2020 United States state treasurer elections
November 3, 2020
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The 2020 United States state treasurer elections were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the state treasurer in seven states. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.
The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2016. The state treasurer of Vermont serves a two-year term and was last elected in 2018. Going into the election, there were 22 Republican state treasurers and 20 Democratic state treasurers. Five Republican state treasurers were up for election, of whom Kelly Schmidt of North Dakota was retiring. Four Democratic state treasurers were up for election, all seeking re-election.
Republicans flipped the state treasurer's office in West Virginia and Pennsylvania, while Democrats flipped the state treasurer's office in Washington.
Partisan composition
Going into these elections, this class of secretaries of state was made up of five Republicans and four Democrats. Republicans were defending one state won by Hillary Clinton in 2016 (Washington), while Democrats were defending two states won by Donald Trump in 2016 (Pennsylvania and West Virginia).
Race summary
| State | State treasurer | Party | First elected |
Status | Candidates |
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| Missouri | Scott Fitzpatrick | Republican | 2019 (appointed) | Incumbent elected to full term. |
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| North Carolina | Dale Folwell | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Dakota | Kelly Schmidt | Republican | 2004 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Oregon | Tobias Read | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania | Joe Torsella | Democratic | 2016 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| Utah | David Damschen | Republican | 2015 (appointed) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont | Beth Pearce | Democratic | 2010 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington | Duane Davidson | Republican | 2016 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| West Virginia | John Perdue | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Closest races
States where the margin of victory was under 1%:
- Pennsylvania, 0.8%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- North Carolina, 5.16%
- Washington, 6.9%
Blue denotes races won by Democrats. Red denotes races won by Republicans.
Missouri
| Turnout | 70.83%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Fitzpatrick: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Englund: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% 80–90% ' | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent state treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick ran and won re-election to a full term after he defeated Democratic nominee Vicki Englund with 59.1% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 597,408 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 597,408 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Vicki Englund | 473,904 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 473,904 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Scott Fitzpatrick (incumbent) | 1,742,943 | 59.10% | 2.65 | |
| Democratic | Vicki Englund | 1,122,547 | 38.06% | 1.31 | |
| Libertarian | Nick Kasoff | 64,615 | 2.19% | 0.68 | |
| Green | Joseph Civettini | 19,107 | 0.65% | 0.66 | |
| Total votes | 2,949,212 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
North Carolina
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Incumbent Republican Dale Fowell won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Ronnie Chatterji with 51.2% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ronnie Chatterji | 411,732 | 35.8 | |
| Democratic | Dimple Ajmera | 390,888 | 34.0 | |
| Democratic | Matt Leatherman | 347,226 | 30.2 | |
| Total votes | 1,149,846 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Dale Folwell (incumbent) | 2,812,799 | 52.58% | −0.12% | |
| Democratic | Ronnie Chatterji | 2,537,019 | 47.42% | +0.12% | |
| Total votes | 5,349,818 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
North Dakota
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Incumbent Republican state treasurer Kelly Schmidt was eligible to run for re-election but instead chose to retire. State Representative Thomas Beadle won, defeating Democratic nominee Mark Haugen.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Thomas Beadle | 227,583 | 65.60% | ||
| Democratic–NPL | Mark Haugen | 117,790 | 33.95% | ||
| Write-in | 1,533 | 0.44% | |||
| Turnout | 346,906 | 59.67% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Oregon
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County results Read: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Gudman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Tobias Read won re-election to a second term after he defeated Republican nominee Jeff Gudman with 51.7% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 464,429 | 98.73% | |
| Write-in | 5,956 | 1.27% | ||
| Total votes | 470,385 | 100.0% | ||
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| Republican | Jeff Gudman | 305,589 | 98.96% | |
| Write-in | 3,223 | 1.04% | ||
| Total votes | 308,812 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tobias Read (incumbent) | 1,166,703 | 51.68% | +7.57% | |
| Republican | Jeff Gudman | 936,916 | 41.50% | +0.15% | |
| Independent Party | Chris Henry | 99,870 | 4.43% | −4.99% | |
| Constitution | Michael Marsh | 51,894 | 2.30% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 2,072 | 0.09% | -0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 2,257,455 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Pennsylvania
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County results Garrity: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Torsella: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Joe Torsella ran for a second term but was defeated by Republican nominee Stacy Garrity.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 1,381,763 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,381,763 | 100.0% | ||
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| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 1,047,510 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 1,047,510 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Stacy Garrity | 3,291,877 | 48.68% | +4.47% | |
| Democratic | Joe Torsella (incumbent) | 3,239,331 | 47.91% | −2.75% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Soloski | 148,614 | 2.20% | −0.05% | |
| Green | Timothy Runkle | 81,984 | 1.21% | −1.67% | |
| Total votes | 6,761,806 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Utah
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Incumbent Republican state treasurer David Damschen won re-election to a full term after he defeated Libertarian nominee Joseph Speciale.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | David Damschen (incumbent) | 994,115 | 74.57% | ||
| Libertarian | Joseph Speciale | 198,549 | 14.89% | ||
| Independent American | Richard Proctor | 140,466 | 10.54% | ||
| Total votes | 1,333,130 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Vermont
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County results Pearce: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Branagan: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Beth Pearce won re-election to a sixth term after she defeated Republican nominee Carolyn Whitney Branagan.
Washington
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County results Pellicciotti: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Davidson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican state treasurer Duane Davidson ran for re-election but was defeated by Democratic nominee Mike Pellicciotti.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Pellicciotti | 1,279,452 | 53.2 | |
| Republican | Duane Davidson (incumbent) | 1,121,885 | 46.7 | |
| Write-in | 2,604 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 2,403,941 | 100.0 | ||
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| Democratic | Mike Pellicciotti | 2,089,159 | 53.4 | |
| Republican | Duane Davidson (incumbent) | 1,818,895 | 46.5 | |
| Write-in | 3,339 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 3,911,393 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
West Virginia
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County results Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Perdue: 50–60% 60-70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic state treasurer John Perdue ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican nominee Riley Moore.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 170,519 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 170,519 | 100.0% | ||
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| Republican | Riley Moore | 166,977 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 166,977 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Riley Moore | 425,745 | 56.31% | ||
| Democratic | John Perdue (incumbent) | 330,316 | 43.69% | ||
| Total votes | 756,061 | 100.0% | |||
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Notes
- ^ Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect state treasurers or territorial state treasurers.
References
- ^ "ElectionData-2020.pdf" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State.
- ^ a b "State of Missouri - State of Missouri - Primary Election, August 04, 2020". Missouri Secretary of State.
- ^ "State of Missouri - Election Night Results". Missouri Secretary of State. December 8, 2020. Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ "03/03/2020 OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ "State Composite Abstract Report - Contest.pdf" (PDF). North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ "Statewide Election Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "May 19, 2020, Primary Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes" (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Boockvar, Kathy. "Pennsylvania Elections – Office Results | State Treasurer". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Presidential Election – Statewide". Pennsylvania Department of State. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "Election Results". Associated Press. November 27, 2020.
- ^ "August 4, 2020 Primary Results". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election Results - State Executive". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- ^ "November 3, 2020 General Election - Official Results". West Virginia State - Clarity Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.