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2024 United States state treasurer elections

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2024 United States state treasurer elections

← 2023 November 5, 2024 2026 →

10 state treasurer offices
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 26 16
Seats after 26 16
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 7 3
Seats won 7 3

2024 Arkansas State Treasurer special election2024 Oregon State Treasurer election2024 Pennsylvania State Treasurer election2024 Missouri State Treasurer election2024 North Carolina Council of State elections#State treasurer2024 North Dakota State Treasurer election2024 Utah State Treasurer election2024 Vermont State Treasurer election2024 Washington State Treasurer election2024 West Virginia State Treasurer election
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
     No election

The 2024 United States state treasurer elections were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the state treasurer and equivalents in nine states, plus a special election in Arkansas. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020. The treasurer of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2022.

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

Partisan composition

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Going into these elections, this class of treasurers was made up of 7 Republicans and 3 Democrats. Republicans were defending one state won by Joe Biden in 2020 (Pennsylvania), while Democrats did not hold any states won by Donald Trump.

Race summary

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State State Treasurer Party First
elected
Status Candidates
Arkansas Larry Walther Republican 2023 (appointed) Interim appointee term-limited[a]
Republican hold.
Missouri Vivek Malek Republican 2023 (appointed) Incumbent elected to full term.
  • Green tickY Vivek Malek (Republican)
  • Mark Osmack (Democratic)
  • John Hartwig (Libertarian)
North Carolina Dale Folwell Republican 2016 Incumbent retired to
run for governor[1]
Republican hold.
North Dakota Thomas Beadle Republican 2020 Incumbent re-elected.
Oregon Tobias Read Democratic 2016 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Pennsylvania Stacy Garrity Republican 2020 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Stacy Garrity (Republican)
  • Erin McClelland (Democratic)
  • Nick Ciesielski (Libertarian)
Utah Marlo Oaks Republican 2022 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont Mike Pieciak Democratic 2022 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Mike Pieciak (Democratic)
  • Joshua Bechhoefer (Republican)
Washington Mike Pellicciotti Democratic 2020 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia Riley Moore Republican 2020 Incumbent retired to
run for U.S. House.[2]
Republican hold.

Arkansas (special)

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Arkansas State Treasurer special election

← 2022
2026 →
 
Nominee John Thurston John Pagan
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Treasurer

Larry Walther
Republican



Incumbent Republican Treasurer Larry Walther was appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders after the death of Mark Lowery. Walther cannot run for re-election per the state constitution.[3]


Republican Secretary of State John Thurston and Democrat John Pagan the both won their respective nominations unopposed[4]

Missouri

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Missouri State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Vivek Malek Mark Osmack
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Treasurer

Vivek Malek
Republican



Incumbent Republican Treasurer Vivek Malek was appointed by Governor Mike Parson after Scott Fitzpatrick resigned after successfully running for state auditor. Malek is running for a full term.[5] Challenging him in the Republican primary are state senator Andrew Koenig, state representative Cody Smith and attorney Lori Rook.[6][7][8] Financial advisor Lucas Johnson is the lone Democratic candidate as of February 2024.[6]

North Carolina

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North Carolina State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Brad Briner Wesley Harris
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Treasurer

Dale Folwell
Republican



Incumbent Republican Dale Folwell was eligible to serve a third term, but has instead decided to run for governor.[1]

Michael Bloomberg's investment manager Brad Briner won the Republican nomination defeating former North Carolina Education Lottery commissioner A.J. Daoud and Rachel Johnson.[9][10][11]

State representative Wesley Harris won the Democratic nomination defeating Small Business Administration employee Gabe Esparza[12][13]

North Dakota

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North Dakota State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Thomas Beadle
Party Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer

Thomas Beadle
Republican



Incumbent Republican Thomas Beadle is running for re-election to a second term.[14]

Oregon

[edit]
2024 Oregon State Treasurer election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
 
Candidate Elizabeth Steiner Brian Boquist
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer

Tobias Read
Democratic



Incumbent Democrat Tobias Reed was eligible to serve a third term, but has instead decided to run for secretary of state.[15]

Democratic candidates include nonprofit executive Brett Baker, Republican nominee for this position in 2016 and 2020 Jeff Gudnam, and state senator Elizabeth Steiner.[16][17][18]

Pennsylvania

[edit]
Pennsylvania State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Stacy Garrity Erin McClelland
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Treasurer

Stacy Garrity
Republican



Incumbent Republican Stacy Garrity is running for a second term. Challenging her is pschologist and 2014 and 2016 12th congressional district Democratic nominee Erin McClelland who won the Democratic nomination defeating state representative Ryan Bizzarro.[19]

Utah

[edit]
Utah State Treasurer election

2028 →
 
Nominee Marlo Oaks Neil Hansen
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent State Treasurer

Marlo Oaks
Republican



Incumbent Republican Marlo Oaks is running for a full term. Challenging him are Democratic candidate former state representative Neil Hansen and Forward Party candidate Miles Pomeroy.[20]

Vermont

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Vermont State Treasurer election

← 2020
2026 →
 
Nominee Mike Pieciak Joshua Bechhoefer
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer

Mike Pieciak
Democratic



Incumbent Democrat Mike Pieciak is running for a second term.

Washington

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Washington State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Mike Pellicciotti Sharon Hanek
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer

Mike Pellicciotti
Democratic



Incumbent Democrat Mike Pellicciotti is running for a second term.

West Virginia

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West Virginia State Treasurer election

← 2020
2028 →
 
Nominee Larry Pack
Party Republican

Incumbent State Treasurer

Riley Moore
Republican



Incumbent Republican Riley Moore was eligible to run for a second term, but instead decided to run for U.S. House.[2] Republican acting West Virginia Secretary of Revenue Larry Pack is the only candidate to file for the position.[21]

Notes

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  1. ^ The Arkansas State Constitution prohibits appointees from running for re-election.

References

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  1. ^ a b Robertson, Gary (25 March 2023). "North Carolina treasurer running for governor in 2024". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b McElhinny, Brad (November 21, 2022). "Treasurer Riley Moore jumps into congressional race, another early political announcement". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Kienlen, Alex (2023-08-09). "Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston announces candidacy for state treasurer". KARK. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ Luningham, Ashley (2024-03-05). "Arkansas State Treasurer race: Thurston, Pagan, Pakko set 2024 election goals". KATV. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  5. ^ Hancock, Jason (14 April 2023). "Vivek Malek reports $1.2 million haul for Missouri treasurer campaign". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b Erickson, Kurt (24 July 2023). "St. Louis County senator joins race for state treasurer". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ Palermo, Gregg (13 July 2023). "House Budget chair Cody Smith announces bid for Missouri Treasurer". Missouri Independent. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ Dereuck, Kelly (21 September 2023). "Southwest Missouri attorney Lori Rook announces run for Missouri State Treasurer's office". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  9. ^ Mildenberg, David (15 December 2023). "Bloomberg's money manager running for NC state treasurer". Business North Carolina. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ Joyce, Tom (23 December 2023). "Local man seeks state treasurer post". The Mount Airy News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Candidate List Grouped By Contest" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  12. ^ Richards, Charlene (11 August 2023). "Gabriel Esparza looks to be North Carolina's first Latino statewide official". NBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  13. ^ Bergeron, Josh (13 March 2023). "Mecklenburg Democrat to run for NC treasurer, says office shouldn't have 'partisan games'". The Charlotte Observer. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  14. ^ Fulton, Jacob (20 December 2023). "Gallion, Beadle, Christmann announce reelection bids". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  15. ^ Bourgeois, Michaela (25 July 2023). "Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read announces 2024 bid for secretary of state". KOIN. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Statement of Organization for Candidate Committee: Brett Baker for Treasurer". Oregon State Elections Division. July 26, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  17. ^ Buchanan, Correy (October 13, 2023). "Jeff Gudman runs for state treasurer again, this time as a Democrat". YourOregonNews.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  18. ^ VanderHart, Dirk (September 13, 2023). "One of Oregon's top budget writers wants to be state treasurer". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  19. ^ Cole, John (2 November 2023). "Three Democrats vying to unseat State Treasurer Stacy Garrity". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  20. ^ Schill, Charlie (9 January 2024). "State-level races for governor, attorney general attract crowded fields of candidates". Cache Valley Daily. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  21. ^ Adams, Steven (August 28, 2023). "Former Del. Larry Pack announces bid for West Virginia treasurer". WV News. Retrieved February 11, 2024.