Kansas state executive official elections, 2022
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| Kansas state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2022 |
| Primary: August 2, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Kansas |
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Eleven state executive offices were up for election in Kansas in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
State Board of Education (5 seats)
Insurance Commissioner
Governor
General election candidates
- Laura Kelly (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Derek Schmidt (Republican Party)
- Seth Cordell (Libertarian Party)
- Dennis Pyle (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
- Laura Kelly (Incumbent) ✔
- Richard Karnowski
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
Lieutenant Governor
General election candidates
- David Toland (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Katie Sawyer (Republican Party)
- Evan Laudick-Gains (Libertarian Party)
- Kathleen Garrison (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
- David Toland (Incumbent) ✔
- Barry Franco
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
Attorney General
General election candidates
- Chris Mann (Democratic Party)
- Kris Kobach (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
Secretary of State
General election candidates
- Scott Schwab (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jeanna Repass (Democratic Party)
- Cullene Lang (Libertarian Party)
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- Scott Schwab (Incumbent) ✔
- Mike Brown
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Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
Treasurer
General election candidates
- Lynn Rogers (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Steven C. Johnson (Republican Party) ✔
- Steve Roberts (Libertarian Party)
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- Lynn Rogers (Incumbent) ✔
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Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
State Board of Education
District 1
General election candidates
- Jeffrey Howards (Democratic Party)
- Danny Zeck (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
District 3
General election candidates
- Michelle Dombrosky (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Sheila Albers (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Michelle Dombrosky (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
District 5
General election candidates
- Cathy Hopkins (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
- Jean Clifford (Incumbent)
- Cathy Hopkins ✔
District 7
General election candidates
- Dennis Hershberger (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
- Ben Jones (Incumbent)
- Dennis Hershberger ✔
District 9
General election candidates
- Jim Porter (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
- Jim Porter (Incumbent) ✔
- Luke Aichele
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Insurance Commissioner
General election candidates
- Vicki Schmidt (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Kiel Corkran (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Vicki Schmidt (Incumbent) ✔
Context of the 2022 elections
Party control in Kansas
Kansas Party Control: 1992-2025
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 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R | R | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Kansas
Past elections
2020
The following elections took place in 2020:
See also
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