2022 United States Senate election in Kansas
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{{use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 United States Senate election in Kansas
| country = Kansas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2016 United States Senate election in Kansas
| previous_year = 2016
| next_election = 2028 United States Senate election in Kansas
| next_year = 2028
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| image1 = Jerry Moran 2023.jpg
| nominee1 = Jerry Moran
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 602,976
| percentage1 = 60.00%
| image2 = Mark Holland (cropped).png
| nominee2 = Mark Holland
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 372,214
| percentage2 = 37.04%
| map_image = {{switcher |270px |County results |270px |Congressional district results |270px |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 251px
| map_caption = Moran: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Holland: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Graham: {{legend0|#165016|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#DECDE6|30–40%}} {{legend0|#d2b1d9|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Jerry Moran
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Jerry Moran
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsKS}}
The 2022 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Senator Jerry Moran was first elected in 2010, winning the seat vacated by Sam Brownback, and ran for re-election to a third term in office. Democrat Mark Holland, the former mayor of Kansas City, was Moran's opponent in the general election.{{Cite news|last=Kraske|first=Steve|date=October 1, 2021|title=Former Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor Mark Holland is making a bid for the U.S. Senate|publisher=KCUR-FM|url=https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-01/former-kansas-city-kansas-mayor-mark-holland-is-making-a-bid-for-the-u-s-senate|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015022714/https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-01/former-kansas-city-kansas-mayor-mark-holland-is-making-a-bid-for-the-u-s-senate|archive-date=October 15, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Aarón |title=Ex-KCK Mayor Mark Holland wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, will face Moran |date=2022-08-02 |url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article264118466.html#storylink=cpy |access-date=2022-08-03}}
Moran ultimately won the election,{{Cite news |date=2022-11-08 |title=Kansas U.S. Senate Election Results |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-kansas-us-senate.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |issn=0362-4331}} but his 60% share of the vote represented another decline from his first victory in 2010, and he lost Johnson County, a major suburban county that had been recently trending left in elections, for the first time in his career. Even so, he still won re-election by an overwhelming margin, despite incumbent Democratic governor Laura Kelly winning re-election on the same ballot. This was the first election since 2002 where the winner of the United States Senate election in Kansas was of a different party from the winner of the concurrent gubernatorial election, and the first election since 1968 where the winner of the United States Senate election in Kansas for the Class 3 Senate seat was of a different party from the winner of the concurrent gubernatorial election.
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Jerry Moran, incumbent U.S. Senator{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Jerry|date=November 4, 2020|title=Statement of candidacy 2020|url=https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/S0KS00091/1471480/|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2021|publisher=Federal Election Commission|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105194047/https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/forms/S0KS00091/1471480 |archive-date=2020-11-05 }}{{cite news|date=November 11, 2020|title=Aide: Kansas Sen. Moran plans to seek reelection in 2022|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-kansas-elections-jerry-moran-topeka-218d8ca36097f4e669bc54126a723b0e|url-status=live|access-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222154331/https://apnews.com/article/senate-elections-kansas-elections-jerry-moran-topeka-218d8ca36097f4e669bc54126a723b0e|archive-date=December 22, 2020}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Joan Farr, independent candidate for the U.S. Senate in Oklahoma in 2014 and 2020{{cite news |last1=Casteel |first1=Chris |title=State senator Nathan Dahm joins race against incumbent Sen. James Lankford |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/09/28/state-senator-who-sought-name-road-after-trump-challenging-lankford/5902645001/ |access-date=29 September 2021 |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=28 September 2021}}
==Declined==
- Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and former U.S. Representative for {{ushr|KS|4}} (endorsed Moran)
= Endorsements =
{{Endorsements box
| title = Jerry Moran
| width = 50em
| list =
Executive Branch officials
- Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States (2017–2021){{cite news|last=Cooper|first=Brad|title=Pence endorses Moran for reelection|url=https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/pence-endorses-moran-for-reelection/|work=Sunflower State Journal|date=March 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603043439/https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/pence-endorses-moran-for-reelection/|archive-date=June 3, 2021|url-status=live}}
- Mike Pompeo, 70th secretary of state of the United States (2018–2021), 6th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2017–2018){{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/mike-pompeo-removes-himself-from-2022-kansas-senate-bid|title=Mike Pompeo removes himself from 2022 Kansas Senate bid|date=October 27, 2021|last=Drucker|first=David M.|work=Washington Examiner|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101190923/https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/mike-pompeo-removes-himself-from-2022-kansas-senate-bid|archive-date=November 1, 2021|url-status=live}}
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021){{cite news|work=Kansas City Star|url=https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article249529255.html|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=Trump endorses Jerry Moran — 12 days after vote to acquit him on incitement charge|date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802034020/https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article249529255.html|archive-date=August 2, 2021|url-status=live}}
Organizations
- Pro-Israel America{{cite web|url=https://proisraelamerica.org/endorsements/|title=Endorsed Candidates|website=proisraelamerica.org|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220023717/https://proisraelamerica.org/endorsements/|url-status=dead}}
}}
=Results=
[[File:2022 Kansas Republican Senate primary.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#e27f7f|Moran}}
|{{legend|#d72f30|70–80%}}
|{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}}
|{{legend|#a80000|90–100%}}
}}
]]
{{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
| candidate = Jerry Moran (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 383,332
| percentage = 80.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joan Farr
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 93,016
| percentage = 19.5
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 476,348
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Mark Holland, United Methodist pastor and former mayor of Kansas City{{cite news |last1=Kaut |first1=Steve |title=Former KCK Mayor Mark Holland to run for US Senate seat in Kansas |url=https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/former-kck-mayor-mark-holland-to-run-for-us-senate-seat-in-kansas |publisher=KSHB |date=11 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/10/19/us-senator-jerry-moran-funding-trump-endorsement-democrat-opponent-2022-election-kansas/8507118002/|title=Jerry Moran has Democratic opponents for 2022. He also has $4M+ and a Trump endorsement on his side.|first=Andrew|last=Bahl|website=The Topeka Capital-Journal}}
===Eliminated in primary===
- Mike Andra, farmer{{cite web|url=https://kvoe.com/2022/05/06/mann-moran-officially-launch-re-election-bids/|title=Mann, Moran officially launch re-election bids|website=KVOE (AM)|date=May 6, 2022|access-date=May 14, 2022}}
- Paul Buskirk, educator{{Cite web |last=Senate |first=Buskirk US |title=Paul Buskirk US Senate Kansas |url=https://buskirkussenate.com/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Buskirk US Senate democratic party |language=en-US}}
- Robert Klingenberg, salesman and truck driver
- Michael Soetaert, former Republican candidate for {{ushr|KS|1}} in 2020
- Patrick Wiesner, bankruptcy attorney, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010, 2014 and nominee in 2016{{Cite web |title=Candidates {{!}} Johnson County Election Office |url=https://jocoelection.org/current-candidates?field_election_tid=5196&field_office_level_tid=358 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=jocoelection.org}}
=Results=
[[File:2022 Kansas Democratic Senate primary.svg|thumb|250px|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#6674de|Holland}}
|{{legend|#dfeeff|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#bdd3ff|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#a5b0ff|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#37c837|Buskirk}}
|{{legend|#c0f0c0|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#aae5aa|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#87de87|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#5fd35f|50–60%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#ee8e50|Andra}}
|{{legend|#ffdac1|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#ffcca9|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#ffb580|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#ff9a50|50–60%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#2aacac|Klingenberg}}
|{{legend|#d0f9f9|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#acf2f2|30–40%}}
|{{legend|#7ddddd|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#51c2c2|50–60%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#d75d5d|Soetaert}}
|{{legend|#ffe0ea|20–30%}}
|{{legend|#ffc8cd|30–40%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = Tie
|{{legend|#EFE7F5|20–30%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Holland
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 101,429
| percentage = 38.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Paul Buskirk
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 53,750
| percentage = 20.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Patrick Wiesner
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 47,034
| percentage = 17.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mike Andra
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 33,464
| percentage = 12.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Robert Klingenberg
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 21,413
| percentage = 8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Soetaert
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 9,464
| percentage = 3.6
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 266,554
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
Libertarian convention
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- David Graham, attorney{{cite web |title=2022 LPKS Candidates |work=Libertarian Party of Kansas |date=April 23, 2022 |access-date=June 21, 2022 |url=https://lpks.org/2022-lpks-candidates/ |archive-date=August 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809015350/https://lpks.org/2022-lpks-candidates/ |url-status=dead }}
General election
=Predictions=
= Post-primary endorsements =
{{Endorsements box
| title = Jerry Moran (R)
| list =
Organizations
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee
- Campaign for Working Families{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/542/jerry-moran|title=Jerry Moran's Ratings and Endorsements|website=justfacts.votesmart.org|access-date=November 3, 2022}}
- Kansans for Life
- Kansas Farm Bureau{{cite web|url=https://www.kfb.org/Article/KFBs-Vote-FBF-endorses-Sen-Moran-for-reelection|title=KFB's Vote FBF endorses Sen. Moran for re-election|website=www.kfb.com|date=May 24, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022}}
- Kansas Livestock Association{{cite web|url=https://www.kla.org/resources/kla-endorsements|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719212726/https://www.kla.org/resources/kla-endorsements|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2022|title=KLA Endorsements|website=www.kla.org|access-date=November 3, 2022}}
- National Defense PAC
- National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF - Grades - Kansas |url=https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/kansas |website=nrapvf.org |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108112348/https://www.nrapvf.org/grades/kansas |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}}{{cite web|url=https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/nra-rolls-out-general-election-endorsements/|title=NRA rolls out general election endorsements|website=sunflowerstatejournal.com|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912172153/https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/nra-rolls-out-general-election-endorsements|archive-date=September 12, 2022|url-status=live}}
- National Right to Life Committee
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Mark Holland (D)
| list =
Organizations
- Everytown for Gun Safety{{Cite web|url=https://gunsensevoter.org/candidates/details/?cid=77728fcab2d5f51c73f9ec82d81b23d483bff45e382ae6012bae4cc8a3f46702|title=Mark Holland|website=Gun Sense Voter}}
- National Education Association{{Cite web|url=https://educationvotes.nea.org/our-recommended-candidates/|title=Our Recommended Candidates|website=Education Votes}}
- Vote Common Good{{cite news|title=Candidates for Common Good 2022|url=https://www.votecommongood.com/candidates-for-common-good-2022/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005232800/https://www.votecommongood.com/candidates-for-common-good-2022/ |archive-date=October 5, 2022 }}
Newspapers
- The Kansas City Star[https://web.archive.org/web/20231115004032/https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/election-recommendations/article267997492.html The Kansas City Star]
}}
=Polling=
Graphical summary
{{Graph:Chart
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| height=400
| xAxisTitle=
| yAxisTitle=%support
| xAxisAngle = -40
| legend=Candidate
| interpolate = bundle
| size = 1.5
| xType = date
| y1Title=Moran
| y2Title=Holland
| y3Title=Undecided/Other
| type=line
|xGrid= |yGrid=
| x= 2021/08/10, 2021/09/7, 2022/09/18, 2022/10/29
| y1= 58, 54, 45, 54
| y2= 37, 35, 33, 33
| y3= 5, 11, 22, 13
| colors =#E81B23, #3333FF, #DDDDDD
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| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom"
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Jerry ! style="width:100px;"| Mark ! Other ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2022-governor-laura-kelly-holds-three-point-lead-over-ag-derek-schmidt-in-gubernatorial-election-senator-moran-leads-by-21-points-for-re-election/ Emerson College]
|October 27–29, 2022 |1,000 (LV) |± 3.0% |{{party shading/Republican}}|54% |33% |5%{{efn|Graham (L) with 1%; "Someone else" with 2%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2022-democratic-governor-laura-kelly-in-tight-race-with-a-g-derek-schmidt-in-gubernatorial-election/ Emerson College]
|September 15–18, 2022 |1,000 (LV) |± 3.0% |{{party shading/Republican}}|45% |33% |4%{{efn|"Someone else" with 4%}} |18% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Echelon Insights[https://netchoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/NetChoice-August-2022-Polling-Echelon-Insights.pdf Echelon Insights]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by NetChoice|name="NetChoice"}}
|August 31 – September 7, 2022 |392 (LV) |± 7.5% |{{party shading/Republican}}|54% |35% |– |11% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Battleground Connect (R)[https://sunflowerstatejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/KS-Statewide-Survey-Toplines-8.14-1.pdf Battleground Connect (R)]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by the John Brown Freedom Fund|name="JBFF"}}
|August 8–10, 2022 |1,074 (LV) |± 3.0% |{{party shading/Republican}}|58% |37% |– |5% |
=Results=
{{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
| candidate = Mark Holland
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 372,214
| percentage = 37.04%
| change = +4.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = David Graham
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| 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}}
== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==
- Johnson (largest city: Overland Park)
==By congressional district==
Moran won all four congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.{{cite report |title=2022 KS Statewide Races by CD |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gob696DIqUj7d9gh0ETujYmk16PhkzIMBCKBJ7pzkVY/edit?gid=1548510150#gid=1548510150 |website=docs.google.com }}
| class=wikitable
! District ! Moran ! Holland ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|1|1st}} | 67.97% | 29.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tracey Mann |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|2|2nd}} | 61.46% | 35.41% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jake LaTurner |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|3|3rd}} | 49.75% | 47.44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sharice Davids |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Kansas|4|4th}} | 63.61% | 33.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Ron Estes |
See also
- Elections in Kansas
- Political party strength in Kansas
- Kansas Democratic Party
- Kansas Republican Party
- Government of Kansas
- 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas
- 2022 Kansas House of Representatives election
- 2022 Kansas elections
- 2022 United States Senate elections
- 2022 United States elections
Notes
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Partisan clients
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References
{{reflist}}
External links
Official campaign websites
- [https://graham4senate.com/ David Graham (L) for Senate]
- [https://www.hollandforkansas.com/ Mark Holland (D) for Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124012637/https://www.hollandforkansas.com/ |date=November 24, 2021 }}
- [https://www.moranforkansas.com/ Jerry Moran (R) for Senate]
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