2022 United States treasurer elections
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. Alabama. 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. Boozer previously served as Alabama State Treasurer from 2011 to 2019. Arizona. Incumbent Republican Kimberly Yee initially ran  for governor, but suspended her campaign on January 15, 2022, and is now running for re-election. State representative Jeff Weninger is challenging Yee in the Republican primary, as is former Arizona Republican Party treasurer Bob Lettieri. The only Democratic candidate is state senator Martín Quezada. Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Dennis Milligan is term-limited and cannot seek a third term. Republican candidates include State senator Mathew Pitsch and state representative Mark Lowery. The only Democratic candidate is Pam Whitaker. California. Incumbent Democrat Fiona Ma is running for re-election. Republican candidates include councilmember and economist Jack M. Guerrero and  Orange County supervisor Andrew Do. School bus driver Meghann Adams is running as the candidate for the Peace and Freedom Party. Colorado. Incumbent Democrat Dave Young is running for re-election. Lang Sias, former state representative and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018, is the only Republican candidate. Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Shawn Wooden is retiring. Democratic candidates include investment firm COO Dita Bhargava, Connecticut State Board of Education Karen DuBois-Walton, and former vice chair of the Democratic Party of Connecticut Erick Russell. Republican state representative Harry Arora is running for the seat. Delaware. Incumbent Democrat Colleen Davis is  eligible to seek re-election. Florida. Incumbent Republican Jimmy Patronis is running for re-election. Perennial candidate Richard Dembinsky is running as an independent. Democratic candidates include former state representative Adam Hattersley, accountant Tyrone Javellana, and Karla Jones. Idaho. Incumbent Republican Julie Ellsworth is running for re-election. Her only challenger is Democratic Jill L. Ellsworth. Illinois. Incumbent Democrat Mike Frerichs is running for re-election. House deputy minority leader Tom Demmer is running against him, as is high school assistant Patrice McDermand. Indiana. Incumbent Republican Kelly Mitchell is term-limited and cannot seek a third term. Republican candidates  include Morgan County Republican party chair Dan Elliot, Fort Wayne city clerk Lana Keesling, Boone County council president Elise Nieshalla and former Indiana Republican Party spokesman Pete Seat. Iowa. Incumbent Democrat Michael Fitzgerald is running for re-election. Republican state senator Roby Smith is challenging Fitzgerald. Kansas. Incumbent Democratic Lynn Rogers was appointed January 2, 2021, after his predecessor, Jake LaTurner, resigned when he was elected to Congress. Rogers is eligible to seek re-election. Republican candidates include state representative Steven Johnson, state senator Caryn Tyson and Sara Hart Weir, former CEO of the National Down Syndrome Society. Massachusetts. Incumbent  Democrat Deb Goldberg is running for re-election. Republican former Barnstable County commissioner Ronald Beaty is running against Goldberg. Nebraska. Incumbent Republican John Murante is running for re-election. He is facing a primary challenge from Paul Anderson. Libertarian Katrina Tomsen is also running. Nevada. Incumbent Democrat Zach Conine is running for re-election. Republican candidates include business owner Manny Kess and member of the Las Vegas city council Michele Fiore. Bryan Elliott is running as a Libertarian, while Margaret Hendrickson is running as the candidate of the Independent American Party. New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Tim Eichenberg is term-limited  and cannot seek a third term. Democratic candidates include former judge Heather Benavidez and former Sandoval County treasurer Laura Montoya. The only Republican candidate is Harry Montoya. New York. 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. He is facing a primary challenge from Quanda Francis, the president of Sykes Capital Management. The only Republican candidate is former Wall Street analyst and financial adviser Paul Rodriguez. Ohio. Incumbent Republican Robert Sprague is  running for re-election. Democratic mayor of Marion Scott Schertzer is running against him. Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Randy McDaniel is retiring. Republican candidates include Oklahoma County county clerk David B. Hooten, former chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission Clark Jolley, and state representative Todd Russ. The only Democratic candidate is Charles De Coune, who ran for treasurer in 2018 as an independent. Gregory J. Sadler is running as a Libertarian. Rhode Island. Incumbent Democrat Seth Magaziner is term-limited and cannot seek a third term. Former Central Falls mayor James Diossa is running for the seat. South Carolina. Incumbent  Republican Curtis Loftis is running for re-election. His only opponent is Sarah E. Work, a member of the Alliance Party. South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Josh Haeder is running for re-election. Texas. 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. Democratic candidates include Certified Public Accountant Janet Dudding, attorney Tim Mahoney and author Angel Luis Vega. Utah (special). 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. Vermont. Incumbent Democrat Beth Pearce is eligible to seek re-election. Wisconsin. Incumbent Democrat Sarah Godlewski is running for US Senate. Democratic candidates include Fitchburg mayor Aaron Richardson, West Allis alderman Angelito Tenorio and radiologist Gillian Battino. Republican candidates include activist Orlando Owens and John Leiber. Wyoming. Incumbent Republican Curt Meier is eligible to seek re-election.