Election results: How Kansas voted on nominees for governor in 2022 primary

The Kansas City Star

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The governor is the state’s chief executive and is responsible for carrying out state laws, administering the executive budget and overseeing and appointing the heads of state agencies.

The governor can sign bills into state law or can veto a bill and send it back to the Legislature. Governors serve four-year terms. Democrat Laura Kelly is the current governor, and she is running for re-election.

In the primary, she faced off against opposing Democratic candidate Richard S. Karnowski. In Tuesday’s election, it was decided that Kelly’s November GOP opponent will be Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

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