2022 Iowa State Treasurer election

2022 Iowa State Treasurer election

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Nominee Roby Smith Michael Fitzgerald Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 614,943 584,021 Percentage 51.26% 48.68%

County results Congressional district results Smith:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Fitzgerald:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Treasurer before election Michael Fitzgerald Democratic Elected State Treasurer Roby Smith Republican

The 2022 Iowa State Treasurer election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Treasurer of Iowa, concurrently with an election to the U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House of Representatives, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022, though both major party candidates only received token write-in opposition. ^[1] A debate was held on October 7, 2022. ^[2]

Incumbent Democratic treasurer Michael Fitzgerald ran for re-election to an eleventh term in office, but was defeated by Republican state senator Roby Smith. ^[3] Fitzgerald was one of two statewide elected Democrats to lose re-election in 2022, along with Attorney General Tom Miller. ^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Fitzgerald, incumbent state treasurer since 1983 ^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent)	145,929	99.84%
	Write-in		235	0.16%
Total votes			146,164	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Roby Smith, state senator from the 47th district since 2011 ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roby Smith	164,191	99.63%
	Write-in		603	0.37%
Total votes			164,794	100.0%

General election

Results

2022 Iowa State Treasurer election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roby Smith	614,943	51.26%
	Democratic	Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent)	584,021	48.68%
	Write-in		667	0.06%
Total votes			1,199,631	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Smith won 31 counties that had previously voted for Fitzgerald in 2018. ^{[10] [9]}

• Adair (largest city: Greenfield)
• Audubon (largest city: Audubon)
• Boone (largest city: Boone)
• Bremer (largest city: Waverly)
• Buchanan (largest city: Independence)
• Buena Vista (largest city: Storm Lake)
• Carroll (largest city: Carroll)
• Cedar (largest city: Tipton)
• Chickasaw (largest city: New Hampton)
• Clayton (largest city: Guttenberg)
• Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
• Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
• Floyd (largest city: Charles City)
• Fayette (largest city: Oelwein)
• Greene (largest city: Jefferson)
• Hamilton (largest city: Webster City)
• Howard (largest city: Cresco)
• Jackson (largest city: Maquoketa)
• Jasper (largest city: Newton)
• Jones (largest city: Anamosa)
• Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
• Marshall (largest city: Marshalltown)
• Mitchell (largest city: Osage)
• Muscatine (largest city: Muscatine)
• Poweshiek (largest city: Grinnell)
• Scott (largest city: Davenport)
• Tama (largest city: Tama)
• Wapello (largest city: Ottumwa)
• Warren (largest city: Indianola)
• Webster (largest city: Fort Dodge)
• Woodbury (largest city: Sioux City)
• Worth (largest city: Northwood)

By congressional district

Smith won three of four congressional districts. Fitzgerald won one, which elected a Republican. ^[11]

District	Smith	Fitzgerald	Representative
1st	50.35%	49.60%	Mariannette Miller-Meeks
2nd	49.99%	49.97%	Ashley Hinson
3rd	45.10%	54.82%	Cindy Axne (117th Congress)
			Zach Nunn (118th Congress)
4th	60.57%	39.38%	Randy Feenstra

See also

• 2022 Iowa elections
• Treasurer of Iowa

References

1. "2022 Primary Election (June 7, 2022)". Des Moines County Elections. June 7, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
2. Opsahl, Robin (October 7, 2022). "Iowa state treasurer candidates debate office's role in tax cuts, college savings program". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
3. "Election results 2022: Roby Smith defeats incumbent Michael Fitzgerald". Iowa Public Radio. November 8, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
4. Pfannenstiel, Brianne (November 11, 2022). "The Republican red wave foundered nationally, but in Iowa it swept away Democrats" . Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
5. "Iowa election 2022: Who's running for governor, Congress and statewide offices?". Iowa Capital DIspatch. June 13, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
6. "Treasurer of State - Dem. - Election Night Reporting". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
7. Rooker, Amanda (November 8, 2022). "Michael Fitzgerald and Roby Smith running in Iowa treasurer race". KCCI 8 Des Moines. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
8. "Treasurer of State - Rep. - Election Night Reporting". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
9. "Treasurer of State - Election Night Reporting". Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
10. "IA - Election Night Reporting". Iowa Secretary of State. December 4, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
11. "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved 2025-09-20.