2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election
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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.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Erick Russell, former vice chair of the Democratic Party of Connecticut[1]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Arunan Arulampalam, lawyer and candidate for treasurer in 2018 (endorsed Russell)[4]
- Rodney Butler, chair of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation[5]
- Adam Cloud, Hartford city treasurer (endorsed Dubois-Walton)[1]
- Shawn Wooden, incumbent state treasurer[6]
Endorsements
[edit]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
- Natalie Braswell, Connecticut State Comptroller (2021–)[1]
- Matthew Ritter, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives[1]
- Nancy Wyman, former lieutenant governor of Connecticut (2011–2019)[1]
- Local officials
- Organizations
Declined to endorse
- Statewide officials
- Ned Lamont, governor of Connecticut (2019–)[4]
Results
[edit]| 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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Harry Arora, state representative from the 151st district (2020–) and Republican nominee for Connecticut's 4th congressional district in 2018[13][14]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Erick Russell | 631,819 | 50.77% | −2.01% | |
| Working Families | Erick Russell | 20,212 | 1.62% | −0.67% | |
| Total | Erick Russell | 652,031 | 52.39% | -2.67% | |
| Republican | Harry Arora | 559,123 | 44.93% | +1.30% | |
| Independent Party | Jennifer Baldwin | 24,709 | 1.99% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | JoAnna Laiscell | 8,564 | 0.69% | −0.45% | |
| Total votes | 1,244,427 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Russell won 4 of 5 congressional districts with Arora winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.[16]
| District | Russell | Arora | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 58% | 39% | John B. Larson |
| 2nd | 50% | 47% | Joe Courtney |
| 3rd | 54% | 44% | Rosa DeLauro |
| 4th | 53% | 45% | Jim Himes |
| 5th | 47% | 50% | Jahana Hayes |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "State of Connecticut Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Treasurer :: State of Connecticut". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites