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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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