2022 Kansas Attorney General election
The 2022 Kansas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Kansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced he would retire to run for governor. The Republican nominee was former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, and the Democratic nominee was former police officer, prosecutor, and state securities regulator, Chris Mann. Kobach narrowly won, taking 50.80% of the general election vote to Mann's 49.20%.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kris Kobach, former Secretary of State of Kansas, former Chair of the Kansas Republican Party, and board member of We Build the Wall; candidate for governor in 2018 and U.S. senator in 2020
Eliminated in primary
- Tony Mattivi, retired federal prosecutor
- Kellie Warren, state senator for the 11th district
Declined
- Blaine Finch, speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives
- Mike Kagay, district attorney for Kansas's 1st district court
- Derek Schmidt, incumbent attorney general
- Todd Thompson, district attorney for Kansas's 3rd district court
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chris Mann, attorney, former police officer, and former prosecutor
General election
Results
By congressional district
Kobach won three of four congressional districts.| District | Kobach | Mann | Representative |
| 57% | 43% | Tracey Mann | |
| 52% | 48% | Jake LaTurner | |
| 41% | 59% | Sharice Davids | |
| 55% | 45% | Ron Estes |