-2.62%}}
{{Election box total|votes=1,004,956|percentage=100.0%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}
= House of Representatives =
{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas}}
Kansas elected four U.S. representatives, one for each congressional district.
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! scope=col rowspan=3|District ! scope=col colspan=2|Republican ! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic ! scope=col colspan=2|Others ! scope=col colspan=2|Total ! scope=col rowspan=3|Result | |||||||||
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"| | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"| | scope=col colspan=2| | scope=col colspan=2| | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votes | scope=col data-sort-type="number"|% | ||
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 1 | 161,333 | 67.67% | 77,092 | 32.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 238,425 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 2 | 134,506 | 57.64% | 98,852 | 42.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 233,358 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| {{Party shading/Democratic}}
| align=left|District 3 | 128,839 | 42.76% | 165,527 | 54.94% | 6,928 | 2.30% | 301,294 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| {{Party shading/Republican}}
| align=left|District 4 | 144,889 | 63.34% | 83,851 | 36.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 228,740 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"
| align=left|Total | 569,567 | 56.85% | 425,322 | 42.46% | 6,928 | 0.69% | 1,001,817 | 100.0% |
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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|56.85}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|42.46}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.69}}
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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|75.00}}
{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|25.00}}
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Governor and Lieutenant Governor
{{main|2022 Kansas gubernatorial election}}{{Election box begin|title=2022 Kansas gubernatorial election{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Kansas Governor Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-kansas-governor.html |access-date=2024-03-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Laura Kelly (incumbent)|David Toland (incumbent)}}|votes=499,849|percentage=49.54%|change=+1.53%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Derek Schmidt|Katie Sawyer}}|votes=477,591|percentage=47.33%|change=+4.35%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Dennis Pyle|Kathleen Garrison}}|votes=20,452|percentage=2.03%|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate={{ubl|Seth Cordell|Evan Laudick-Gains}}|votes=11,106|percentage=1.10%|change=−0.80%}}{{Election box total|votes=1,008,998|percentage=100.0%}}{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=47.94%|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
Secretary of state
{{main|2022 Kansas Secretary of State election}}{{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}}
Attorney general
{{main|2022 Kansas Attorney General election}}{{Election box begin|title=2022 Kansas Attorney General election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Kris Kobach|votes=506,817|percentage=50.80|change={{loss}} 8.18}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Chris Mann|votes=490,925|percentage=49.20|change={{gain}} 8.18}}{{Election box total|votes=997,742|percentage=100.00|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
Treasurer
{{main|2022 Kansas State Treasurer election}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Treasurer election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Official Vote Totals |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf |publisher=Secretary of State of Kansas |access-date=30 April 2023}}}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Steven Johnson|votes=537,488|percentage=54.03}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Lynn Rogers (incumbent)|votes=411,813|percentage=41.39}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (US)|candidate=Steve Roberts|votes=45,540|percentage=4.58}}{{Election box total no change|votes=994,841|percentage=100.00}}{{Election box gain with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)|loser=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
Insurance Commissioner
{{main|2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election}}
Incumbent Republican Vicki Schmidt won re-election. This was the only Kansas statewide election where Johnson County voted for the Republican nominee.{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Vicki Schmidt (incumbent)|votes=618,108|percentage=63.01%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Kiel Corkran|votes=362,882|percentage=36.99%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=980,990|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
State Board of Education
All Kansas State Board of Education Republicans won.
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Board of Education 1}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Danny Zeck|votes=59,425|percentage=61.36%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Jeffery M. Howards|votes=37,417|percentage=38.64%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=96,842|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Board of Education 2}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Michelle Dombrosky (incumbent)|votes=61,757|percentage=52.40%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (US)|candidate=Sheila Albers|votes=56,101|percentage=47.60%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=117,858|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Board of Education 5}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Cathy Hopkins|votes=74,080|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=74,080|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Board of Education 7}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Dennis Hershberger|votes=83,029|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=83,029|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2022 Kansas State Board of Education 9}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Jim Porter (incumbent)|votes=85,015|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=85,015|percentage=100.00%}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}
State House of Representatives
{{main|2022 Kansas House of Representatives election}}
The Kansas House of Representatives held elections for all 125 seats in 2022. Republicans maintained their supermajority in the chamber.
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|+ Summary of the November 8, 2022 Kansas House of Representatives election results{{cite web |title=Kansas Secretary of State 2022 General Election Official Vote Totals |url=https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-General-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf |website=Kansas Secretary of State |access-date=1 December 2022}} | ||||||
| colspan=2|Party | Votes | % | Seats || +/– || % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party}};"| | align=left|Republican Party | 566,412 | 62.57% | 85 | -1 | 68% |
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party}};"| | align=left|Democratic Party | 334,211 | 36.92% | 40 | +1 | 32% |
| style="background:{{party color|Libertarian Party}};"| | align=left|Libertarian Party | 4,584 | 0.50% | 0 | – | 0% |
| colspan=2 align=left|Total | 905,207 | 100% | 125 | – |
Abortion referendum
{{main|2022 Kansas abortion referendum}}{{Referendum
| title = Value Them Both Amendment
| yes = 385,014
| yespct = 40.84
| no = 557,837
| nopct = 59.16
| total = 942,851
| electorate = 1,929,972
| turnoutpct = 48.85
| source = [https://sos.ks.gov/elections/22elec/2022-Primary-Official-Vote-Totals.pdf Secretary of State of Kansas]
}}