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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%

County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsKobach:      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

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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. 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%.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kris Kobach, former Secretary of State of Kansas, former Chair of the Kansas Republican Party, and board member of We Build the Wall; candidate for governor in 2018 and U.S. senator in 2020

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Mattivi, retired federal prosecutor
• Kellie Warren, state senator for the 11th district

Declined

• Blaine Finch, speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives
• Mike Kagay, district attorney for Kansas's 1st district court
• Derek Schmidt, incumbent attorney general (ran for Governor)
• Todd Thompson, district attorney for Kansas's 3rd district court

Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005)
• Steve Bannon, former Senior Counselor to the President (2017)

U.S. Senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)

County sheriffs

• Bill Carr, Ford County sheriff
• Kris Casper, Wichita County sheriff
• Andy Dedeke, Leavenworth County sheriff
• Kevin Friend, Linn County sheriff
• Brian Hill, Shawnee County sheriff
• Scott King, Pawnee County sheriff
• John Merchant, Brown County sheriff
• Brandon Mitchell, Ness County sheriff
• Tim Morse, Jackson County sheriff
• Vernon Valentine, Anderson County sheriff
• Chris Well, Osage County sheriff

Organizations

• Republicans for National Renewal

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021) and former Director of the CIA (2017–2018)

U.S. Senators

• Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas (2021–present)

Organizations

• Americans for Prosperity
• Kansas Chamber of Commerce

Debates & forum

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Chris Mann, attorney, former police officer, and former prosecutor

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Endorsements

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005)
• Steve Bannon, former Senior Counselor to the President (2017)

U.S. Senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)
• Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas (2021–present)

County sheriffs

• Bill Carr, Ford County sheriff
• Kris Casper, Wichita County sheriff
• Andy Dedeke, Leavenworth County sheriff
• Kevin Friend, Linn County sheriff
• Brian Hill, Shawnee County sheriff
• Scott King, Pawnee County sheriff
• John Merchant, Brown County sheriff
• Brandon Mitchell, Ness County sheriff
• Tim Morse, Jackson County sheriff
• Vernon Valentine, Anderson County sheriff
• Chris Well, Osage County sheriff

Organizations

• Kansans for Life PAC
• National Right to Life Committee
• NRA Political Victory Fund

U.S. Attorneys

• Stephen McAllister, former United States Attorney for the District of Kansas (2018–2021)

Sheriffs and police chiefs

• Ellen Hanson, former Lenexa police chief

Organizations

• American Federation of Teachers
• End Citizens United
• Kansas AFL-CIO
• Kansas Livestock Association
• Kansas State Council of Fire Fighters
• Let America Vote
• United Auto Workers Region 4

Newspapers

• The Kansas City Star
• The Wichita Eagle

Polling

Results

2022 Kansas Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kris Kobach	506,817	50.80	8.18
	Democratic	Chris Mann	490,925	49.20	8.18
Total votes			997,742	100.00
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Kobach won three of four congressional districts.

See also

• 2022 Kansas elections

Notes

1. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Someone else" with 3%

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Mattivi's campaign
2. This poll was sponsored by a pro-Kellie Warren PAC
3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Kobach's campaign
4. This poll was sponsored by Keep Kansas Conservative PAC, which supports Kobach
5. This poll was sponsored by Patrick Schmidt's campaign for Kansas's 2nd congressional district

References

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Kris Kobach (R) for Attorney General
• Chris Mann (D) for Attorney General

• 2022 Kansas elections
• 2022 United States Attorney General elections