2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election

For related races, see 2022 United States treasurer elections.

2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election

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Nominee Todd Russ Charles de Coune Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 738,545 349,876 Percentage 64.77% 30.68%

County results Precinct results Russ:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Coune:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

State Treasurer before election Randy McDaniel Republican Elected State Treasurer Todd Russ Republican

The 2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Oklahoma State Treasurer. The primary election was scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Runoff primary elections, if necessary, would have been held on Tuesday, August 23, 2022. The deadline for candidates to file was April 15, 2022. ^[1]

Incumbent Republican Party Treasurer Randy McDaniel did not seek re-election. Former state house representative and Republican nominee Todd Russ defeated Democratic nominee Charles De Coune and Libertarian nominee Gregory Sadler. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Todd Russ, former state representative from the 55th district (2009–2022) ^{[3] [4]}

Eliminated in runoff

• Clark Jolley, former chair of the Oklahoma Tax Commission (2017–2021) and former state senator (2004–2016) ^{[5] [4]}

Eliminated in primary

• David Hooten, Oklahoma County Clerk (2016–2022) ^{[6] [7]}

Withdrew

• Mike Mazzei, former state senator (2004–2016) ^{[8] [9]}

Declined

• Randy McDaniel, incumbent treasurer ^[10]

Endorsements

Mike Mazzei (withdrew)

Statewide officials

• Ken Miller, former Oklahoma State Treasurer (2011–2019) ^[11]

State senators

• David Rader, state senator from the 39th district (2017–) ^[11]
• Roger Thompson, state senator from the 8th district (2015–) ^[11]

Todd Russ

Newspapers

• Tulsa Beacon ^[12]

Organizations

• Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights ^[13]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	David B. Hooten	Clark Jolley	Todd Russ	Other	Undecided
SoonerPoll [14]	June 13–21, 2022	350 (LV)	± 5.2%	6%	8%	13%	–	73%
Amber Integrated (R) [15]	June 6–9, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	13%	14%	19%	–	53%
SoonerPoll [16]	April 25 – May 11, 2022	306 (LV)	± 5.6%	6%	8%	9%	–	76%
Amber Integrated (R) [17]	March 24–27, 2022	455 (LV)	± 4.6%	11%	10%	7%	–	72%
Amber Integrated (R) [18]	December 15–19, 2021	253 (RV)	± 6.2%	20%	9%	15%	4%	52%

Results

Republican primary results ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Russ	164,376	48.5
	Republican	Clark Jolley	114,776	33.9
	Republican	David Hooten	59,721	17.6
Total votes			338,873	100.0

Runoff debate

2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer Republican runoff debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Clark Jolley	Todd Russ
1	Aug. 16, 2022	KWTV-DT	Storm Jones Tres Savage	YouTube	P	P

Runoff polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Clark Jolley	Todd Russ	Undecided
SoonerPoll [20]	August 11–17, 2022	322 (LV)	± 5.4%	50%	46%	3%
Amber Integrated (R) [21]	August 11–15, 2022	684 (LV)	± 3.8%	27%	28%	46%

Results

Republican primary results ^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Russ	150,431	55.5
	Republican	Clark Jolley	120,561	44.5
Total votes			270,992	100.0

General election

Candidates

• Charles de Coune, candidate for Oklahoma County Court Clerk in 2020 and Independent candidate for State Treasurer in 2018 (Democratic nominee) ^{[23] [7]}
• Todd Russ (Republican nominee)
• Gregory Sadler, candidate for the Oklahoma State Senate in 2020 (Libertarian nominee) ^[7]

Endorsements

Todd Russ (R)

Newspapers

• Tulsa World ^[24]

Charles de Coune (D)

Labor unions

• Communications Workers of America ^[25]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Todd Russ (R)	Charles de Coune (D)	Gregory Sadler (L)	Undecided
SoonerPoll [26]	September 2–7, 2022	402 (LV)	± 4.9%	50%	27%	3%	20%

Results

2022 Oklahoma state treasurer election ^{[27] [28]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Todd Russ	738,545	64.77%	−6.81%
	Democratic	Charles de Coune	349,876	30.68%	N/A
	Libertarian	Gregory Sadler	51,858	4.55%	N/A
Total votes			1,140,279	100.00%
Turnout			1,140,279	49.67%
Registered electors			2,295,906

By congressional district

Russ won all five congressional districts. ^[29]

District	Russ	De Coun	Representative
1st	60%	35%	Kevin Hern
2nd	73%	23%	Markwayne Mullin (117th Congress)
			Josh Brecheen (118th Congress)
3rd	70%	25%	Frank Lucas
4th	64%	32%	Tom Cole
5th	58%	37%	Stephanie Bice

See also

• 2022 Oklahoma elections

Notes

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

References

1. "2022 Oklahoma Elections-Voter Information Calendar" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
2. "REPUBLICAN TODD RUSS WINS ELECTION FOR STATE TREASURER IN OKLAHOMA". KOTV-DT . November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
3. Forman, Carmen (June 29, 2021). "Second Republican jumps in Oklahoma state treasurer's race". www.oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
4. Brinkman, Bennett (June 29, 2022). "Treasurer, labor and corporation commissioner elections head to GOP runoffs". NonDoc. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
5. Forman, Carmen (November 9, 2021). "Oklahoma treasurer's race: Republican Clark Jolley to run". www.oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
6. Williams, JaNae (June 18, 2021). "Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten announces run for state treasurer". www.oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
7. Prather, Megan (April 16, 2022). "Crowded fields for most statewide offices in Oklahoma". NonDoc. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
8. "Term-Limited Oklahoma Senator To Seek Open Treasurer Seat". www.publicradiotulsa.org. KWGS. August 18, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
9. Krehbiel, Randy (September 26, 2021). "Mike Mazzie drops out of treasurer race". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
10. "Oklahoma Treasurer Says He Won't Seek Re-election In 2022". www.publicradiotulsa.org. KWGS. June 2, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
11. Krehbiel, Randy (August 8, 2021). "Politics notebook: State tax revenue still strong despite predicted July drop". tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
12. "Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements". Tulsa Beacon. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
13. "2022 OKHPR-PAC Primary Race Endorsements". OKHPR. June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
14. SoonerPoll
15. Amber Integrated (R)
16. SoonerPoll
17. Amber Integrated (R)
18. Amber Integrated (R)
19. "June 28 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
20. SoonerPoll
21. Amber Integrated (R)
22. "August 23 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
23. "CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE 2022" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
24. "Endorsement: Kim David, Todd Russ experienced lawmakers good fit for statewide office". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
25. "Oklahoma Endorsed Candidates 2022". cwad6.org. Communications Workers of America . Retrieved October 26, 2022.
26. SoonerPoll
27. "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board . Retrieved November 9, 2022.
28. "Current Registration Statistics by County" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
29. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::f726bcb3-b750-44b2-9d0b-e2df90fe6fa5

External links

Official campaign websites

• Clark Jolley (R) for State Treasurer
• Todd Russ (R) for State Treasurer