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2022 Kansas Secretary of State election

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2022 Kansas Secretary of State election

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Nominee Scott Schwab Jeanna Repass
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 580,908 386,661
Percentage 58.36% 38.84%

Schwab:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Repass:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Lang:      50–60%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Secretary of State before election

Scott Schwab
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Scott Schwab
Republican

The 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Scott Schwab won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Jeanna Repass with 58.4% of the vote.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Endorsements

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Scott Schwab

Results

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Results by county
  Schwab
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Brown
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Schwab (incumbent) 245,998 55.24%
Republican Mike Brown 199,316 44.76%
Total votes 445,314 100%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Jeanna Repass, church outreach director[5]

Results

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Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeanna Repass 246,870 100%
Total votes 246,870 100%

Libertarian convention

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Cullene Lang, veteran and perennial candidate[6]

General election

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Debate

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2022 Delaware U.S. House of Representatives debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Scott Schwab Jeanna Repass
1 Nov. 1, 2022 KTWU
League of Women Voters
of Kansas
Bob Beatty YouTube P P

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] Safe R December 1, 2021
Elections Daily[8] Safe R November 7, 2022

Results

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

By congressional district

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Schwab won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[9]

District Schwab Repass Representative
1st 65.68% 31.37% Tracey Mann
2nd 59.16% 37.62% Jake LaTurner
3rd 49.24% 48.41% Sharice Davids
4th 61.85% 35.35% Ron Estes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bahl, Andrew (December 7, 2021). "Johnson County lawmaker Mike Brown runs for Kansas secretary of state". www.cjonline.co. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Bernard, Katie (June 24, 2021). "KS Secretary of State Schwab to run for re-election in 2022". www.kansascity.com. The Kansas City Star. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of Scott Schwab as Secretary of State of Kansas". American Conservative Union. January 20, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Bahl, Andrew (May 18, 2022) [May 17, 2022]. "Democrat Jeanna Repass seeks to make Kansas history with secretary of state bid". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022 LPKS Candidates". Libertarian Party of Kansas. April 23, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. December 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Results. docs.google.com (Report).
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Official campaign websites