Idaho Treasurer

	Idaho Treasurer
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$128,690
2024 FY Budget:	$6,781,700
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Idaho Treasurer Julie Ellsworth; Republican Party; Assumed office: January 7, 2019
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
	Other Idaho Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Controller • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Agriculture Director • Insurance Director • Director of Lands • Labor Director • Public Utilities Commission

The Treasurer of the State of Idaho is the chief financial officer of the government of Idaho. The treasurer is responsible for maintaining state funds and acting as the state's bank. The treasurer collects all monies owed to the state, accounts for and disperses public funds where needed and invests the state's and local government's money. The office is also responsible for administering several programs, such as savings and loans for students and small businesses.^[1]

Current officeholder

The current Idaho Treasurer is Julie Ellsworth (R). Ellsworth assumed office in 2019.

Authority

The office of treasurer is established by the Idaho Constitution.

Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 1

The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction, each of whom shall hold his office for four years

Qualifications

Per Article IV, Section 3 of the Idaho Constitution, a candidate for treasurer is required to be:

at least 25 years old
a United States citizen
a resident of Idaho at least two years prior to the election

Idaho Constitution, Article IV, Section 3

No person shall be eligible ... to the office of ... state treasurer, unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years, and have been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the state or territory of Idaho, and be in good standing at the time of his election. In addition to the qualifications above described each of the officers named shall be a citizen of the United States and shall have resided within the state or territory two years next preceding his election.

Elections

Idaho state government organizational chart

Idaho elects treasurers to four-year terms in federal midterm election years, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. Thus, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 are all election years. Winners take office on the first Monday in the January following an election. Thus, January 3, 2011, and January 5, 2015, are inaugural days.

If two candidates ever tie in the general election, a joint session of the legislature chooses the winner by a majority vote.

Term limits

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

There are no term limits for this office.

2022

See also: Idaho Treasurer election, 2022

General election

General election for Idaho Treasurer

Incumbent Julie Ellsworth defeated Deborah Silver in the general election for Idaho Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Julie Ellsworth (R)	71.1	412,502
	Deborah Silver (D)	28.9	167,596

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 580,098
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Jill Ellsworth (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Idaho Treasurer

Jill Ellsworth advanced from the Democratic primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jill Ellsworth	100.0	32,053

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,053
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer

Incumbent Julie Ellsworth advanced from the Republican primary for Idaho Treasurer on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Julie Ellsworth	100.0	218,227

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 218,227
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