Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab releases election data
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Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab sent out an email on Monday, December 5, providing information on the recent Kansas general election.
According to the email 1,008,998 votes were cast in the 2022 general election, roughly 51.1 percent of Kansas voters. Before the 2022 general election, there were 1,975,535 registered voters. This is a lower turnout than the 2018 general election which saw roughly 1,039,085 registered voters, or 56.4 percent. Nevertheless, Schwab seemed pleased by the voter turnout.
“Voters were proactive in making a plan to cast their ballot, and many answered the call to action and volunteered to serve as poll workers,” Schwab wrote in his email. “Thanks to their efforts, most counties reported they had all the election workers needed in their respective counties.”
A table on the 2022 General Election was also provided along with recent historical voting trends for Kansas.
2022 General Election Voting Trends Advance by mail ballots | 136,170 Advance in person ballots | 274,497 Election Day in-person ballots | 598,331 Historical General Election Statewide Turnout Figures 2018 | 56.4 percent 2014 | 50.8 percent 2010 | 49.7 percent Historical Voter Statewide Registration Numbers (General Election) 2018 | 1,841,776 2014 | 1,744,866 2010 | 1,706,900
Schwab also mentioned post-election audits which first took place under the current administration in 2019. Schwab wrote that these audits “provide Kansans with verification that our election system is accurate and that county election officials conducted a safe and secure election.”
He explained that the audits are “open to the public and performed by a bipartisan trained board in Kansas’ 105 counties.”
He also said that the results must be submitted to the Secretary of State’s office for final approval once the audits are completed.
“Every county successfully completed its post-election audit, and every ballot was accounted for between the audit and unofficial election night results for the 2022 general election,” Schwab wrote. He also provided a short video with more info on the post-election audits.
Schwab has been vocal in assuring Kansans that elections are safe and secure, but many still question the integrity of the state’s elections.
According to The Heritage Foundation, Kansas ranks 13th in election integrity with a score of 70 out of 100. According to The Heritage Foundation’s study, Kansas hurts most in ‘Accuracy of voter registration lists’ 19/30; ‘Absentee ballot management’ 10/21; ‘Vote harvesting/trafficking restrictions’ 2/4; ‘Verification of citizenship’ 2/4; and ‘Election litigation procedures’ 1/3.
On December 1, 2022, the State Board of Canvassers, comprised of the Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General met to certify the results of the 2022 general election. Voting to certify the results, they brought the 2022 election to a close in Kansas.
The official results of the 2022 general election can be found here.
We need to have a run off election if the candidates do not receive 50% of the votes in a race. We have the independent and Libertarian Party skew the votes. The past 2 governor elections have elected a liberal democrat when we are a red state. Kansas is one of the worst states for economic development.