2022 Kansas gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor of Kansas for a four-year term, ultimately resulting in the Democratic incumbent retaining the office in a traditionally Republican-leaning state.

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instanceOf 2022 election
gubernatorial election
country United States of America
surface form: United States
democraticNominee Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
electionDate 2022-11-08
governorAfterElection Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
governorBeforeElection Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
incumbentBeforeElection Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Kansas Democratic Party NERFINISHED
incumbentReelected true
incumbentSoughtReelection true
independentCandidate Dennis Pyle NERFINISHED
libertarianNominee Seth Cordell NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kansas
marginOfVictory 1.9 percentage points
nextElection 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
officeHolderAfterElection Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
officeHolderPartyAfterElection Kansas Democratic Party NERFINISHED
otherGeneralElectionCandidate Dennis Pyle NERFINISHED
Seth Cordell NERFINISHED
otherGeneralElectionCandidateParty Independent
Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED
partOf 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
positionContested Governor of Kansas
previousElection 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election NERFINISHED
primaryElectionParty Kansas Democratic Party NERFINISHED
Kansas Republican Party NERFINISHED
Libertarian Party (United States) NERFINISHED
republicanNominee Derek Schmidt NERFINISHED
runnerUp Derek Schmidt NERFINISHED
runnerUpParty Kansas Republican Party NERFINISHED
runnerUpPopularVote 477,691
runnerUpVoteShare 47.3%
runningMateOfRunnerUp Katie Sawyer NERFINISHED
runningMateOfWinner David Toland NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
tookPlaceInTraditionallyRepublicanState true
tookPlaceOnSameDayAs 2022 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED
2022 United States Senate elections
other 2022 state and local elections
typeOfElection presidential-style gubernatorial election
wasCloseRace true
wasNotedFor Democratic incumbent winning in a Republican-leaning state
winner Laura Kelly NERFINISHED
winnerPopularVote 496,734
winnerVoteShare 49.2%
winningParty Kansas Democratic Party NERFINISHED

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Laura Kelly reElectedIn 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election