2022 Kansas Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2022 Kansas Attorney General election
Country:	Kansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Kansas Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Kansas Attorney General election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Image1:	Kobach_in_2021 (cropped).png
Nominee1:	Kris Kobach
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	506,817
Percentage1:	50.80%
Nominee2:	Chris Mann
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	490,925
Percentage2:	49.20%
Map Size:	270px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Derek Schmidt
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Kris Kobach
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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]}

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^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Mattivi, retired federal prosecutor^[5]
• Kellie Warren, state senator for the 11th district^[6]

Declined

• Blaine Finch, speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives^[7]
• Mike Kagay, district attorney for Kansas's 1st district court^[8]
• Derek Schmidt, incumbent attorney general (ran for Governor)^[9]
• Todd Thompson, district attorney for Kansas's 3rd district court^[8]

Debates & forum

2022 Kansas Attorney General Republican primary debates & candidate forum

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					Kris Kobach	Tony Mattivi	Kellie Warren
1	May 19, 2022			YouTube
2	Jun. 15, 2022	Johnson County Bar Association KCPT	Nick Haines	YouTube
2	Jun. 26, 2022	Saline County Granny Brigade		YouTube

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kris Kobach	Tony Mattivi	Kellie Warren	Undecided
Cygnal (R)	June 30 – July 1, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		31%	9%	16%		44%
Battleground Connect (R)	May 22–25, 2022	539 (LV)	± 4.2%		38%	4%	19%		39%
WPA Intelligence (R)	April 18–20, 2022	518 (LV)	± 4.3%		52%	7%	12%	28%
Remington Research Group (R)	September 1–2, 2021	800 (LV)	± 3.3%		43%	7%	15%	35%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Chris Mann, attorney, former police officer, and former prosecutor^[10]

Results

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[11]		November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[12]		November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kris Kobach (R)	Chris Mann (D)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College	October 27–29, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	43%		44%	3%	11%
Jayhawk Consulting	October 10–12, 2022	500 (LV)	–	37%		38%	–	25%
Emerson College	September 15–18, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%		41%	39%	–	16%
WPA Intelligence (R)	April 26–27, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		44%	41%	–	15%

Results

By congressional district

Kobach won three of four congressional districts.^[13]

District	Kobach	Mann	Representative
		57.36%	42.64%		Tracey Mann
		52.15%	47.85%		Jake LaTurner
		41.23%	58.77%		Sharice Davids
		55.10%	44.90%		Ron Estes

See also

• 2022 Kansas elections

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Broyles . Jared . Willetts . Alyssa . Motter . Sarah . A.G. Derek Schmidt announces run for Kansas governor . www.wibw.com . . 28 December 2021 . 9 March 2021.
2. https://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/election/article268146342.html "Republican Kris Kobach completes comeback with win in Kansas AG race, vowing to fight Biden,"
3. [Associated Press]
4. Web site: Axelrod . Tal . Kris Kobach files paperwork to run for Kansas AG . thehill.com . . 28 December 2021 . 29 April 2021.
5. Web site: Bahl . Andrew . Ex-federal prosecutor Tony Mattiv announces Kansas Attorney General run . www.cjonline.com . . 28 December 2021 . 28 July 2021.
6. Web site: Carpenter . Tim . Warren enters GOP contest for attorney general, knocks 'never-win' candidates . kansasreflector.com . 28 December 2021 . 6 July 2021.
7. Web site: Bahl . Andrew . Kansas House Republican Blaine Finch passes on attorney general run . www.cjonline.com . . 13 January 2022 . 19 July 2021.
8. Web site: Cooper . Brad . Field for attorney general's race starts to form . 13 January 2022 . 12 April 2021.
9. Web site: 2021-03-09. AG Derek Schmidt announces run for Kansas governor. 2021-03-09.
10. Web site: Bahl . Andrew . Chris Mann, Democrat, and former cop, announces attorney general run . www.cjonline.com . . 28 December 2021 . 21 September 2021.
11. Web site: Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 3, 2022 . November 3, 2022.
12. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
13. Results . docs.google.com .