Elections / 2022 · Governor · KS
Laura Kelly won Kansas's 2022 governor's race.
Laura Kelly (Democrat) led by 2.2 points statewide. County returns are aggregated from precinct-level results (MIT Election Lab).
Statewide result
Kansas 2022 governor — precinct returns aggregated statewide (MIT Election Lab).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Kelly | DDemocrat | 499,845 | 49.5% |
| Derek Schmidt | RRepublican | 477,586 | 47.3% |
| Dennis Pyle | OIndependent | 20,452 | 2.0% |
| Seth Cordell | OLibertarian | 11,106 | 1.1% |
2022 presidential election
Kansas, 2022
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How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Democratic ✓Democratic | 49.5% | 499,845 |
|---|---|---|
| RepublicanRepublican | 47.3% | 477,586 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 3.1% | 31,558 |
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105 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
By county (105)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| 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 |