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2022 United States State Treasurer elections
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28 state treasurer offices
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Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 22 20
Seats up 14 14

The 2022 United States State Treasurer elections will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the state treasurer and equivalents in twenty-seven states, plus a special election in Utah. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2018. The treasurer of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2020.

These elections will take place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.

Partisan composition

Going into the election, there are 22 Republican state treasurers and 20 Democratic treasurers. This class of treasurers is made of 14 Democrats and 14 Republicans.

Democrats will be defending two state won by Donald Trump, and Republicans will be defending one state won by Joe Biden in 2020. Additionally, Democrats hold state treasurer offices in three states with Republican governors, while Republicans do not hold any state treasurer offices in states with Democratic governors.

Race summary

States

State State treasurer Party First
elected 		Last race Status Candidates
Alabama Young Boozer Republican 2021[a] 97.1% R[b] Running
Arizona Kimberly Yee Republican 2018 54.3% R Running
Arkansas Dennis Milligan Republican 2014 70.9% R Term-limited
California Fiona Ma Democratic 2018 64.1% D Running
Colorado Dave Young Democratic 2018 52.2% D Running
Connecticut Shawn Wooden Democratic 2018 55.1% D Retiring[6]
  • ▌Harry Arora (Republican)[7]
  • ▌Dita Bhargava (Democratic)[8]
  • ▌Karen DuBois-Walton (Democratic)[9]
  • ▌Erick Russell (Democratic)[10]
Delaware Colleen Davis Democratic 2018 52.4% D Eligible
  • TBD
Florida Jimmy Patronis Republican 2017[c] 51.7% R Running
Idaho Julie Ellsworth Republican 2018 100% R[d] Running
Illinois Mike Frerichs Democratic 2014 57.6% D Running
Indiana Kelly Mitchell Republican 2014 58.6% R Term-limited
  • ▌Dan Elliot (Republican)[18]
  • ▌Lana Keesling (Republican)[19]
  • ▌Elise Nieshalla (Republican)[20]
  • ▌Pete Seat (Republican)[21]
Iowa Michael Fitzgerald Democratic 1982 54.8% D Running
Kansas Lynn Rogers Democratic 2021[e] 57.8% R Eligible
Massachusetts Deb Goldberg Democratic 2014 67.6% D Running
Nebraska John Murante Republican 2018 100% R[f] Running
Nevada Zach Conine Democratic 2018 47.7% R Running
New Mexico Tim Eichenberg Democratic 2014 52.5% D Term-limited
  • ▌Heather Benavidez (Democratic)[30]
  • ▌Harry B. Montoya (Republican)[30]
  • ▌Laura M. Montoya (Democratic)[30]
New York Thomas DiNapoli Democratic 2006 66.9% D Running
Ohio Robert Sprague Republican 2018 53.3% R Running
Oklahoma Randy McDaniel Republican 2018 71.6% R Retiring[34]
Rhode Island Seth Magaziner Democratic 2014 64.9% D Term-limited
  • ▌James Diossa (Democratic)[36]
South Carolina Curtis Loftis Republican 2010 56.0% R Running
South Dakota Josh Haeder Republican 2018 62.3% R Running
Texas Glenn Hegar Republican 2014 53.2% R Running
  • ▌Janet Dudding (Democratic)[39]
  • ▌Glenn Hegar (Republican)[40]
  • ▌Angel Lius Vega (Democratic)[39]
  • ▌Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (Libertarian)[41]
Utah (special) Marlo Oaks Republican 2021[g] 74.6% R Running
  • ▌Joseph Buchman (Libertarian)[42]
  • ▌Thomas Horne (United Utah)[42]
  • ▌Marlo Oaks (Republican)[42]
  • ▌Warren Rogers (Independent American)[42]
Vermont Beth Pearce Democratic 2010 53.2% D Eligible
  • TBD
Wisconsin Sarah Godlewski Democratic 2018 50.9% D Retiring[43]
  • ▌Gillian Battino (Democratic)[44]
  • ▌John Leiber (Republican)[44]
  • ▌Orlando Owens (Republican)[44]
  • ▌Aaron Richardson (Democratic)[44]
  • ▌Dawn Marie Sass (Democratic)[44]
  • ▌Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)[44]
Wyoming Curt Meier Republican 2018 72.1% R Eligible
  • TBD

Alabama

Main article: 2022 Alabama State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Young Boozer, who was appointed to the position October 1, 2021 after the previous treasurer, John McMillan, resigned, is running for election to a full term.[1] Boozer previously served as Alabama State Treasurer from 2011 to 2019.

Arizona

Main article: 2022 Arizona State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Kimberly Yee initially ran for governor, but suspended her campaign on January 15, 2022, and is now running for re-election.[2] State representative Jeff Weninger is challenging Yee in the Republican primary,[2] as is former Arizona Republican Party treasurer Bob Lettieri.[2]

The only Democratic candidate is state senator Martín Quezada.[2]

Arkansas

Main article: 2022 Arkansas State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Dennis Milligan is term-limited and cannot seek a third term.

Republican candidates include State senator Mathew Pitsch[3] and state representative Mark Lowery.[3] The only Democratic candidate is Pam Whitaker.[3]

California

Main article: 2022 California State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Fiona Ma is running for re-election.[4]

Republican candidates include councilmember and economist Jack M. Guerrero[4] and Orange County supervisor Andrew Do.[4] School bus driver Meghann Adams is running as the candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party.[4]

Colorado

Main article: 2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Dave Young is running for re-election.[5]

Lang Sias, former state representative and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, is the only Republican candidate.[5]

Connecticut

Main article: 2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Shawn Wooden is retiring.[6] Democratic candidates include investment firm COO Dita Bhargava,[8] Connecticut State Board of Education Karen DuBois-Walton,[9] and former vice chair of the Democratic Party of Connecticut Erick Russell.[10]

Republican state representative Harry Arora is running for the seat.[7]

Delaware

Main article: 2022 Delaware State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Colleen Davis is eligible to seek re-election.

Florida

Main article: 2022 Florida Chief Financial Officer election

Incumbent Republican Jimmy Patronis is running for re-election.[15] Perennial candidate Richard Dembinsky is running as an independent.[11]

Democratic candidates include former state representative Adam Hattersley,[12] accountant Tyrone Javellana,[13][14] and Karla Jones.[14]

Idaho

Main article: 2022 Idaho State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Julie Ellsworth is running for re-election.[16] Her only challenger is Democratic Jill L. Ellsworth.[16]

Illinois

Main article: 2022 Illinois Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Mike Frerichs is running for re-election.[17] House deputy minority leader Tom Demmer is running against him,[17] as is high school assistant Patrice McDermand.[17]

Indiana

Main article: 2022 Indiana State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Kelly Mitchell is term-limited and cannot seek a third term.

Republican candidates include Morgan County Republican party chair Dan Elliot,[18] Fort Wayne city clerk Lana Keesling,[19] Boone County council president Elise Nieshalla[20] and former Indiana Republican Party spokesman Pete Seat.[21]

Iowa

Main article: 2022 Iowa State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Michael Fitzgerald is running for re-election.[22] Republican state senator Roby Smith is challenging Fitzgerald.[22]

Kansas

Main article: 2022 Kansas State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democratic Lynn Rogers was appointed January 2, 2021, after his predecessor, Jake LaTurner, resigned after being elected to Congress. Rogers is eligible to seek re-election.

Republican candidates include state representative Steven Johnson,[23] state senator Caryn Tyson[24] and Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society.[25]

Massachusetts

Main article: 2022 Massachusetts State Treasurer and Receiver-General election

Incumbent Democrat Deb Goldberg is running for re-election.[27] Republican former Barnstable County commissioner Ronald Beaty is running against Goldberg.[26]

Nebraska

Main article: 2022 Nebraska State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican John Murante is running for re-election.[28] He is facing a primary challenge from Paul Anderson.[28] Libertarian Katrina Tomsen is also running.[28]

Nevada

Main article: 2022 Nevada State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine is running for re-election.[29]

Republican candidates include business owner Manny Kess[29] and member of the Las Vegas city council Michele Fiore.[29] Bryan Elliott is running as a Libertarian, while Margaret Hendrickson is running as the candidate of the Independent American Party.[29]

New Mexico

Main article: 2022 New Mexico State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Tim Eichenberg is term-limited and cannot seek a third term. Democratic candidates include former judge Heather Benavidez[30] and former Sandoval County treasurer Laura Montoya.[30] The only Republican candidate is Harry Montoya.[30]

New York

Main article: 2022 New York Comptroller election

The duties of treasurer have been carried out by the New York State Comptroller since the office of New York State Treasurer was abolished in 1926. Incumbent Democrat Thomas DiNapoli is running for re-election.[31] He is facing a primary challenge from Quanda Francis, the president of Sykes Capital Management.[31] The only Republican candidate is former Wall Street analyst and financial adviser Paul Rodriguez.[31]

Ohio

Main article: 2022 Ohio State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Robert Sprague is running for re-election.[33] Democratic mayor of Marion Scott Schertzer is running against him.[32]

Oklahoma

Main article: 2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Randy McDaniel is retiring.[34] Republican candidates include Oklahoma County county clerk David B. Hooten,[35] former chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Clark Jolley,[35] and state representative Todd Russ.[35]

The only Democratic candidate is Charles De Coune, who ran for treasurer in 2018 as an independent.[35] Gregory J. Sadler is running as a Libertarian.[35]

Rhode Island

Main article: 2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Seth Magaziner is term-limited and cannot seek a third term. Former Central Falls mayor James Diossa is running for the seat.[36]

South Carolina

Main article: 2022 South Carolina Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Curtis Loftis is running for re-election.[37] His only opponent is Sarah E. Work, a member of the Alliance Party.[37]

South Dakota

Main article: 2022 South Dakota Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Josh Haeder is running for re-election.[38]

Texas

Main article: 2022 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts election

The duties of treasurer have been carried out by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts since the office of Texas State Treasurer was abolished in 1996. Incumbent Republican Glenn Hegar is running for re-election.[40]

Democratic candidates include Certified Public Accountant Janet Dudding,[39] attorney Tim Mahoney[39] and author Angel Luis Vega.[39]

Utah (special)

Main article: 2022 Utah Treasurer special election

Incumbent Republican Marlo Oaks was appointed June 29, 2021, after his predecessor, David Damschen, resigned. He is running in the special election. He will be challenged by Libertarian Joseph Buchman, Independent American Warren Rogers and United Utah Thomas Horne.[45]

Vermont

Main article: 2022 Vermont State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Beth Pearce is eligible to seek re-election.

Wisconsin

Main article: 2022 Wisconsin State Treasurer election

Incumbent Democrat Sarah Godlewski is running for US Senate.[43] Democratic candidates include Fitchburg mayor Aaron Richardson, West Allis alderman Angelito Tenorio and radiologist Gillian Battino.[44]

Republican candidates include activist Orlando Owens and John Leiber.[44]

Wyoming

Main article: 2022 Wyoming State Treasurer election

Incumbent Republican Curt Meier is eligible to seek re-election.

Notes

  1. ^ Boozer took office after his predecessor (John McMillan) resigned.
  2. ^ McMillan was elected unopposed except for write-ins.
  3. ^ Patronis took office after his predecessor (Jeff Atwater) resigned.
  4. ^ Ellsworth ran unopposed.
  5. ^ Rogers was appointed after his predecessor (Jake LaTurner) resigned.
  6. ^ Murante ran unopposed.
  7. ^ Oaks was appointed after his predecessor (David Damschen) resigned.

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