Elections / 2022 · Governor · KS
Kansas — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionKansas · GovernorKellyD+2.2
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Laura Kelly ✓Democrat | 49.5% | 499,845 |
|---|---|---|
| Derek SchmidtRepublican | 47.3% | 477,586 |
| Dennis PyleIndependent | 2.0% | 20,452 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, KS | Republican | R+20.4 |
| Anderson, KS | Republican | R+36.6 |
| Atchison, KS | Republican | R+13.6 |
| Barber, KS | Republican | R+49.2 |
| Barton, KS | Republican | R+29.4 |
| Bourbon, KS | Republican | R+34.7 |
| Brown, KS | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Butler, KS | Republican | R+20.3 |
| Chase, KS | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Chautauqua, KS | Republican | R+64.3 |
| Cherokee, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Cheyenne, KS | Republican | R+56.8 |
| Clark, KS | Republican | R+40.5 |
| Clay, KS | Republican | R+28.7 |
| Cloud, KS | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Coffey, KS | Republican | R+34.9 |
| Comanche, KS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Cowley, KS | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Crawford, KS | Republican | R+5.1 |
| Decatur, KS | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Dickinson, KS | Republican | R+26.5 |
| Doniphan, KS | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Douglas, KS | Democratic | D+53.1 |
| Edwards, KS | Republican | R+35.9 |
| Elk, KS | Republican | R+43.4 |
| Ellis, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Ellsworth, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Finney, KS | Republican | R+15.3 |
| Ford, KS | Republican | R+17.7 |
| Franklin, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| Geary, KS | Democratic | D+5.5 |
| Gove, KS | Republican | R+53.2 |
| Graham, KS | Republican | R+41.5 |
| Grant, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Gray, KS | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Greeley, KS | Republican | R+43.7 |
| Greenwood, KS | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Hamilton, KS | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Harper, KS | Republican | R+37.2 |
| Harvey, KS | Republican | R+0.6 |
| Haskell, KS | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Hodgeman, KS | Republican | R+51.2 |
| Jackson, KS | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Jefferson, KS | Republican | R+7.3 |
| Jewell, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Johnson, KS | Democratic | D+20.2 |
| Kearny, KS | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Kingman, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Kiowa, KS | Republican | R+45.3 |
| Labette, KS | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Lane, KS | Republican | R+47.4 |
| Leavenworth, KS | Republican | R+3.5 |
| Lincoln, KS | Republican | R+38.1 |
| Linn, KS | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Logan, KS | Republican | R+52.6 |
| Lyon, KS | Democratic | D+9.6 |
| Marion, KS | Republican | R+25.5 |
| Marshall, KS | Republican | R+16.3 |
| McPherson, KS | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Meade, KS | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Miami, KS | Republican | R+21.8 |
| Mitchell, KS | Republican | R+36.2 |
| Montgomery, KS | Republican | R+39.8 |
| Morris, KS | Republican | R+12.7 |
| Morton, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Nemaha, KS | Republican | R+36.5 |
| Neosho, KS | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Ness, KS | Republican | R+59.8 |
| Norton, KS | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Osage, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Osborne, KS | Republican | R+37.7 |
| Ottawa, KS | Republican | R+37.6 |
| Pawnee, KS | Republican | R+17.6 |
| Phillips, KS | Republican | R+54.0 |
| Pottawatomie, KS | Republican | R+23.4 |
| Pratt, KS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Rawlins, KS | Republican | R+43.6 |
| Reno, KS | Republican | R+10.9 |
| Republic, KS | Republican | R+45.8 |
| Rice, KS | Republican | R+28.1 |
| Riley, KS | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Rooks, KS | Republican | R+45.0 |
| Rush, KS | Republican | R+34.8 |
| Russell, KS | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Saline, KS | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Scott, KS | Republican | R+54.9 |
| Sedgwick, KS | Democratic | D+3.1 |
| Seward, KS | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Shawnee, KS | Democratic | D+21.9 |
| Sheridan, KS | Republican | R+59.9 |
| Sherman, KS | Republican | R+48.8 |
| Smith, KS | Republican | R+46.2 |
| Stafford, KS | Republican | R+37.0 |
| Stanton, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Stevens, KS | Republican | R+52.5 |
| Sumner, KS | Republican | R+21.1 |
| Thomas, KS | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Trego, KS | Republican | R+40.7 |
| Wabaunsee, KS | Republican | R+21.5 |
| Wallace, KS | Republican | R+71.7 |
| Washington, KS | Republican | R+51.7 |
| Wichita, KS | Republican | R+57.6 |
| Wilson, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Woodson, KS | Republican | R+43.0 |
| Wyandotte, KS | Democratic | D+38.6 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+14.7Governor 2022D+2.2vs. baselineD+16.9
Kansas's 2022 governor race ran 16.9 points more Democratic than its 2020 presidential margin.
By county — 105 counties
| County | Won | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson | D | Laura Kelly | +20.2 | 262,697 |
| Sedgwick | D | Laura Kelly | +3.1 | 155,206 |
| Shawnee | D | Laura Kelly | +21.9 | 65,914 |
| Douglas | D | Laura Kelly | +53.1 | 47,396 |
| Wyandotte | D | Laura Kelly | +38.6 | 35,035 |
| Leavenworth | R | Derek Schmidt | +3.5 | 26,893 |
| Butler | R | Derek Schmidt | +20.3 | 23,756 |
| Reno | R | Derek Schmidt | +10.9 | 20,776 |
| Riley | D | Laura Kelly | +22.0 | 18,195 |
| Saline | R | Derek Schmidt | +6.1 | 17,731 |
| Miami | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.8 | 13,494 |
| Harvey | R | Derek Schmidt | +0.6 | 12,917 |
| Crawford | R | Derek Schmidt | +5.1 | 11,834 |
| McPherson | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.3 | 11,044 |
| Cowley | R | Derek Schmidt | +14.7 | 10,671 |
| Ellis | R | Derek Schmidt | +16.3 | 10,552 |
| Pottawatomie | R | Derek Schmidt | +23.4 | 10,503 |
| Lyon | D | Laura Kelly | +9.6 | 10,128 |
| Montgomery | R | Derek Schmidt | +39.8 | 9,611 |
| Franklin | R | Derek Schmidt | +16.3 | 9,535 |
| Barton | R | Derek Schmidt | +29.4 | 8,095 |
| Sumner | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.1 | 7,890 |
| Jefferson | R | Derek Schmidt | +7.3 | 7,622 |
| Finney | R | Derek Schmidt | +15.3 | 7,191 |
| Dickinson | R | Derek Schmidt | +26.5 | 6,943 |
| Cherokee | R | Derek Schmidt | +39.6 | 6,433 |
| Osage | R | Derek Schmidt | +18.0 | 6,285 |
| Geary | D | Laura Kelly | +5.5 | 6,075 |
| Ford | R | Derek Schmidt | +17.7 | 5,994 |
| Labette | R | Derek Schmidt | +20.0 | 5,927 |
| Atchison | R | Derek Schmidt | +13.6 | 5,480 |
| Neosho | R | Derek Schmidt | +23.5 | 5,106 |
| Jackson | R | Derek Schmidt | +11.6 | 5,089 |
| Bourbon | R | Derek Schmidt | +34.7 | 4,839 |
| Marion | R | Derek Schmidt | +25.5 | 4,815 |
| Nemaha | R | Derek Schmidt | +36.5 | 4,609 |
| Allen | R | Derek Schmidt | +20.4 | 4,138 |
| Marshall | R | Derek Schmidt | +16.3 | 3,899 |
| Linn | R | Derek Schmidt | +42.9 | 3,723 |
| Coffey | R | Derek Schmidt | +34.9 | 3,443 |
| Brown | R | Derek Schmidt | +19.5 | 3,367 |
| Wabaunsee | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.5 | 3,353 |
| Clay | R | Derek Schmidt | +28.7 | 3,301 |
| Wilson | R | Derek Schmidt | +49.7 | 3,290 |
| Cloud | R | Derek Schmidt | +34.0 | 3,205 |
| Pratt | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.5 | 3,128 |
| Rice | R | Derek Schmidt | +28.1 | 3,112 |
| Kingman | R | Derek Schmidt | +33.1 | 3,100 |
| Seward | R | Derek Schmidt | +21.1 | 2,944 |
| Anderson | R | Derek Schmidt | +36.6 | 2,908 |
| Thomas | R | Derek Schmidt | +42.0 | 2,888 |
| Russell | R | Derek Schmidt | +29.9 | 2,717 |
| Doniphan | R | Derek Schmidt | +42.5 | 2,644 |
| Ottawa | R | Derek Schmidt | +37.6 | 2,388 |
| Mitchell | R | Derek Schmidt | +36.2 | 2,375 |
| Greenwood | R | Derek Schmidt | +31.5 | 2,320 |
| Washington | R | Derek Schmidt | +51.7 | 2,257 |
| Morris | R | Derek Schmidt | +12.7 | 2,244 |
| Ellsworth | R | Derek Schmidt | +18.0 | 2,238 |
| Phillips | R | Derek Schmidt | +54.0 | 2,187 |
| Pawnee | R | Derek Schmidt | +17.6 | 2,155 |
| Rooks | R | Derek Schmidt | +45.0 | 2,104 |
| Sherman | R | Derek Schmidt | +48.8 | 2,052 |
| Harper | R | Derek Schmidt | +37.2 | 1,979 |
| Republic | R | Derek Schmidt | +45.8 | 1,970 |
| Norton | R | Derek Schmidt | +42.9 | 1,799 |
| Barber | R | Derek Schmidt | +49.2 | 1,745 |
| Gray | R | Derek Schmidt | +46.2 | 1,718 |
| Scott | R | Derek Schmidt | +54.9 | 1,699 |
| Smith | R | Derek Schmidt | +46.2 | 1,645 |
| Grant | R | Derek Schmidt | +35.1 | 1,613 |
| Stafford | R | Derek Schmidt | +37.0 | 1,571 |
| Osborne | R | Derek Schmidt | +37.7 | 1,440 |
| Stevens | R | Derek Schmidt | +52.5 | 1,401 |
| Rush | R | Derek Schmidt | +34.8 | 1,328 |
| Meade | R | Derek Schmidt | +48.9 | 1,312 |
| Trego | R | Derek Schmidt | +40.7 | 1,263 |
| Jewell | R | Derek Schmidt | +49.1 | 1,208 |
| Lincoln | R | Derek Schmidt | +38.1 | 1,204 |
| Chase | R | Derek Schmidt | +19.3 | 1,185 |
| Woodson | R | Derek Schmidt | +43.0 | 1,185 |
| Chautauqua | R | Derek Schmidt | +64.3 | 1,182 |
| Gove | R | Derek Schmidt | +53.2 | 1,161 |
| Ness | R | Derek Schmidt | +59.8 | 1,157 |
| Rawlins | R | Derek Schmidt | +43.5 | 1,148 |
| Decatur | R | Derek Schmidt | +45.9 | 1,132 |
| Sheridan | R | Derek Schmidt | +59.9 | 1,112 |
| Logan | R | Derek Schmidt | +52.6 | 1,105 |
| Edwards | R | Derek Schmidt | +35.9 | 1,093 |
| Elk | R | Derek Schmidt | +43.4 | 1,076 |
| Graham | R | Derek Schmidt | +41.5 | 1,033 |
| Cheyenne | R | Derek Schmidt | +56.8 | 1,018 |
| Haskell | R | Derek Schmidt | +46.8 | 994 |
| Kearny | R | Derek Schmidt | +49.5 | 957 |
| Kiowa | R | Derek Schmidt | +45.3 | 944 |
| Clark | R | Derek Schmidt | +40.5 | 852 |
| Morton | R | Derek Schmidt | +54.3 | 808 |
| Hodgeman | R | Derek Schmidt | +51.2 | 807 |
| Comanche | R | Derek Schmidt | +43.8 | 744 |
| Wichita | R | Derek Schmidt | +57.6 | 712 |
| Lane | R | Derek Schmidt | +47.4 | 681 |
| Wallace | R | Derek Schmidt | +71.7 | 672 |
| Hamilton | R | Derek Schmidt | +37.4 | 605 |
| Stanton | R | Derek Schmidt | +48.2 | 517 |
| Greeley | R | Derek Schmidt | +43.7 | 453 |
Same ballot, 2022KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.