2022 Arizona State Treasurer election
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The 2022 Arizona State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the State Treasurer of Arizona, concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican Treasurer Kimberly Yee initially ran for governor, but suspended her campaign on January 15, 2022, and ran for re-election as the Republican nominee, defeating the Democratic nominee, State Senator Martín Quezada, by a margin of 11.4%.
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November 8, 2022
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   Yee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Quezada: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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Yee's was the largest margin of victory in a contested statewide election in Arizona in 2022, and this was considered one of the few highlights for the Arizona GOP in an otherwise lackluster cycle.[1] Yee was the only Republican to carry Maricopa County in a contested statewide election in 2022.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Bob Lettieri, former treasurer of the Arizona Republican Party[2][3]
- Jeff Weninger, state representative for the 17th district[4]
- Kimberly Yee, incumbent state treasurer[5]
Withdrew
- Regina Cobb, state representative from the 5th district[6][7] (endorsed Weninger)
- David Livingston, state senator from the 22nd district[8][9] (running for state representative)
Endorsements
David Livingston (withdrew)
U.S Representatives
- Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative from Arizona's 4th congressional district (2011–present)[10]
Jeff Weninger
State legislators
- Regina Cobb, state representative for the 5th district (2015–2023)[7]
Kimberly Yee
Organizations
- Family Research Council Action PAC[11]
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Bob Lettieri | Jeff Weninger | Kimberly Yee | |||||
| 1 | Jun. 27, 2022 | KAET | Ted Simons | YouTube | P | P | P |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Bob Lettieri |
Jeff Weninger |
Kimberly Yee |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights[12] | July 27, 2022 | 502 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 7% | 12% | 33% | – | 48% |
| OH Predictive Insights[13] | June 30 – July 2, 2022 | 515 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 5% | 5% | 19% | – | 72% |
| Data Orbital (R)[14] | June 1–3, 2022 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.3% | – | 9% | 24% | 7% | 60% |
| OH Predictive Insights[15] | April 4–5, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 3% | 7% | 21% | – | 69% |
Results
Yee
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kimberly Yee (incumbent) | 423,456 | 56.40% | |
| Republican | Jeff Weninger | 203,751 | 27.14% | |
| Republican | Bob Lettieri | 123,574 | 16.46% | |
| Total votes | 750,781 | 100.0% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Martín Quezada, state senator from the 29th district[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Martín Quezada | 554,186 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 554,186 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Kimberly Yee | Lee Murphy | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 3, 2022 | KAET | Stacey Barchenger Ralph Begleiter |
YouTube | P | P |
Polling
Results
Yee: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Quezada: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Kimberly Yee (incumbent) | 1,390,135 | 55.67% | +1.39% | |
| Democratic | Martín Quezada | 1,107,037 | 44.33% | −1.39% | |
| Total votes | 2,497,172 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
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By congressional district
Yee won seven out of nine congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[19]
| District | Yee | Quezada | Representative |
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| 1st | 56% | 44% | David Schweikert |
| 2nd | 59% | 41% | Tom O'Halleran (117th Congress) |
| Eli Crane (118th Congress) | |||
| 3rd | 28% | 72% | Ruben Gallego |
| 4th | 51% | 49% | Greg Stanton |
| 5th | 64% | 36% | Andy Biggs |
| 6th | 54% | 46% | Ann Kirkpatrick (117th Congress) |
| Juan Ciscomani (118th Congress) | |||
| 7th | 37% | 63% | Raúl Grijalva |
| 8th | 62% | 38% | Debbie Lesko |
| 9th | 68% | 32% | Paul Gosar |