Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022

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Kansas State Board of Education
Election details
	Filing deadline: June 1, 2022
	Primary: August 2, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Janet Waugh (Democratic) (District 1); Michelle Dombrosky (Republican) (District 3); Jean Clifford (Republican) (District 5); Ben Jones (Republican) (District 7); Jim Porter (Republican) (District 9)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Kansas
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Kansas held an election for five of 10 seats on the Kansas State Board of Education on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline was June 1, 2022.

Danny Zeck won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 1.

Incumbent Michelle Dombrosky won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 3.

Cathy Hopkins won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 5.

Dennis Hershberger won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 7.

Incumbent Jim Porter won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 9.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election candidates

Jeffrey Howards (Democratic Party)
Danny Zeck (Republican Party) ✔

Democratic primary candidates

Jeffrey Howards ✔

Republican primary candidates

Danny Zeck ✔

District 3

General election candidates

Michelle Dombrosky (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Sheila Albers (Democratic Party)

Democratic primary candidates

Sheila Albers ✔

Republican primary candidates

Michelle Dombrosky (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

Wendy Bingesser

District 5

General election candidates

Cathy Hopkins (Republican Party) ✔

Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

Republican primary candidates

Jean Clifford (Incumbent)
Cathy Hopkins ✔

District 7

General election candidates

Dennis Hershberger (Republican Party) ✔

Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

Republican primary candidates

Ben Jones (Incumbent)
Dennis Hershberger ✔

District 9

General election candidates

Jim Porter (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

Republican primary candidates

Jim Porter (Incumbent) ✔
Luke Aichele

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Past elections

2020

See also: Kansas State Board of Education election, 2020

District 2

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Melanie Haas defeated Benjamin Hodge in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Melanie Haas (D)	55.6	99,786
	Benjamin Hodge (R)	44.4	79,696

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,482
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Melanie Haas advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Haas	100.0	33,167

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,167
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2

Benjamin Hodge defeated David Krug in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 2 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Benjamin Hodge	51.4	21,792
	David Krug	48.6	20,614

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,406
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District 4

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Ann Mah won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Ann Mah (D)	97.8	107,379
	Other/Write-in votes	2.2	2,408

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 109,787
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

Incumbent Ann Mah advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ann Mah	100.0	27,731

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,731
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 4

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		Josh Harris (Write-in)	100.0	2,579

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,579
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District 6

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Deena Horst won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deena Horst (R)	100.0	108,085

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,085
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

No candidate advanced from the primary.

		Candidate	%	Votes
		David Colburn (Write-in)	100.0	1,376

Vote totals may be incomplete for this race.
	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,376
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Deena Horst advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 6 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deena Horst	100.0	42,828

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,828
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District 8

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Betty Arnold defeated incumbent Kathy Busch in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Betty Arnold (D)	51.4	49,467
	Kathy Busch (R)	48.6	46,821

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,288
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Betty Arnold advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty Arnold	100.0	15,375

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,375
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Kathy Busch defeated Trish Hileman in the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 8 on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Busch	61.5	11,242
	Trish Hileman	38.5	7,043

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,285
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District 10

General election

General election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece won election in the general election for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece (R)	100.0	108,801

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,801
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Jim McNiece advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Board of Education District 10 on August 4, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim McNiece	100.0	37,261

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,261
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