2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election

November 8, 2022

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

County results Municipality results 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

Candidates

Nominee

• James Diossa, former mayor of Central Falls^[2][3][4]

Eliminated in primary

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

Declined

• Marvin Abney, state representative and chairman of the House Finance Committee^[2] (endorsed Diossa)
• Nick Autiello, former advisor to former Governor of Rhode Island Gina Raimondo^[3]
• Liz Beretta-Perik, treasurer of the Rhode Island Democratic Party^[2]
• Ryan Pearson, state senator^[2][3] (running for re-election)
• Scott Slater, state representative^[3] (running for re-election)

Endorsements

James Diossa

Statewide politicians

• Dan McKee, Governor of Rhode Island^[5]
• Paul Tavares, former general treasurer^[6]

State legislators

• Marvin Abney, state representative^[7]
• Karen Alzate, state representative^[8]
• Jean Barros, state representative^[8]
• Sandra Cano, state senator^[9]
• Robert Craven, state representative^[8]
• Grace Diaz, state representative^[8]
• Alana DiMario, state senator^[9]
• Dawn Euer, state senator^[10]
• Leonela Felix, state representative^[8]
• Joshua Giraldo, state representative^[8]
• Meghan Kallman, state senator^[9]
• Ana Quezada, state senator^[9]
• Evan Shanley, state representative^[8]

Local politicians

• Roberto DaSilva, mayor of East Providence and former state representative^[11]
• Jorge Elorza, mayor of Providence^[7]
• Donald R. Grebien, mayor of Pawtucket^[11]
• Charles Lombardi, mayor of North Providence^[11]
• Joe Polisena, mayor of Johnston^[12]
• Angel Taveras, former mayor of Providence^[13]

Organizations

• Rhode Island Democratic Party^[14]
• Sierra Club^[7]

Stefan Pryor

State legislators

• Jacquelyn Baginski, state representative^[15]
• Stephen Casey, state representative^[15]
• Julie Casimiro, state representative^[15]
• Daniel Da Ponte, former state senator^[15]
• Kathleen Fogarty, state representative^[15]
• Daniel Issa, former state senator^[15]
• Brian Patrick Kennedy, speaker pro tempore of the Rhode Island House of Representatives^[15]
• Jan Malik, former state representative^[15]
• Michael Morin, former state representative^[15]
• Robert Phillips, state representative^[15]
• Roger Picard, state senator^[15]
• Patricia Serpa, state representative^[15]
• June Speakman, state representative^[15]
• Camille Vella-Wilkinson, state representative^[15]
• Anastasia Williams, state representative^[15]

Local officials

• Pam Azar, Lincoln town councilwoman^[15]
• Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, mayor of Woonsocket^[16]
• William Foley, Warwick city councilman^[15]
• Elizabeth Fuerte, Newport city councilwoman^[15]
• Joh Igliozzi, president of the Providence City Council^[15]
• Michael Kinch, Cumberland town council president^[15]
• Jeanne Marie Napolitano, mayor of Newport^[15]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 251^[17]

Debate

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

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

Results

Democratic primary results^[19]

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

Candidates

Nominee

• James Lathrop, North Kingstown finance director^[20]

Declined

• Allan Fung, former mayor of Cranston and nominee for Governor of Rhode Island in 2014 and 2018^[3][4] (running for U.S. House)^[21]

Endorsements

James Lathrop

Local officials

• Robert Flanders, former justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court (1996–2004)^[22]

Organizations

• ADSCME Council 94^[23]

Newspapers

• Warwick Beacon^[24]

Results

Republican primary results^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Lathrop	18,477	100.0%
Total votes			18,477	100.0%

General election

Forum and debate

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[25]		North Kingstown High School		YouTube	P	P
2	Nov. 4, 2022	WPRI-TV	Ted Nesi Tim White	YouTube	P	P

Results

2022 Rhode Island General Treasurer election^[26]

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

By congressional district

Diossa won both congressional districts.^[27]

District	Diossa	Lathrop	Representative
1st	59%	41%	David Cicilline
2nd	51%	49%	James Langevin (117th Congress)
			Seth Magaziner (118th Congress)

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

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3. "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. "Two former mayors, likely foes in the General Treasurer race". December 13, 2021.
5. "Nesi's Notes: April 2". April 2, 2022.
6. "Nesi's Notes: Dec. 18". December 18, 2021.
7. 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.
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12. "Cuervo Gets New Campaign Manager, McKee Lands DGA Endorsement and More". www.golocalprov.com. February 23, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
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14. Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
15. "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. Fleming & Associates
19. "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
20. Anderson, Patrick (May 11, 2022). "First Republican enters race for Rhode Island general treasurer". Providence Journal.
21. Fitzpatrick, Edward (February 11, 2022). "Former Cranston Mayor Fung is running for Congress". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
22. "Republican James Lathrop wants to bring financial expertise into the treasurer's office".
23. "Lathrop Wins Major Union Endorsement over Diossa for General Treasurer".
24. "We endorse McKee, Fung, Guckian, among others".
25. Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
26. "2022 General Election - General Treasurer". Rhode Island Board of Elections.
27. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sj88Lc6pFTQzeg9W5FYuibITXOrQd3CwFThgt9EWs0g/edit?gid=0#gid=0