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The 2022 Arizona State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the
State Treasurer In the state and territorial governments of the United States, 54 of the 56 states and territories have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the office of New York State Treasurer in 1926, in which the duties were transfer ...
of
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, concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican Treasurer
Kimberly Yee Kimberly Yee (born February 23, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona State Treasurer, Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature. A member of the Republican Par ...
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 Martín J. Quezada (born May 16, 1977) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate serving from 2015 to 2023. He is also a member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board, serving since 2011. He ...
, by a margin of 11.4%. Yee's was the largest margin of victory in a contested statewide election in Arizona in
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, and this was considered one of the few highlights for the Arizona GOP in an otherwise lackluster cycle. 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
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* Jeff Weninger,
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for the 17th district *
Kimberly Yee Kimberly Yee (born February 23, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona State Treasurer, Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature. A member of the Republican Par ...
, incumbent state treasurer


Withdrew

*
Regina Cobb Regina Cobb is a former Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing Arizona's Legislative District Five. A dentist, she graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 1993 and currently practices at Kingman, Arizon ...
,
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from the
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''(endorsed Weninger)'' *
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,
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from the 22nd district ''(running for
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)''


Endorsements


Debate


Polling


Results


Democratic primary


Candidates


Declared

*
Martín Quezada Martín J. Quezada (born May 16, 1977) is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Arizona Senate serving from 2015 to 2023. He is also a member of the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board, serving since 2011. He ...
,
state senator A state senator is a member of a State legislature (United States), state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. History There are typically fewer state senators than there ...
from the 29th district


Results


General election


Debate


Polling


Results


By congressional district

Yee won seven out of nine congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.


See also

*
2022 Arizona elections The 2022 Arizona elections were held in the U.S. state, state of Arizona on November 8, 2022, coinciding with the 2022 United States elections, nationwide general election. All six executive offices were up for election, as well as a United Sta ...


Notes

Partisan clients


References


External links

Official campaign websites
Martín Quezada (D) for State TreasurerKimberly Yee (R) for State Treasurer
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State Treasurer In the state and territorial governments of the United States, 54 of the 56 states and territories have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the office of New York State Treasurer in 1926, in which the duties were transfer ...
Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...