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

Connecticut State Treasurer The Connecticut State Treasurer serves the office of treasurer for the state of Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Ma ...

. Incumbent

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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 ca ...

, former vice chair of the

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Eliminated in primary

*Dita Bhargava,

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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, lawyer and candidate for treasurer in 2018 ''(endorsed Russell)'' *Adam Cloud,

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city treasurer ''(endorsed Dubois-Walton)'' *Rodney Butler, chair of the

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* Shawn Wooden, incumbent state treasurer

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Harry Arora Harry Arora (born December 16, 1969) is an Indian-born 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 ...

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

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General election

Results

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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Connecticut State Treasurer elections