Kansas Secretary of State

	Kansas Secretary of State
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$86,003
2024 FY Budget:	$10,031,121
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Kansas Constitution, Article I § 1
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder
	Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab; Republican Party; Assumed office: January 14, 2019
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Kansas Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Secretary • Insurance Commissioner • Wildlife and Parks Secretary • Labor Secretary • Corporation Commission

The Secretary of State of Kansas is a statewide constitutional office in Kansas. The secretary of state is publicly elected every four years. The office is responsible for overseeing the administration of all state and federal elections in the state.

Kansas has a divided government where neither party holds a triplex. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor, while the Republican Party controls the offices of attorney general and secretary of state.

Current officeholder

The current officeholder is Scott Schwab (R). He was elected in 2018 and assumed office on January 14, 2019.^[1]

Authority

The secretary of state's powers are derived from Article 1 of the Kansas Constitution.

Article 1, Section 1:

The constitutional officers of the executive department shall be the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general, who shall have such qualifications as are provided by law.

Qualifications

There are no constitutional or statutory qualifications for this office.^[2]

Elections

Kansas state government organizational chart

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits, State legislatures with term limits

The secretary of state is elected to serve for a term of four years of length, which runs concurrently with the term of the governor. The election is held in November and the official takes office the following January.

2022

See also: Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Jeanna Repass and Cullene Lang in the general election for Kansas Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Scott Schwab (R)	58.4	580,908
	Jeanna Repass (D)	38.8	386,661
	Cullene Lang (L)	2.8	27,844

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 995,413
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Jeanna Repass advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeanna Repass	100.0	246,870

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 246,870
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State

Incumbent Scott Schwab defeated Mike Brown in the Republican primary for Kansas Secretary of State on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Scott Schwab	55.2	245,998
	Mike Brown	44.8	199,316

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 445,314
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State

Cullene Lang advanced from the Libertarian convention for Kansas Secretary of State on April 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Cullene Lang (L)

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