2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election

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%

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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in runoff

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrew

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Mike Mazzei (withdrew)
Statewide officials
State senators
Todd Russ
Newspapers
Organizations
  • Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights[13]

Polling

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

Results

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Republican primary results[14]
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

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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

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

Results

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Republican primary results[15]
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

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Candidates

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  • Charles de Coune, candidate for Oklahoma County Court Clerk in 2020 and Independent candidate for State Treasurer in 2018 (Democratic nominee)[16][7]
  • Todd Russ (Republican nominee)
  • Gregory Sadler, candidate for the Oklahoma State Senate in 2020 (Libertarian nominee)[7]

Endorsements

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Newspapers
Charles de Coune (D)

Polling

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

Results

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2022 Oklahoma state treasurer election[19][20]
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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ "June 28 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "August 23 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Endorsement: Kim David, Todd Russ experienced lawmakers good fit for statewide office". Tulsa World. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "Oklahoma Endorsed Candidates 2022". cwad6.org. Communications Workers of America. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  19. ^ "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "Current Registration Statistics by County" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
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Official campaign websites