2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election

2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election
	Russell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; 70–80% 80–90% ; Arora: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
State Treasurer before election; Shawn Wooden; Democratic	Elected State Treasurer ; Erick Russell; Democratic

The 2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Connecticut State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Shawn Wooden did not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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]
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

Karen DuBois-Walton

Local officials

Adam Cloud, Hartford city treasurer^[1]
Vince "Vinnie" Mauro, chair of the New Haven democratic party^[7]

Organizations

Connecticut Working Families Party^[8]

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

Darryl Brackeen Jr., New Haven alderman^[9]

Organizations

Declined to endorse

Statewide officials

Ned Lamont, governor of Connecticut (2019–)^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]
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

Candidates

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

2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election^[15]
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

Russell won four of five 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

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[er-1] ^ ^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.

[2] 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.

[3] Breen, Thomas (April 15, 2022). "DuBois-Walton Makes Treasurer Run Official". www.newhavenindependent.org. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[aa-4] McQuaid, Hugh (April 11, 2022). "Race For State Treasurer Begins To Take Shape After Wooden's Announcement". Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[5] 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.

[6] "State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Says He Won't Seek Re-Election". WVIT. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.

[7] 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.

[8] "Connecticut Working Families Party announces candidate endorsements for Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secretary of the State". May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

[9] Bograd, Sabie (April 22, 2022). "Two New Haveners join race for state treasurer". www.yaledailynews.com. Yale Daily News. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[10] Brown, Andrew (May 7, 2022). "CT Democrats weigh race, gender diversity in treasurer, SOTS picks". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[11] "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.

[12] "2022 Aug 9 – Democratic Primary: Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] "2022 General Election – Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State.

[16] "State of Connecticut Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Treasurer :: State of Connecticut". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

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