The 2022 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next

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. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Shawn Wooden did not seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Erick Russell Erick Russell is an American politician from Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the Connecticut State Treasurer. He is the first openly gay African American elected to a statewide office in the United States. Early life and ...

, former vice chair of the

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Eliminated in primary

*Dita Bhargava, COO of Catalan Investments and candidate for treasurer in 2018 *Karen DuBois-Walton, chief executive of the New Haven Housing Authority and chair of the

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Declined

Arunan Arulampalam Arunan Arulampalam (born September 15, 1985) is an American politician who is the mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. A member of the Democratic Party, Arulampalam won the November 2023 election for mayor and was sworn in on January 1, 2024. Earl ...

, lawyer and candidate for treasurer in 2018 ''(endorsed Russell)'' *Rodney Butler, chair of the

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*Adam Cloud,

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city treasurer ''(endorsed Dubois-Walton)'' * Shawn Wooden, incumbent state treasurer

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Harry Arora Harry Arora (born December 16, 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District, serving from 2020 to 2023. In 2018, Arora ran against incumbent Jim Himes in the race for ...

state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United St ...

from the 151st district (2020–) and Republican nominee for

Connecticut's 4th congressional district Connecticut's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the panhandle, the district is largely suburban and extends from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich – an are ...

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General election

Results

By congressional district

Russell won 4 of 5 congressional districts with Arora winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign websites
Harry Arora (R) for TreasurerDita Bhargava (D) for TreasurerKaren Dubois-Walton (D) for TreasurerErick Russell (D) for Treasurer
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