2022 Jackson County Executive election
The 2022 Jackson Executive election took place on November 8, 2022. County Executive Frank White ran for re-election to a second full term. Owing to voter anger at property tax assessments, White faced a difficult campaign. He narrowly defeated attorney Stacy Lake in the Democratic primary, winning 53-47 percent, and then faced County Legislator Theresa Cass Galvin, the Republican nominee, in the general election. The Kansas City Star endorsed Galvin over White, critiquing White's tenure as "one of inattention and failure." White defeated Galvin by a wide margin, but reduced from previous elections, winning 55 percent of the vote to Galvin's 44 percent.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Frank White, incumbent County Executive
- Stacy Lake, attorney
Republican primary
Candidates
- Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
- Preston Smith, member of the County Board of Equalization, participant in the January 6 United States Capitol attack
- Jason Pearson, county employee