2022 Kansas Attorney General election

2022 Kansas Attorney General election

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Nominee Kris Kobach Chris Mann
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 506,817 490,925
Percentage 50.80% 49.20%

Kobach:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Mann:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No votes

Attorney General before election

Derek Schmidt
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Kris Kobach
Republican

The 2022 Kansas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced he would retire to run for governor.[1] The Republican nominee was former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and the Democratic nominee was former police officer, prosecutor, and state securities regulator, Chris Mann. Kobach narrowly won, taking 50.80% of the general election vote to Mann's 49.20%.[2][3]

  1. ^ Broyles, Jared; Willetts, Alyssa; Motter, Sarah (March 9, 2021). "A.G. Derek Schmidt announces run for Kansas governor". www.wibw.com. WIBW-TV. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Republican Kris Kobach completes comeback with win in Kansas AG race, vowing to fight Biden," November 09, 2022, Wichita Eagle retrieved November 17, 2022
  3. ^ Associated Press: "GOP’s Kobach wins Kansas AG’s race, revives political career: Republican Kris Kobach has won the Kansas attorney general’s race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and election law provocateur," 2022-11-09, KWCH-TV Eyewitness News, retrieved November 11, 2022