2022 Utah Treasurer special election
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| Turnout | 51.51% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Libertarian Joseph Buchman, UUP nominee Thomas Horne, and IAP party nominee Warren Rogers each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong third party performance.
Candidates
[edit]- Joseph Buchman, former chair of the Utah Libertarian Party and perennial candidate (Libertarian Party)
- Thomas Horne, writer (United Utah Party)
- Marlo Oaks, acting state treasurer and former capital management executive (Republican Party)
- Warren Rogers, perennial candidate (Independent American Party)
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Marlo Oaks (incumbent) | 726,482 | 74.11% | −0.46% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Buchman | 97,171 | 9.91% | −4.98% | |
| United Utah | Thomas Horne | 94,265 | 9.62% | +9.62% | |
| Independent American | Warren Rogers | 62,295 | 6.36% | −4.18% | |
| Total votes | 980,213 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ McKellar, Katie (April 12, 2021). "Utah state treasurer resigns to take helm of Utah Housing Corporation". Deseret News. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Utah Treasurer Election Results". The New York Times. November 8, 2022. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ "Utah Election Preliminary Results". electionresults.utah.gov. Retrieved June 14, 2023.