2022 Utah Treasurer special election

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2022 Utah Treasurer special election
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  2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2024  
Turnout51.51%
 
Candidate Marlo Oaks Joseph Buchman
Party Republican Libertarian
Popular vote726,48297,171
Percentage74.11%9.91%

 
CandidateThomas HorneWarren T. Rogers
Party United Utah Independent American
Popular vote94,26562,295
Percentage9.62%6.36%

2022 Utah Treasurer Election results map by county.svg
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Oaks:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Buchman:     30–40%     40–50%     60–70%     >90%
Horne:     30–40%     50–60%     60–70%     >90%
Rogers:     50–60%     60–70%     >90%
Tie:     30–40%     50%
     No votes

State Treasurer before election

Marlo Oaks
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Marlo Oaks
Republican

The 2022 Utah Treasurer special election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Utah State Treasurer. It was scheduled due to the resignation of the previously elected Treasurer David Damschen in April 2021. [1] It saw the election of Marlo Oaks, the acting treasurer appointed by Spencer Cox. [2]

Contents

No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Libertarian Joseph Buchman, UUP nominee Thomas Horne, and IAP party nominee Warren T. Rogers each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong third party performance.

Candidates

General election

Results

2022 Utah State Treasurer election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Marlo Oaks (incumbent) 726,482 74.11% -0.46%
Libertarian Joseph Geddes Buchman97,1719.91%-4.98%
United Utah Thomas Alan Horne94,2659.62%+9.62%
Independent American Warren T. Rogers62,2956.36%-4.18%
Total votes980,213 100.0%
Republican hold

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