2022 Arizona State Treasurer election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Arizona State Treasurer election

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| country = Arizona

| previous_election = 2018 Arizona elections#State treasurer

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Arizona State Treasurer election

| next_year = 2026

| nominee1 = Kimberly Yee

| party1 = Arizona Republican Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,390,135

| percentage1 = 55.67%

| image1 = File:Kimberly Yee by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg

| nominee2 = Martín Quezada

| party2 = Arizona Democratic Party

| popular_vote2 = 1,107,037

| percentage2 = 44.33%

| image2 = File:Martin_Quezada_by_Gage_Skidmore (cropped).jpg

| map_image = {{switcher |210px |County results |210px |Congressional district results |210px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = Yee: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Quezada: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No votes}}

| title = State Treasurer

| before_election = Kimberly Yee

| before_party = Arizona Republican Party

| after_election = Kimberly Yee

| after_party = Arizona Republican Party

}}{{ElectionsAZ}}

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%.

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.{{cite web | url=https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2022/11/17/republican-treasurer-yee-trounces-democrat/ | title=Republican Treasurer Yee trounces Democrat | Arizona Capitol Times | date=17 November 2022 }} 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{{cite web |last1=O'Conner |first1=Jim |title=Prescott Talks: Interview with Bob Lettieri, Candidate for Arizona State Treasurer |url=https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2022/02/19/prescott-talks-interview-with-bob-lettieri-candidate-for-arizona-state-treasurer/ |access-date=25 February 2022 |date=19 February 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://azpbs.org/horizon/2022/06/republican-candidates-for-state-treasurer/ | title=Republican Candidates for State Treasurer }}
Jeff Weninger, state representative for the 17th district{{cite web |title=Weninger throws hat into GOP state treasurer race |url=https://santansun.com/2021/09/14/weninger-throws-hat-into-gop-state-treasurer-race/ |website=www.santansun.com |publisher=SanTan Sun News |access-date=16 January 2022 |date=14 September 2021}}
Kimberly Yee, incumbent state treasurer{{cite web |title=Arizona treasurer Kimberly Yee withdraws from Governor's race |url=https://ktar.com/story/4844321/republican-arizona-treasurer-kimberly-yee-withdraws-from-governors-race/ |website=www.ktar.com |date=16 January 2022 |publisher=KTAR-FM |access-date=16 January 2022}}

==Withdrew==

Regina Cobb, state representative from the 5th district{{cite web |last1=Latch |first1=Lacey |title=Arizona Rep. Regina Cobb announces run for state treasurer |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/08/02/arizona-rep-regina-cobb-announces-run-state-treasurer/8045654002/ |website=www.azcentral.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116215337/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/08/02/arizona-rep-regina-cobb-announces-run-state-treasurer/8045654002/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |date=2 August 2021 |access-date=16 January 2022 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Stern |first1=Ray |title=Jeff Weninger to run for Arizona treasurer; Regina Cobb drops out |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/09/01/jeff-weninger-running-for-arizona-treasurer-regina-cobb-drops-out/5689990001/ |website=www.azcentral.com |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116033102/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/09/01/jeff-weninger-running-for-arizona-treasurer-regina-cobb-drops-out/5689990001/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |date=1 September 2021 |url-status=live}} (endorsed Weninger)
David Livingston, state senator from the 22nd district{{cite web |last1=Estrada |first1=Melissa |title=Who's running for Arizona treasurer? Here are the major candidates |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/06/whos-running-arizona-treasurer-here-major-candidates/6234604001/ |website=www.azcentral.com |access-date=16 January 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220116083003/https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/06/whos-running-arizona-treasurer-here-major-candidates/6234604001/ |archive-date=16 January 2022 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Livingston Will Move From Treasurer's Race Back To Legislature |url=https://arizonadailyindependent.com/2021/12/23/david-livingston-will-move-from-treasurers-race-back-to-legislature/ |access-date=27 January 2022 |date=23 December 2021}} (running for state representative)

=Endorsements=

{{Endorsements box

| title = David Livingston (withdrew)

| width = 50em

| list =

U.S Representatives

Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative from {{ushr|AZ|4}} (2011–present){{cite web |title=Congressman Paul Gosar Endorses David Livingston |url=https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2021/09/15/congressman-paul-gosar-endorses-david-livingston-for-state-treasurer/ |access-date=27 January 2022 |date=15 September 2021}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Jeff Weninger

| width = 50em

| list =

State legislators

Regina Cobb, state representative for the 5th district (2015–2023)

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Kimberly Yee

| width = 50em

| list =

Organizations

Family Research Council Action PAC{{cite web |title=FRC Action PAC Endorses Kimberly Yee for Arizona Treasurer |url=https://frcactionpac.org/get.cfm?i=PR22G04&f= |access-date=13 August 2022 |date=29 July 2022}}

}}

= Debate =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 2022 Arizona State Treasurer Republican primary debate
scope="col" \| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Host ! scope="col" \| Moderator ! scope="col" \| Link ! scope="col"\| Republican ! scope="col"\| Republican ! scope="col"\| Republican
colspan="5" rowspan="2" \|Key: {{Colors\|black\|#90ff90\| P }} Participant {{Colors\|black\|#FFFFDD\| A }} Absent {{Colors\|black\|#ff9090\| N }} Not invited {{Colors\|black\|#CCFFCC\| I }} Invited {{color box\|#f0e68c\|W}} Withdrawn ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Republican Party (US)}}"\| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Republican Party (US)}}"\| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Republican Party (US)}}"\|
scope="col" \| Bob Lettieri ! scope="col" \| Jeff Weninger ! scope="col" \| Kimberly Yee
1 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Jun. 27, 2022 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| KAET \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Ted Simons \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy-b2M6lcTo YouTube] \| {{Yes\|P}} \| {{Yes\|P}} \| {{Yes\|P}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2022 Arizona State Treasurer Republican primary debate

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Republican

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"|

scope="col" | Bob Lettieri

! scope="col" | Jeff Weninger

! scope="col" | Kimberly Yee

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Jun. 27, 2022

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | KAET

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Ted Simons

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy-b2M6lcTo YouTube]

| {{Yes|P}}

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

valign=bottom

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Bob
Lettieri

! style="width:60px;"| Jeff
Weninger

! style="width:60px;"| Kimberly
Yee

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220729161721/https://blog.ohpredictive.com/press-releases/state-of-gop-voters-break-heavy-and-hard-for-lake OH Predictive Insights]}}

|July 27, 2022

|502 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|7%

|12%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|33%

|–

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|48%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220712181613/https://blog.ohpredictive.com/press-releases/az-gop-statewide-primary-races-down-ticket-takeaways OH Predictive Insights]}}

|June 30 – July 2, 2022

|515 (LV)

|± 4.3%

|5%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|19%

|–

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|72%

style="text-align:left;"|Data Orbital (R)[https://www.azmirror.com/2022/06/06/internal-poll-gop-gubernatorial-frontrunners-in-statistical-tie/ Data Orbital (R)]

|June 1–3, 2022

|550 (LV)

|± 4.3%

|–

|9%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|24%

|7%

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|60%

style="text-align:left;"|OH Predictive Insights{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20220413193819/https://blog.ohpredictive.com/press-releases/az-gop-gov-race-lake-leads-robson-climbing-salmon-stalls OH Predictive Insights]}}

|April 4–5, 2022

|500 (LV)

|± 4.4%

|3%

|7%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|21%

|–

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|69%

=Results=

[[File:2022 Arizona state treasurer republican primary election.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#E27F7F|Yee}}

|{{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}}

}}]]

{{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results{{cite web |author1=Arizona Secretary of State |title=State of Arizona Official Canvass – August 2, 2022, Primary Election |url=https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/20220822_state_canvass_master_report_signed.pdf |access-date=26 August 2022 |date=22 August 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Arizona Republican Party

|candidate = Kimberly Yee (incumbent)

|votes = 423,456

|percentage = 56.40%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Arizona Republican Party

|candidate = Jeff Weninger

|votes = 203,751

|percentage = 27.14%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Arizona Republican Party

|candidate = Bob Lettieri

|votes = 123,574

|percentage = 16.46%

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 750,781

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Declared==

Martín Quezada, state senator from the 29th district

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change |title=Democratic primary results}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Arizona Democratic Party

|candidate = Martín Quezada

|votes = 554,186

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 554,186

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box end}}

General election

File:Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Speaks at the 2022 AZGOP Election Night Party.jpg

=Debate=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 2022 Arizona State Treasurer debate
scope="col" \| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Host ! scope="col" \| Moderator ! scope="col" \| Link ! scope="col"\| Republican ! scope="col"\| Democratic
colspan="5" rowspan="2" \|Key: {{Colors\|black\|#90ff90\| P }} Participant {{Colors\|black\|#FFFFDD\| A }} Absent {{Colors\|black\|#ff9090\| N }} Not invited {{Colors\|black\|#CCFFCC\| I }} Invited {{color box\|#f0e68c\|W}} Withdrawn ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Republican Party (US)}}"\| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Democratic Party (US)}}"\|
scope="col" \| Kimberly Yee ! scope="col" \| Lee Murphy
1 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Oct. 3, 2022 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| KAET \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Stacey Barchenger Ralph Begleiter \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEmYQ1N4X6Y YouTube] \| {{Yes\|P}} \| {{Yes\|P}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2022 Arizona State Treasurer debate

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Republican

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}"|

scope="col" | Kimberly Yee

! scope="col" | Lee Murphy

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Oct. 3, 2022

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | KAET

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Stacey Barchenger
Ralph Begleiter

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEmYQ1N4X6Y YouTube]

| {{Yes|P}}

=Polling=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

style="vertical-align:bottom"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:100px;"| Kimberly
Yee (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Martin
Quezada (D)

! Other

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|BSP Research/Shaw & Co.[https://static.univision.com/especiales/noticias/infografias/2022/elecciones/encuestas/Univision%20Arizona%20Crosstab%20October%202022%20Final.pdf BSP Research/Shaw & Co.]{{efn-ua|name=UV|Poll conducted for Univision.}}

|October 19–26, 2022

|1,000 (RV)

|± 3.1%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|41%

|29%

|5%{{efn|"Someone else" with 5%}}

|25%

= Results =

File:AZ 2022 tr SLD.svg district results
Yee: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}}
Quezada: {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} ]]

{{Election box begin |title=2022 Arizona State Treasurer election{{cite web |title=2022 General Election Statewide Canvass |url=https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/2022Dec05_General_Election_Canvass_Web.pdf |website=Arizona Secretary of State |access-date=December 5, 2022}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Arizona Republican Party

|candidate = Kimberly Yee (incumbent)

|votes = 1,390,135

|percentage = 55.67%

|change = +1.39%

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Arizona Democratic Party

|candidate = Martín Quezada

|votes = 1,107,037

|percentage = 44.33%

|change = -1.39%

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 2,497,172

|percentage = 100.0%

}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Arizona Republican Party

}}{{Election box end}}

==By congressional district==

Yee won seven out of nine congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.{{Cite web|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4ee8ecf2-14b7-4a8d-99bc-82fa633a9305|title=DRA 2020|website=Daves Redistricting|accessdate=January 4, 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! District

! Yee

! Quezada

! Representative

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|1|1st}}

| 56%

| 44%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|David Schweikert

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|2|2nd}}

| rowspan=2|59%

| rowspan=2|41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tom O'Halleran (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Eli Crane (118th Congress)

align=center

! rowspan {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Arizona|3|3rd}}

| rowspan|28%

| rowspan|72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ruben Gallego

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|4|4th}}

| 51%

| 49%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Greg Stanton

align=center

! rowspan {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|5|5th}}

| rowspan|64%

| rowspan|36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Andy Biggs

align=center

! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|6|6th}}

| rowspan=2|54%

| rowspan=2|46%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ann Kirkpatrick (117th Congress)

align=center

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Juan Ciscomani (118th Congress)

align=center

! rowspan {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Arizona|7|7th}}

| rowspan|37%

| rowspan| 63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Raúl Grijalva

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|8|8th}}

| 62%

| 38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Debbie Lesko

align=center

! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Arizona|9|9th}}

| 68%

| 32%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Paul Gosar

align=center

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites

[https://www.martinquezada.com/ Martín Quezada (D) for State Treasurer]
[https://kimberlyyee.com/ Kimberly Yee (R) for State Treasurer]

State Treasurer

Arizona

2022 Arizona State Treasurer election

Republican primary

=Candidates=

==Declared==

==Withdrew==

=Endorsements=

= Debate =

=Polling=

=Results=

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

==Declared==

=Results=

General election

=Debate=

=Polling=

= Results =

==By congressional district==

See also

Notes

References

External links