Municipal elections in Sedgwick County, Kansas (2022)
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| 2022 Sedgwick County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 1, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 2, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County commission and district court judges |
| Total seats up: 14 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Sedgwick County, Kansas, held general elections for county commission and district court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 1, 2022.
The 2022 election added two new judge positions and a new magistrate judge position to the Kansas Eighteenth Judicial District.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
County commission
District 1
General election
General election for Sedgwick County Commission District 1
Incumbent Pete Meitzner defeated Kelli Grant in the general election for Sedgwick County Commission District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Meitzner (R) | 52.8 | 18,772 |
 | Kelli Grant (D)  | 47.1 | 16,761 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 35,569 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 1
Kelli Grant advanced from the Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kelli Grant | 100.0 | 9,404 |
| Total votes: 9,404 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 1
Incumbent Pete Meitzner advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 1 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Meitzner | 100.0 | 13,179 |
| Total votes: 13,179 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Sedgwick County Commission District 4
Ryan Baty defeated incumbent Lacey Cruse in the general election for Sedgwick County Commission District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Baty (R) | 52.8 | 14,025 | |
| Lacey Cruse (D) | 47.1 | 12,525 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 26,570 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 4
Incumbent Lacey Cruse advanced from the Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lacey Cruse | 100.0 | 7,109 | |
| Total votes: 7,109 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 4
Ryan Baty advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Baty | 100.0 | 8,683 | |
| Total votes: 8,683 | |||
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District 5
General election
General election for Sedgwick County Commission District 5
Incumbent Jim Howell defeated John McIntosh in the general election for Sedgwick County Commission District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Howell (R) | 56.9 | 14,540 |
| John McIntosh (D) | 43.0 | 10,983 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 | ||
| Total votes: 25,544 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 5
John McIntosh advanced from the Democratic primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John McIntosh | 100.0 | 6,002 | |
| Total votes: 6,002 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 5
Incumbent Jim Howell advanced from the Republican primary for Sedgwick County Commission District 5 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Howell | 100.0 | 9,702 |
| Total votes: 9,702 | |||
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Judicial offices
General election
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| Kansas 18th District Court Magistrate Judge |
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Primary
18th District Court primary, 2022 |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| Division 5 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| Division 8 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| Kansas 18th District Court Magistrate Judge |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Kansas elections, 2022
August 2, 2022
- United States Senate election in Kansas, 2022
- Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Kansas Attorney General election, 2022
- Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022
- Kansas Treasurer election, 2022
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Kansas No State Constitutional Right to Abortion and Legislative Power to Regulate Abortion Amendment (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Kansas, 2022
- Kansas' 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2022
- Kansas Attorney General election, 2022
- Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2022
- Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022
- Kansas Treasurer election, 2022
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Kansas Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Kansas intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Kansas Constitutional Amendment 1, Legislative Veto or Suspension of Executive Agency Regulations Amendment (2022)
- Kansas Constitutional Amendment 2, County Sheriff Election and Recall Amendment (2022)
- Wichita Public Schools, Kansas, District Elections for School Board Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Sedgwick County, Kansas | ||
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| Sedgwick County | Kansas | |
| Population | 523,824 | 2,937,880 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 996 | 81,758 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 76.2% | 83% |
| Black/African American | 8.4% | 5.7% |
| Asian | 4.3% | 3% |
| Native American | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Multiple | 6.2% | 4.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.9% | 12.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.8% | 91.4% |
| College graduation rate | 31.4% | 33.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $57,540 | $61,091 |
| Persons below poverty level | 13.4% | 11.4% |
| 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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