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2022Final results

2022 election for Kansas House District 17

Kansas House of Representatives · Kansas

Jo Ella Hoye (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Emily Carpenter (R) by 9.1 points.

Jo Ella HoyeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.6%6,139
Emily CarpenterRepublican
44.5%5,102
Michael KernerLibertarian
1.9%217
11,458 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenR+5.72014R+13.32016R+2.82018D+5.12020D+9.12022D+24.12026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Jo Ella Hoye (D)Emily Carpenter (R)

Also on the ballot: Michael Kerner (Libertarian), 1.9%