2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election
The 2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Connecticut State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Shawn Wooden did not seek re-election.
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Democratic primary
Nominee
- Erick Russell, former vice chair of the Democratic Party of Connecticut[1]
Eliminated in primary
- Dita Bhargava, COO of Catalan Investments and candidate for treasurer in 2018[2]
- Karen DuBois-Walton, chief executive of the New Haven Housing Authority and chair of the Connecticut State Board of Education[3]
Declined
- Arunan Arulampalam, lawyer and candidate for treasurer in 2018 (endorsed Russell)[4]
- Adam Cloud, Hartford city treasurer (endorsed Dubois-Walton)[1]
- Rodney Butler, chair of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation[5]
- Shawn Wooden, incumbent state treasurer[6]
Endorsements
Karen DuBois-Walton
- Local officials
- Adam Cloud, Hartford city treasurer[1]
- Vince "Vinnie" Mauro, chair of the New Haven democratic party[7]
- Organizations
Erick Russell
- Statewide officials
- Nancy Wyman, former lieutenant governor of Connecticut (2011–2019)[1]
- Matthew Ritter, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives[1]
- Natalie Braswell, Connecticut State Comptroller (2021–)[1]
- Local officials
- Organizations
Declined to endorse
- Statewide officials
- Ned Lamont, governor of Connecticut (2019–)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erick Russell | 63,726 | 57.52% | |
| Democratic | Dita Bhargava | 25,253 | 22.79% | |
| Democratic | Karen DuBois-Walton | 21,814 | 19.69% | |
| Total votes | 110,793 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Nominee
- Harry Arora, state representative from the 151st district (2020–) and Republican nominee for Connecticut's 4th congressional district in 2018[13][14]
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Erick Russell[lower-alpha 1] | 652,907 | 52.40% | -2.66% | |
| Republican | Harry Arora | 559,141 | 44.93% | +1.30% | |
| Independent | Jennifer Baldwin | 24,713 | 1.98% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | JoAnna Laiscell | 8,563 | 0.69% | -0.45% | |
| Total votes | 1,245,324 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Notes
- Russell was also nominated by the Working Families Party, making up 20,212 or 1.62% of his vote total.
References
- Bergman, Julia (April 14, 2022). "Former vice chair of CT Democratic Party runs for state treasurer". www.stamfordadvocate.com. Stamford Advocate. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- Bergman, Julia (April 11, 2022). "Greenwich's Dita Bhargava first Democrat to declare for CT treasurer's race". www.ctinsider.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- Breen, Thomas (April 15, 2022). "DuBois-Walton Makes Treasurer Run Official". www.newhavenindependent.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- McQuaid, Hugh (April 11, 2022). "Race For State Treasurer Begins To Take Shape After Wooden's Announcement". Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- Bergman, Julia (April 7, 2022). "Wooden's surprise decision sets off flurry among Democrats for state Treasurer race". www.newstimes.com. The News-Times. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Says He Won't Seek Re-Election". WVIT. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- Pazniokas, Mark (April 14, 2022). "3 Democrats seeking to be CT treasurer begin a sprint to the convention". ctmirror.org. The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- "Connecticut Working Families Party announces candidate endorsements for Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secretary of the State". May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- Bograd, Sabie (April 22, 2022). "Two New Haveners join race for state treasurer". www.yaledailynews.com. Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- Brown, Andrew (May 7, 2022). "CT Democrats weigh race, gender diversity in treasurer, SOTS picks". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 23 LGBTQ Candidates, Including Patrick Branco in Hawaii and Erick Russell in Connecticut". LGBTQ Victory Fund. June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- "2022 Aug 9 - Democratic Primary: Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State.
- Borsuk, Ken (February 7, 2022). "Harry Arora, a Greenwich Republican, weighs bid for possible run for state treasurer". www.greenwichtime.com. Greenwich Time. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- Borsuk, Ken (March 23, 2022). "Greenwich's Harry Arora to run for state treasurer: The state rep. made it official he is seeking the GOP nod". www.greenwichtime.com. Greenwich Time. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- "2022 General Election - Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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