2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election

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2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election

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Nominee Vicki Schmidt Kiel Corkran
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 618,108 362,882
Percentage 63.01% 36.99%

Schmidt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Corkran:      60–70%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Vicki Schmidt
Republican

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Vicki Schmidt
Republican

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt 407,416 100.00%
Total votes 407,416 100.00%

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

  • Kiel Corkran, Democratic nominee[4]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kiel Corkran 240,512 100.00%
Total votes 240,512 100.00%

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Vicki Schmidt (incumbent) 618,108 63.01%
Democratic Kiel Corkran 362,882 36.99%
Total votes 980,990 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district[edit]

Schmidt won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[7]

District Schmidt Corkran Representative
1st 70.09% 29.91% Tracey Mann
2nd 66.12% 33.88% Jake LaTurner
3rd 52.81% 47.19% Sharice Davids
4th 65.75% 34.25% Ron Estes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kansas Insurance Commissioner Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022 Insurance Commissioner results" (PDF).
  3. ^ ""2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals"" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Kiel Corkran – Democrat for Insurance Commissioner". KSN-TV. October 17, 2022. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ ""2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals"" (PDF).
  6. ^ "2022 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Secretary of State of Kansas. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ^ Results. docs.google.com (Report).