2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

Last updated

2022 Colorado State Treasurer election
Flag of Colorado.svg
  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
  Dave Young (Colorado politician) (cropped).JPG Lang Sias rally.jpg
Nominee Dave Young Lang Sias
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,312,7051,052,337
Percentage53.67%43.03%

2022 Colorado state treasurer election results map by county.svg
2022 Colorado Attorney General election by Congressional District.svg
CO Treasurer 2022.svg
Young:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Sias:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     No votes

State Treasurer before election

Dave Young
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Dave Young
Democratic

The 2022 Colorado State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Colorado State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic Treasurer Dave Young won re-election to a second term, improving on his 2018 results.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Young (incumbent) 499,229 100.0%
Total votes499,229 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Lang Sias

U.S. Representatives

Governors

State treasurers

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lang Sias 502,175 100.0%
Total votes502,175 100.0%

General election

Forum & Debate

2022 Colorado State Treasurer forum & debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Lang Sias Dave Young
1Oct. 18, 2022 League of Women Voters
of Colorado
Jo Ann Allen YouTube PP
2Oct. 19, 2022 KUSA (TV) Kyle Clark
Marshall Zelinger
[5] PP

Polling

Hypothetical polling

Dave Young vs. generic Republican

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Dave
Young (D)
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Cygnal (R) [6] [A] January 12–13, 2022630 (LV)± 3.9%41%42%17%

Results

2022 Colorado State Treasurer election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dave Young (incumbent) 1,312,705 53.67% +1.44%
Republican Lang Sias 1,052,33743.03%−1.90%
Libertarian Anthony J. Delgado80,7703.30%N/A
Total votes2,445,812 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Young won five of eight congressional districts. [8]

DistrictYoungSiasRepresentative
1st 77%20% Diana DeGette
2nd 67%30% Joe Neguse
3rd 45%51% Lauren Boebert
4th 38%59% Ken Buck
5th 41%55% Doug Lamborn
6th 58%39% Jason Crow
7th 55%42% Ed Perlmutter (117th Congress)
Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress)
8th 50%46% Yadira Caraveo

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. This poll was sponsored by Ready Colorado

References

  1. "UNDER THE RADAR | Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young prefers to stay out of the limelight".
  2. 1 2 "State primary certificate - Statewide Amended Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  3. Paul, Jesse (November 16, 2021). "Lang Sias, a Republican, launches 2022 bid to be Colorado treasurer". coloradosun.com. The Colorado Sun . Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Luning, Ernest (January 17, 2022). "Four former GOP state treasurers endorse Lang Sias". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. YouTube
  6. Cygnal (R)
  7. "Certificate & Results - General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  8. "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: State Treasurer :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.

Official campaign websites