# 2022 Kansas Attorney General election

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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 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

U.S. Executive Branch officials
* John Ashcroft, former U.S. Attorney General (2001–2005)
* Steve Bannon, former Senior Counselor to the President (2017)
U.S. Senators
* Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present)
County sheriffs
* Bill Carr, Ford County sheriff
* Kris Casper, Wichita County sheriff
* Andy Dedeke, Leavenworth County sheriff
* Kevin Friend, Linn County sheriff
* Brian Hill, Shawnee County sheriff
* Scott King, Pawnee County sheriff
* John Merchant, Brown County sheriff
* Brandon Mitchell, Ness County sheriff
* Tim Morse, Jackson County sheriff
* Vernon Valentine, Anderson County sheriff
* Chris Well, Osage County sheriff
Organizations
* Republicans for National Renewal
U.S. Executive Branch officials
* Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2021) and former Director of the CIA (2017–2018)
U.S. Senators
* Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas (2021–present)
Organizations
* Americans for Prosperity
* Kansas Chamber of Commerce

### Debates & forum

2022 Kansas Attorney General Republican primary debates & candidate forum :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Kris Kobach | Tony Mattivi | Kellie Warren |
| 1 | May 19, 2022 | | | YouTube | P | P | P |
| 2 | Jun. 15, 2022 | Johnson County Bar Association KCPT | Nick Haines | YouTube | P | P | P |
| 2 | Jun. 26, 2022 | Saline County Granny Brigade | | YouTube | P | P | P |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kris Kobach | Tony Mattivi | Kellie Warren | Undecided |
| Cygnal (R) | June 30 – July 1, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 31% | 9% | 16% | 44% |
| Battleground Connect (R) | May 22–25, 2022 | 539 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 38% | 4% | 19% | 39% |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | April 18–20, 2022 | 518 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 52% | 7% | 12% | 28% |
| Remington Research Group (R) | September 1–2, 2021 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 43% | 7% | 15% | 35% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kris Kobach | 200,904 | 42.26 |
| | Republican | Kellie Warren | 180,367 | 37.94 |
| | Republican | Tony Mattivi | 94,155 | 19.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 475,426 | 100.0 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Chris Mann, attorney, former police officer, and former prosecutor

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Chris Mann | 248,846 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 248,846 | 100.0 |

## General election
### Debate

2022 Kansas Attorney General debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Kris Kobach | Chris Mann |
| 1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | KTWU Washburn University Department of Political Science | Nick Haines | YouTube | P | P |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Tossup | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Leans R | November 1, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

U.S. Senators
* Roger Marshall, U.S. Senator from Kansas (2021–present)
Organizations
* Kansans for Life PAC
* National Right to Life Committee
* NRA Political Victory Fund
U.S. Attorneys
* Stephen McAllister, former United States Attorney for the District of Kansas (2018–2021)
Sheriffs and police chiefs
* Ellen Hanson, former Lenexa police chief
Organizations
* American Federation of Teachers
* End Citizens United
* Kansas AFL-CIO
* Kansas Livestock Association
* Kansas State Council of Fire Fighters
* Let America Vote
* United Auto Workers Region 4
Newspapers
* The Kansas City Star
* The Wichita Eagle

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kris Kobach (R) | Chris Mann (D) | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 27–29, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 44% | 3% | 11% |
| Jayhawk Consulting | October 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | – | 37% | 38% | – | 25% |
| Emerson College | September 15–18, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 41% | 39% | – | 16% |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | April 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 44% | 41% | – | 15% |

### Results

2022 Kansas Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Kris Kobach | 506,817 | 50.80 | 8.18 |
| | Democratic | Chris Mann | 490,925 | 49.20 | 8.18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 997,742 | 100.00 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

#### By congressional district

Kobach won three of four congressional districts.
| District | Kobach | Mann | Representative |
| 1st | 57.36% | 42.64% | Tracey Mann |
| 2nd | 52.15% | 47.85% | Jake LaTurner |
| 3rd | 41.23% | 58.77% | Sharice Davids |
| 4th | 55.10% | 44.90% | Ron Estes |