2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

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Nominee James Diossa James Lathrop
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 190,775 159,834
Percentage 54.3 45.5

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.

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

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

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

James Diossa
Statewide politicians
State legislators
Local politicians
Organizations
Stefan Pryor
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions

Debate[edit]

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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
James
Diossa
Stefan
Pryor
Undecided
Fleming & Associates August 7–10, 2022 405 (LV) ± 4.9% 18% 17% 61%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Diossa 58,335 55.55%
Democratic Stefan Pryor 46,675 44.45%
Total votes 105,010 100.0%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Declined[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

James Lathrop
Local officials
Organizations
Newspapers

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Lathrop 18,477 100.0%
Total votes 18,477 100.0%

General election[edit]

Forum & Debate[edit]

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer candidate forum & debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
James Diossa James Lanthrop
1[24] North Kingstown
High School
YouTube P P
2 Nov. 4, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted Nesi
Tim White
YouTube P P

Results[edit]

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Diossa 190,775 54.33% -10.57%
Republican James Lathrop 159,834 45.51% +10.56%
Write-in 555 0.16% +0.01%
Total votes 351,164 100.0%
Democratic hold

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Article said chairman/woman. Online search does not yield any result other than the state representative.
  2. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Seth Magaziner '06 runs for R.I. Governor". Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Nesi's Notes: Sept. 18". September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "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. ^ a b "Two former mayors, likely foes in the General Treasurer race". December 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Nesi's Notes: April 2". April 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Nesi's Notes: Dec. 18". December 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d e f g "Election 2022: Diossa picks up endorsements for treasurer; Congressional candidate Neary hires staff". March 5, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "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. ^ a b "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  19. ^ Anderson, Patrick (May 11, 2022). "First Republican enters race for Rhode Island general treasurer". Providence Journal.
  20. ^ Fitzpatrick, Edward (February 11, 2022). "Former Cranston Mayor Fung is running for Congress". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  21. ^ "Republican James Lathrop wants to bring financial expertise into the treasurer's office".
  22. ^ "Lathrop Wins Major Union Endorsement over Diossa for General Treasurer".
  23. ^ "We endorse McKee, Fung, Guckian, among others".
  24. ^ Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  25. ^ "2022 General Election - General Treasurer". Rhode Island Board of Elections.