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Rhode Island Treasurer election, 2022
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| Rhode Island Treasurer |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: July 15, 2022 |
| Primary: September 13, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Seth Magaziner (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Rhode Island |
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Rhode Island held an election for treasurer on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for September 13, 2022. The filing deadline was July 15, 2022.
James Diossa won election in the general election for Rhode Island General Treasurer.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- James Diossa (Democratic Party) ✔
- James Lathrop (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Rhode Island
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Statements about ESG investing
- James Diossa (D), candidate for Rhode Island treasurer
- "It is long past time for us, as a State and as a Nation, to get serious about climate change. The science is real: our world is warming at an alarming rate. Indeed, the speed of global warming has consistently outpaced our predictions. And here in the Ocean State where so many people live by the coast or depend on the ocean for their livelihood, we will be among the first to experience the worst of its effects. As Treasurer, I intend to leverage state funding in order to encourage cities and towns to adopt zoning and land use laws that encourage sustainable energy infrastructure, ensure state-financed construction projects move forward with an eye toward sustainability, and expand funding for green construction projects through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank."
- "As a state, and as a country, we have to end the scourge of gun violence in our communities. As your next General Treasurer, I will be responsible for overseeing the state pension’s investment portfolio. With a pension fund totaling nearly $11 billion, our state maintains investments in a diverse array of public companies. The state pension system owns thousands of shares in some of the world’s largest corporations. Effectively, this can make the state pension system a significant shareholder in such companies. I intend to leverage this influence, to hold companies responsible and evaluate ways in which such corporations can reduce engagement with and financial entanglement in the gun industry."[1]
- James Lathrop (R), candidate for Rhode Island treasurer
- "Diversity - The Treasurer’s office needs reflect our community. As Treasurer I will promote opportunities within the office for people of all ethnicities and orientations."
- "Equity - Often laws and credits provided by our legislation do not benefit all groups equally. As Treasurer I will establish and equity commission to report on equity of such programs."[2]
Past elections
2018
- See also: Rhode Island Treasurer election, 2018
General election
General election for Rhode Island General Treasurer
Incumbent Seth Magaziner defeated Michael Riley in the general election for Rhode Island General Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Magaziner (D) | 64.9 | 237,575 |
| Michael Riley (R) | 35.0 | 127,944 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 539 | ||
| Total votes: 366,058 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer
Incumbent Seth Magaziner advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seth Magaziner | 100.0 | 94,494 |
| Total votes: 94,494 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer
Michael Riley advanced from the Republican primary for Rhode Island General Treasurer on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Riley | 100.0 | 25,694 | |
| Total votes: 25,694 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2014
Democrat Seth Magaziner won the election on November 4, 2014.
| Rhode Island Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Seth Magaziner |
57.1% | 175,902 | |
| Independent | Ernest Almonte | 42.7% | 131,423 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 588 | |
| Total Votes | 307,913 | |||
| Election results via State of Rhode Island | ||||
See also
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