2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election explained

Election Name:2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election
Country:Kansas
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Kansas elections#Insurance Commissioner
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election
Next Year:2026
Election Date:November 8, 2022
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Nominee1:Vicki Schmidt
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:618,108
Percentage1:63.01%
Nominee2:Kiel Corkran
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:362,882
Percentage2:36.99%
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Insurance Commissioner
Before Election:Vicki Schmidt
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Vicki Schmidt
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
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The 2022 Kansas Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Insurance Commissioner of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Vicki Schmidt won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic candidate Kiel Corkran.[1] [2]

Schmidt outperformed every other Republican on the same ticket. This was the only Kansas statewide election where Johnson County voted for the Republican nominee.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

By congressional district

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

DistrictSchmidtCorkranRepresentative
70.09%29.91%Tracey Mann
66.12%33.88%Jake LaTurner
52.81%47.19%Sharice Davids
65.75%34.25%Ron Estes

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-11-08 . Kansas Insurance Commissioner Election Results . 2024-04-19 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: 2022 Insurance Commissioner results .
  3. Web site: 2022-10-17 . Kiel Corkran – Democrat for Insurance Commissioner . 2024-04-19 . KSN-TV . en-US.
  4. Results . docs.google.com .