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Kansas Attorney General election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)

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Election details
Filing deadline: June 1, 2022
Primary: August 2, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Derek Schmidt (Republican)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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A Democratic Party primary took place on August 2, 2022, in Kansas to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

Chris Mann advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kansas.

This page focuses on Kansas' Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Kansas' Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kansas

Candidate
%
Votes
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Chris Mann
 
100.0
 
248,846

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 248,846
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State profile

Demographic data for Kansas
 KansasU.S.
Total population:2,906,721316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):81,7593,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:85.2%73.6%
Black/African American:5.8%12.6%
Asian:2.6%5.1%
Native American:0.8%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:3.3%3%
Hispanic/Latino:11.2%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:90.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:31%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$52,205$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kansas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas

Kansas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


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Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Kansas and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Kansas, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Kansas' 1st Tracey Mann Ends.png Republican R+18
Kansas' 2nd Jacob LaTurner Ends.png Republican R+11
Kansas' 3rd Sharice Davids Electiondot.png Democratic R+1
Kansas' 4th Ron Estes Ends.png Republican R+14


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Kansas[1]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Kansas' 1st 34.1% 63.7%
Kansas' 2nd 40.7% 57.0%
Kansas' 3rd 51.2% 46.7%
Kansas' 4th 38.0% 59.7%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 60.9% of Kansans lived in one of the state's 100 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 29.3% lived in one of three New Democratic counties: Johnson, Riley, and Shawnee. Overall, Kansas was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Kansas following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Kansas presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 26 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D D R R R D D R R R R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Kansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Kansas.

U.S. Senate election results in Kansas
Race Winner Runner up
2020 53.2%Republican Party 41.8%Democratic Party
2016 62.1%Republican Party 32.2%Democratic Party
2014 53.1%Republican Party 42.5%Grey.png (Independent)
2010 70.3%Republican Party 26.2%Democratic Party
2008 60.0%Republican Party 36.4%Democratic Party
Average 59.7 35.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Kansas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Kansas.

Gubernatorial election results in Kansas
Race Winner Runner up
2018 48.0%Democratic Party 43.0%Republican Party
2014 49.8%Republican Party 48.1%Democratic Party
2010 62.3%Republican Party 32.2%Democratic Party
2006 57.9%Democratic Party 40.4%Republican Party
2002 52.9%Democratic Party 45.1%Republican Party
Average 54.2 41.8

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kansas' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kansas, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 1 1
Republican 2 3 5
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 4 6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Kansas' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Kansas, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Laura Kelly
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party David Toland
Secretary of State Republican Party Scott Schwab
Attorney General Republican Party Derek Schmidt

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Kansas State Legislature as of November 2022.

Kansas State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 11
     Republican Party 29
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

Kansas House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 39
     Republican Party 86
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 125

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Kansas was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Kansas Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Sixteen years of Republican trifectas

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Kansas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Kansas
Kansas United States
Population 2,937,880 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 81,758 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 83% 70.4%
Black/African American 5.7% 12.6%
Asian 3% 5.6%
Native American 0.8% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.7% 5.1%
Multiple 4.8% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 12.1% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.4% 88.5%
College graduation rate 33.9% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $61,091 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 11.4% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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