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

2022 Kansas elections

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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

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Senate

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2022 United States Senate election in Kansas[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jerry Moran (incumbent) 602,976 60.00% −2.18%
Democratic Mark Holland 372,214 37.04% +4.80%
Libertarian David Graham 29,766 2.96% −2.62%
Total votes 1,004,956 100.0%
Republican hold

House of Representatives

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

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 161,333 67.67% 77,092 32.33% 0 0.00% 238,425 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 134,506 57.64% 98,852 42.36% 0 0.00% 233,358 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 128,839 42.76% 165,527 54.94% 6,928 2.30% 301,294 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 144,889 63.34% 83,851 36.66% 0 0.00% 228,740 100.0% Republican hold
Total 569,567 56.85% 425,322 42.46% 6,928 0.69% 1,001,817 100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
56.85%
Democratic
42.46%
Other
0.69%
House seats
Republican
75.00%
Democratic
25.00%

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

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2022 Kansas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
499,849 49.54% +1.53%
Republican
477,591 47.33% +4.35%
Independent
20,452 2.03% N/A
Libertarian
  • Seth Cordell
  • Evan Laudick-Gains
11,106 1.10% −0.80%
Total votes 1,008,998 100.0%
Turnout 47.94%
Democratic hold

Secretary of state

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2022 Kansas Secretary of State election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Scott Schwab (incumbent) 580,908 58.36%   5.76
Democratic Jeanna Repass 386,661 38.84%   5.03
Libertarian Cullene Lang 27,844 2.80%   0.73
Total votes 995,413 100%
Republican hold

Attorney general

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2022 Kansas Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kris Kobach 506,817 50.80   8.18
Democratic Chris Mann 490,925 49.20   8.18
Total votes 997,742 100.00
Republican hold

Treasurer

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2022 Kansas State Treasurer election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Johnson 537,488 54.03
Democratic Lynn Rogers (incumbent) 411,813 41.39
Libertarian Steve Roberts 45,540 4.58
Total votes 994,841 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

Insurance Commissioner

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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[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 618,108 63.01%
Democratic Kiel Corkran 362,882 36.99%
Total votes 980,990 100.00%
Republican hold

State Board of Education

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All Kansas State Board of Education Republicans won.

2022 Kansas State Board of Education 1[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Zeck 59,425 61.36%
Democratic Jeffery M. Howards 37,417 38.64%
Total votes 96,842 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of Education 2[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michelle Dombrosky (incumbent) 61,757 52.40%
Democratic Sheila Albers 56,101 47.60%
Total votes 117,858 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of Education 5[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy Hopkins 74,080 100.00%
Total votes 74,080 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of Education 7[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis Hershberger 83,029 100.00%
Total votes 83,029 100.00%
Republican hold
2022 Kansas State Board of Education 9[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Porter (incumbent) 85,015 100.00%
Total votes 85,015 100.00%
Republican hold

State House of Representatives

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

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Party Votes % Seats +/– %
Republican Party 566,412 62.57% 85 -1 68%
Democratic Party 334,211 36.92% 40 +1 32%
Libertarian Party 4,584 0.50% 0 0%
Total 905,207 100% 125

Abortion referendum

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Value Them Both Amendment
Choice Votes %
  No 557,837 59.16
Yes 385,014 40.84
Total votes 942,851 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 1,929,972 48.85
Source: Secretary of State of Kansas

References

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  1. ^ "2022 General Election Official Results" (PDF). ent.sos.ks.gov.
  2. ^ "Kansas Governor Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "2022 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Secretary of State of Kansas. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kansas Secretary of State 2022 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2022.