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 Treasurer Shawn Wooden did not seek re-election.
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November 8, 2022
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Russell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Arora: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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
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
| 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
| 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 county
| County | Erick Russell Democratic |
Harry Arora Republican |
Other parties Independent |
Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Fairfield | 163,558 | 52.37% | 141,516 | 45.31% | 7,233 | 2.32% | 312,307 |
| Hartford | 172,326 | 56.74% | 123,120 | 40.54% | 8,290 | 2.73% | 303,736 |
| Litchfield | 33,998 | 42.48% | 43,857 | 54.8% | 2,181 | 2.72% | 80,036 |
| Middlesex | 38,252 | 52.35% | 32,799 | 44.89% | 2,016 | 2.76% | 73,067 |
| New Haven | 147,513 | 52.69% | 125,190 | 44.72% | 7,247 | 1.58% | 279,950 |
| New London | 50,527 | 51.62% | 44,075 | 45.03% | 3,285 | 3.35% | 97,887 |
| Tolland | 29,074 | 49.35% | 28,100 | 47.7% | 1,734 | 2.95% | 58,908 |
| Windham | 16,873 | 43.55% | 20,466 | 53.11% | 1,287 | 3.3% | 38,536 |
| Totals | 652,031 | 52.4% | 559,123 | 44.93% | 33,273 | 2.68% | 1,244,427 |
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 |