2022 Kansas State Treasurer election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2022 Kansas State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Kansas State Treasurer. Incumbent Democrat Lynn Rogers was appointed on January 2, 2021, after his predecessor, Jake LaTurner, resigned after being elected to Congress. Republican Steven Johnson defeated Rogers in the general election.
 | |||||||||||||||||
November 8, 2022
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Johnson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Rogers: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Roberts: >90% Tie: 30–40% 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Lynn Rogers, incumbent state treasurer, former lieutenant governor (2019–2021)[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lynn Rogers (incumbent) | 249,919 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 249,919 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steven Johnson, state representative from the 108th district (2011–)[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Caryn Tyson, state senator from the 12th district (2013–) and candidate for Kansas's 2nd congressional district in 2018[4]
Withdrew
- Michael Austin, economist and former advisor to governor Sam Brownback[5][6]
- Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society and candidate for Kansas's 3rd congressional district in 2020[7][8]
Endorsements
Organizations
Polling
Results
Because the race was so close, no winner was declared for over two weeks. Under a law passed in 2022, because the margin between the candidates was below 1%, a recount was automatically triggered.[13] The recount affirmed Johnson's narrow victory and Tyson conceded the race on August 19, 17 days after the primary.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Johnson | 219,449 | 50.05% | |
| Republican | Caryn Tyson | 218,975 | 49.95% | |
| Total votes | 438,424 | 100.00 | ||
Libertarian convention
Nominee
- Steve Roberts, former member of the Kansas Board of Education and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[15]
General election
Forum
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
|||||||
| Lynn Rogers | Steven Johnson | Steve Roberts | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 26, 2022 | KTWU Washburn University Political Science Department |
Bob Beatty | YouTube | P | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steven Johnson | 537,488 | 54.03 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Rogers (incumbent) | 411,813 | 41.39 | |
| Libertarian | Steve Roberts | 45,540 | 4.58 | |
| Total votes | 994,841 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
By congressional district
Johnson won three of four congressional districts.[17]
| District | Rogers | Johnson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 34% | 62% | Tracey Mann |
| 2nd | 41% | 55% | Jake LaTurner |
| 3rd | 49% | 45% | Sharice Davids |
| 4th | 40% | 57% | Ron Estes |