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. Former two-term Democratic mayor of Central Falls James Diossa defeated Republican James Lathrop, finance director of North Kingstown.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
James Diossa, former mayor of Central Falls
Eliminated in primary
Stefan Pryor, Rhode Island Commerce Secretary
Declined
Marvin Abney, state representative and chairman of the House Finance Committee (endorsed Diossa) Nick Autiello, former advisor to former Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo Liz Beretta-Perik, treasurer of the Rhode Island Democratic Party Ryan Pearson, state senator (running for re-election) Scott Slater, state representative (running for re-election)
Endorsements
Debate + 2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer Democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn James Diossa Stefan Pryor1 Aug. 5, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted NesiTim White YouTube
Polling Poll sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMarginof errorJamesDiossaStefanPryorUndecidedFleming & AssociatesFleming & AssociatesAugust 7–10, 2022405 (LV)± 4.9%18%17%61%
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
James Lathrop, North Kingstown finance director
Declined
Allan Fung, former mayor of Cranston and nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018 (ran for U.S. House)
Endorsements
Results
General election
Forum and debate + 2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer candidate forum & debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn James Diossa James Lanthrop1 North KingstownHigh School YouTube 2 Nov. 4, 2022 WPRI-TV Ted NesiTim White YouTube
Results
By county James DiossaDemocratic James LathropRepublican Others County Votes % Votes % Votes % Bristol11,51657.2%8,58842.66%280.14% Kent32,97048.95%34,28050.89%1100.16% Newport18,27957.82%13,31242.11%240.08% Providence98,65156.59%75,34043.22%3400.2% Washington29,35950.86%28,31449.05%530.09%
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent (largest city: Warwick)
By congressional district Diossa won both congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::cffbb279-824c-47b8-90c7-3070378e37ae District Diossa Lathrop Representative 59% 41%David Cicilline51%49%James Langevin (117th Congress)Seth Magaziner (118th Congress)
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