2022 Kansas State Treasurer election

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.

2022 Kansas State Treasurer election

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Nominee Steven Johnson Lynn Rogers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 537,488 411,813
Percentage 54.03% 41.39%

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

State Treasurer before election

Lynn Rogers
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Steven Johnson
Republican

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Lynn Rogers, incumbent state treasurer, former lieutenant governor (2019–2021)[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Rogers (incumbent) 249,919 100%
Total votes 249,919 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrew

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Endorsements

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Steven Johnson
State legislators
  • 42 state legislators[9]
County treasurers
  • 16 county treasurers[10]
Sara Hart Wier
Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[A] Margin of error Michael Austin Sara Hart-Weir Steven Johnson Caryn Tyson Undecided
Remington Research Group (R)[B] September 1–2, 2021 800 (LV) ± 3.3% 6% 10% 10% 9% 65%

Results

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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.[12] The recount affirmed Johnson's narrow victory and Tyson conceded the race on August 19, 17 days after the primary.[13]

Republican primary[2]
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

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Nominee

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General election

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Forum

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2022 Kansas State Treasurer candidate 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

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2022 Kansas State Treasurer election[15]
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

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Johnson won 3 of 4 congressional districts.[16]

District Rogers Johnson Representative
1st 34.30% 62.10% Tracey Mann
2nd 40.79% 54.64% Jake LaTurner
3rd 48.61% 45.11% Sharice Davids
4th 39.99% 56.63% Ron Estes

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    • A – all adults
    • RV – registered voters
    • LV – likely voters
    • V – unclear
  2. ^ Poll conducted for Keep Kansas Conservative PAC

References

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  1. ^ Shorman, Jonathan; Lefler, Dion (December 10, 2020). "Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers will take over as Kansas state treasurer, Gov. Kelly announces". www.kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved May 9, 2022. Rogers will serve the remaining two years of LaTurner's term and said he plans to run for a full term in 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022 Primary Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Kansas Secretary of State. August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Wu, Titus (May 12, 2021). "Kansas Rep. Steven Johnson launches campaign for state treasurer". www.cjonline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Bahl, Andrew (July 26, 2021). "Sen. Caryn Tyson announces campaign for state treasurer". www.cjonline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Bahl, Andrew (June 7, 2021). "Former advisor to Gov. Sam Brownback announces run for state treasurer". www.cjonline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Austin suspends campaign for State Treasurer". January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Tidd, Jason (August 30, 2021). "Sara Hart Weir announces Republican campaign for Kansas state treasurer". www.cjonline.com. The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Cooper, Brad (February 25, 2022). "BREAKING: Weir withdraws from treasurer's race". sunflowerstatejournal.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Cooper, Brad (July 22, 2021). "UPDATED: Johnson gains support from more than 40 lawmakers". Sunflower State Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  10. ^ "County Treasurers Endorse Steven Johnson for State Treasurer". KRSL-FM. September 1, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  11. ^ "Maggie's List Announces Eight New Endorsements for The 2022 Election Cycle". Maggie's List. February 3, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Bahl, Andrew (August 4, 2022). "Republican race for Kansas treasurer still too close to call, as required partial recount looms". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  13. ^ Carpenter, Tim; Smith, Sherman (August 19, 2022). "Election 2022 Politics + Government Kansas recount affirms early trend: Johnson narrowly defeats Tyson in GOP treasurer's race". Kansas Reflector.
  14. ^ "Controversial former state board of education member Steve Roberts running for state treasurer".
  15. ^ "2022 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Secretary of State of Kansas. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  16. ^ Results. docs.google.com (Report).
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