The 2022 Kansas State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next
Kansas State Treasurer
The State Treasurer of Kansas is the chief custodian of Kansas’s cash deposits, monies from bond sales, and other securities and collateral and directs the investments of those assets. The Treasurer provides for the safe and efficient operation ...
. Incumbent
Democrat
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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Lynn Rogers
Lynn Leroy Rogers (born 1939) is an American biologist who studies wild black bears and is known as the ''Jane Goodall of bears''. He is the founder of the North American Bear Center. He teaches a yearly black bear field study course for the W ...
was appointed on January 2, 2021, after his predecessor,
Jake LaTurner
Jacob Andrew Joseph LaTurner (born February 17, 1988) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, LaTurner was the 40th Kansas State Treasurer from 2017 ...
, resigned after
being elected to Congress.
Republican
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Political ideology
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Steven Johnson defeated Rogers in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Lynn Rogers
Lynn Leroy Rogers (born 1939) is an American biologist who studies wild black bears and is known as the ''Jane Goodall of bears''. He is the founder of the North American Bear Center. He teaches a yearly black bear field study course for the W ...
, incumbent state treasurer, former lieutenant governor (2019–2021)
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Steven Johnson,
state representative
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from the 108th district (2011–)
Eliminated in primary
*
Caryn Tyson,
state senator
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Description
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from the
12th district (2013–) and candidate for
Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Kansas' 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas that covers most of the eastern part of the state, except for the core of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The district encompasses less than a quarter ...
in
2018
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Withdrew
*Michael Austin, economist and former advisor to governor
Sam Brownback
Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12, 1956) is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Fr ...
*Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the
National Down Syndrome Society
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and candidate for
Kansas's 3rd congressional district
Kansas's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in eastern Kansas, the district encompasses all of Anderson, Franklin, Johnson and Miami counties and parts of Wyandotte County. The district in ...
in
2020
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Endorsements
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. The recount affirmed Johnson's narrow victory and Tyson conceded the race on August 19, 17 days after the primary.
Libertarian convention
Nominee
*Steve Roberts, former member of the
Kansas Board of Education and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in
2020
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General election
Forum
Results
By congressional district
Johnson won 3 of 4 congressional districts.
Notes
References
External links
;Official campaign websites
Steven Johnson (R) for State TreasurerLynn Rogers (D) for State Treasurer
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State Treasurer
In the state governments of the United States, 48 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the position in 1926; duties were transferred to New York State Comptroller. Texas abolished the position of Texas ...
Kansas
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Kansas State Treasurer elections