2022 Kansas Attorney General election

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

Debates & forum

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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

Results

General election

Debate

Predictions

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Results

By congressional district

Kobach won three of four congressional districts.

See also

• 2022 Kansas elections

Notes

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References

External links

Official campaign websites

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