# 2020 United States state treasurer elections

The 2020 United States state treasurer elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the state treasurer in seven states. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.
The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2016. The state treasurer of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2018.
Going into the election, there were 22 Republican state treasurers and 20 Democratic state treasurers. 5 Republican state treasurers were up for election, of whom Kelly Schmidt of North Dakota was retiring. 4 Democratic state treasurers were up for election, all seeking re-election.
Republicans flipped the state treasurers office in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. While Democrats flipped the state treasurers office in Washington.

## Partisan composition

Going into these elections, this class of secretaries of state is made up of 5 Republicans and 4 Democrats. Republicans were defending one state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 (Washington), while Democrats are defending two state won by Donald Trump in 2016 (Pennsylvania and West Virginia).

## Missouri

Incumbent state treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick ran and won re-election to a full term after he defeated Democratic nominee Vicki Englund with 59.1% of the vote.
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Scott Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 597,408 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 597,408 | 100.0% |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Vicki Englund | 473,904 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 473,904 | 100.0% |
2020 Missouri State Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Scott Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 1,742,943 | 59.10% | 2.65 |
| | Democratic | Vicki Englund | 1,122,547 | 38.06% | 1.31 |
| | Libertarian | Nick Kasoff | 64,615 | 2.19% | 0.68 |
| | Green | Joseph Civettini | 19,107 | 0.65% | 0.66 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,949,212 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## North Carolina

Incumbent Republican Dale Fowell won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Ronnie Chatterji with 51.2% of the vote.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Chatterji | 411,732 | 35.8 |
| | Democratic | Dimple Ajmera | 390,888 | 34.0 |
| | Democratic | Matt Leatherman | 347,226 | 30.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,149,846 | 100.0 |
North Carolina State Treasurer election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dale Folwell (incumbent) | 2,812,799 | 52.58% | −0.12% |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Chatterji | 2,537,019 | 47.42% | +0.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,349,818 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## North Dakota

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Schmidt was eligible to run for re-election but instead chose to retire. State Representative Thomas Beadle won defeating Democratic nominee Mark Haugen.
2020 North Dakota State Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas Beadle | 227,583 | 65.60% |
| | Democratic–NPL | Mark Haugen | 117,790 | 33.95% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,533 | 0.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 346,906 | 59.67% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Oregon

Incumbent Democratic Tobias Read won re-election to a second term after he defeated Republican nominee Jeff Gudman with 51.7% of the vote.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 464,429 | 98.73% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 5,956 | 1.27% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 470,385 | 100.0% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jeff Gudman | 305,589 | 98.96% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,223 | 1.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 308,812 | 100.0% |
2020 Oregon State Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 1,166,703 | 51.68% | +7.57% |
| | Republican | Jeff Gudman | 936,916 | 41.50% | +0.15% |
| | Independent Party | Chris Henry | 99,870 | 4.43% | −4.99% |
| | Constitution | Michael Marsh | 51,894 | 2.30% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,072 | 0.09% | -0.10% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,257,455 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Pennsylvania

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Joe Torsella ran for a second term but was defeated by Republican nominee Stacy Garrity.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 1,381,763 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,381,763 | 100.0% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Stacy Garrity | 1,047,510 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,047,510 | 100.0% |
Pennsylvania State Treasurer election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Stacy Garrity | 3,291,877 | 48.68% | +4.47% |
| | Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 3,239,331 | 47.91% | −2.75% |
| | Libertarian | Joseph Soloski | 148,614 | 2.20% | −0.05% |
| | Green | Timothy Runkle | 81,984 | 1.21% | −1.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,761,806 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Utah

Incumbent Republican state treasurer David Damschen won re-election to a full term after he defeated Libertarian nominee Joseph Speciale.
2020 Utah Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Damschen (incumbent) | 994,115 | 74.57% |
| | Libertarian | Joseph Speciale | 198,549 | 14.89% |
| | Independent American | Richard Proctor | 140,466 | 10.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,333,130 | 100.00% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Vermont

Incumbent Democratic Beth Pearce won re-election to a sixth term after she defeated Republican nominee Carolyn Whitney Branagan.

## Washington

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Duane Davidson ran for re-election but was defeated by Democratic nominee Mike Pellicciotti.
2020 Washington State Treasurer election :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mike Pellicciotti | 1,279,452 | 53.2 |
| | Republican | Duane Davidson (incumbent) | 1,121,885 | 46.7 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,604 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,403,941 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Mike Pellicciotti | 2,089,159 | 53.4 |
| | Republican | Duane Davidson (incumbent) | 1,818,895 | 46.5 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,339 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,911,393 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## West Virginia

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer John Perdue ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican nominee Riley Moore.
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 170,519 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 170,519 | 100.0% |
Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Riley Moore | 166,977 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,977 | 100.0% |
General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Riley Moore | 425,745 | 56.31% |
| | Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 330,316 | 43.69% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 756,061 | 100.0% |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |