2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

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Nominee Dave Young Lang Sias
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,312,705 1,052,337
Percentage 53.67% 43.03%

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.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Young (incumbent) 499,229 100.0%
Total votes 499,229 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Lang Sias
U.S. Representatives
Governors
State treasurers

Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lang Sias 502,175 100.0%
Total votes 502,175 100.0%

General election

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Forum & Debate

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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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

Polling

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Hypothetical polling
Dave Young vs. generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Dave
Young (D)
Generic
Republican
Undecided
Cygnal (R)[A] January 12–13, 2022 630 (LV) ± 3.9% 41% 42% 17%

Results

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2022 Colorado State Treasurer election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dave Young (incumbent) 1,312,705 53.67% +1.44%
Republican Lang Sias 1,052,337 43.03% −1.90%
Libertarian Anthony J. Delgado 80,770 3.30% N/A
Total votes 2,445,812 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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Young won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[6]

District Young Sias Representative
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

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by Ready Colorado

References

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  1. ^ "UNDER THE RADAR | Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young prefers to stay out of the limelight".
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d Luning, Ernest (January 17, 2022). "Four former GOP state treasurers endorse Lang Sias". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Certificate & Results - General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: State Treasurer :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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Official campaign websites