2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election

2022 Kansas Insurance Commissioner election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

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

County results Congressional district results 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

Candidates

• Vicki Schmidt, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicki Schmidt	407,416	100.00%
Total votes			407,416	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Kiel Corkran, Democratic nominee^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kiel Corkran	240,512	100.00%
Total votes			240,512	100.00%

General election

Results

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

Schmidt won all four 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

• 2022 Kansas elections

References

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. 2022 KS Statewide Races by CD. docs.google.com (Report).