2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

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2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee James Diossa James Lathrop
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote190,775159,834
Percentage54.3%45.5%

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Diossa:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Lathrop:      50–60%     60–70%

General Treasurer before election

Seth Magaziner
Democratic

Elected General Treasurer

James Diossa
Democratic

The 2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the General Treasurer of Rhode Island.

Contents

Incumbent general treasurer Seth Magaziner was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office, initially running for governor before dropping out to run for U.S. House instead. [1] Former two-term Democratic mayor of Central Falls James Diossa defeated Republican James Lathrop, finance director of North Kingstown.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Stefan Pryor, Rhode Island Commerce Secretary [2] [3] [5]

Declined

Endorsements

James Diossa
Statewide politicians

State legislators

Local politicians

Organizations

Stefan Pryor
State legislators

Local officials

Labor unions

Debate

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer Democratic primary debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
James Diossa Stefan Pryor
1Aug. 5, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted Nesi
Tim White
YouTube PP

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
James
Diossa
Stefan
Pryor
Undecided
Fleming & Associates [18] August 7–10, 2022405 (LV)± 4.9%18%17%61%

Results

Democratic primary results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Diossa 58,335 55.55%
Democratic Stefan Pryor46,67544.45%
Total votes105,010 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Endorsements

James Lathrop
Local officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Results

Republican primary results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James Lathrop 18,477 100.0%
Total votes18,477 100.0%

General election

Forum and debate

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer candidate forum & debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
James Diossa James Lanthrop
1 [25] North Kingstown
High School
YouTube PP
2Nov. 4, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted Nesi
Tim White
YouTube PP

Results

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic James Diossa 190,775 54.33% −10.57%
Republican James Lathrop159,83445.51%+10.56%
Write-in 5550.16%+0.01%
Total votes351,164 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Diossa won both congressional districts. [27]

DistrictDiossaLathropRepresentative
1st 59%41% David Cicilline
2nd 51%49% James Langevin (117th Congress)
Seth Magaziner (118th Congress)

Notes

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

References

  1. "Seth Magaziner '06 runs for R.I. Governor". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nesi's Notes: Sept. 18". September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Who will be the next Rhode Island state treasurer? These six people are considering a run in 2022 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Two former mayors, likely foes in the General Treasurer race". December 13, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Nesi's Notes: April 2". April 2, 2022.
  6. "Nesi's Notes: Dec. 18". December 18, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Prosnitz, Frank (August 4, 2022). "Election 2022: Treasurer's race: Diossa racks up endorsements, while Pryor has big fundraising quarter". whatsupnewp.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Election 2022: Diossa picks up endorsements for treasurer; Congressional candidate Neary hires staff". March 5, 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Prosnitz, Frank (March 15, 2022). "Election 2022: Matos, Magaziner, Diossa win endorsements; Gorbea wants to suspend gas tax". What's up newp.
  10. Prosnitz, Frank (August 25, 2022). "Election 2022: Candidates sprint to the primary election finish line with endorsements, accusations, and suggestions". whatsupnewp.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "Election 2022: Magaziner, Diossa pick up endorsements; Foulkes promises bold leadership on gun safety". February 17, 2022.
  12. "Cuervo Gets New Campaign Manager, McKee Lands DGA Endorsement and More". www.golocalprov.com. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  13. "Nesi's Notes: Feb. 19". Wpri.com. February 19, 2022.
  14. Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement" . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "RI Political Diary: Pryor Stacks Up 22 Endorsements". www.golocalprov.com. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  16. "RI Political Diary: Baldelli Hunt Endorses Pryor and Vargas Gives Nod to Smiley". www.golocalprov.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  17. Prosnitz, Frank (August 10, 2022). "Election 2022: Endorsements ... Endorsements ... and more Endorsements". whatsupnewp.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  18. Fleming & Associates
  19. 1 2 "Primary results" . Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  20. Anderson, Patrick (May 11, 2022). "First Republican enters race for Rhode Island general treasurer". Providence Journal.
  21. Fitzpatrick, Edward (February 11, 2022). "Former Cranston Mayor Fung is running for Congress". The Boston Globe . Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  22. "Republican James Lathrop wants to bring financial expertise into the treasurer's office".
  23. "Lathrop Wins Major Union Endorsement over Diossa for General Treasurer".
  24. "We endorse McKee, Fung, Guckian, among others".
  25. Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  26. "2022 General Election - General Treasurer". Rhode Island Board of Elections.
  27. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::cffbb279-824c-47b8-90c7-3070378e37ae