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 Kris Kobach completes comeback with win in Kansas AG race, vowing to fight Biden," November 09, 2022, Wichita Eagle retrieved November 17, 2022Associated Press: "GOP’s Kobach wins Kansas AG’s race, revives political career: Republican Kris Kobach has won the Kansas attorney general’s race after two big losses tied to his national reputation as an immigration and election law provocateur," 2022-11-09, KWCH-TV Eyewitness News, retrieved November 11, 2022
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 + 2022 Kansas Attorney General Republican primary debates & candidate forum Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Kris Kobach Tony Mattivi Kellie Warren1 May 19, 2022 YouTube 2 Jun. 15, 2022 Johnson CountyBar AssociationKCPT Nick Haines YouTube 2 Jun. 26, 2022 Saline CountyGranny Brigade YouTube
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KrisKobach TonyMattivi KellieWarren UndecidedCygnal (R)Cygnal (R)June 30 – July 1, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%31%9%16%44%Battleground Connect (R)Battleground Connect (R)May 22–25, 2022539 (LV)± 4.2%38%4%19%39%WPA Intelligence (R)WPA Intelligence (R)April 18–20, 2022518 (LV)± 4.3%52%7%12%28%Remington Research Group (R)Remington Research Group (R)September 1–2, 2021800 (LV)± 3.3%43%7%15%35%
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared Chris Mann, attorney, former police officer, and former prosecutor
Results
General election
Debate + 2022 Kansas Attorney General debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Kris Kobach Chris Mann1 Oct. 25, 2022 KTWUWashburn UniversityDepartment ofPolitical Science Nick Haines YouTube
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022
Post-primary endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KrisKobach (R) ChrisMann (D) Other UndecidedEmerson CollegeEmerson CollegeOctober 27–29, 20221,000 (LV)± 3.0%43%44%3%11%Jayhawk ConsultingJayhawk ConsultingOctober 10–12, 2022500 (LV)–37%38%–25%Emerson CollegeEmerson CollegeSeptember 15–18, 20221,000 (LV)± 3.0%41%39%–16%WPA Intelligence (R)WPA Intelligence (R)April 26–27, 2022500 (LV)± 4.4%44%41%–15%
Results
By congressional district Kobach won three of four congressional districts. District Kobach Mann Representative 57% 43%Tracey Mann 52% 48%Jake LaTurner 41% 59%Sharice Davids 55% 45%Ron Estes
See also 2022 Kansas elections
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links Official campaign websites Kris Kobach (R) for Attorney General Chris Mann (D) for Attorney General