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
democraticNominee Laura Kelly
electionDate 2022-11-08
governorAfterElection Laura Kelly
governorBeforeElection Laura Kelly
incumbentBeforeElection Laura Kelly
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Kansas Democratic Party
incumbentReelected true
incumbentSoughtReelection true
independentCandidate Dennis Pyle
libertarianNominee Seth Cordell
locatedIn Kansas
marginOfVictory 1.9 percentage points
nextElection 2026 Kansas gubernatorial election
officeHolderAfterElection Laura Kelly
officeHolderPartyAfterElection Kansas Democratic Party
otherGeneralElectionCandidate Dennis Pyle
Seth Cordell
otherGeneralElectionCandidateParty Independent
Libertarian Party (United States)
partOf 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
positionContested Governor of Kansas
previousElection 2018 Kansas gubernatorial election
primaryElectionParty Kansas Democratic Party
Kansas Republican Party
Libertarian Party (United States)
republicanNominee Derek Schmidt
runnerUp Derek Schmidt
runnerUpParty Kansas Republican Party
runnerUpPopularVote 477,691
runnerUpVoteShare 47.3%
runningMateOfRunnerUp Katie Sawyer
runningMateOfWinner David Toland
termLength 4 years
tookPlaceInTraditionallyRepublicanState true
tookPlaceOnSameDayAs 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
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
winnerPopularVote 496,734
winnerVoteShare 49.2%
winningParty Kansas Democratic Party

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Laura Kelly reElectedIn 2022 Kansas gubernatorial election