2022 United States state auditor elections
November 8, 2022
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The 2022 United States state auditor elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the state auditor of twenty-three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2018, except in Vermont, whose auditor serves two-year terms and was elected in 2020.
These elections took place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections. They were one of only two slates of statewide elections in 2022 in which the Republicans made net gains, the other being the treasurer elections.
Partisan composition
Going into these elections, this class of state auditors was made up of thirteen Democrats and ten Republicans. Democrats were defending two states won by Donald Trump in 2020 (Iowa and Missouri), while Republicans did not hold any states won by Joe Biden.
Race summary
| State | Auditor | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Jim Zeigler | Republican | 2014 | 60.4% R | Incumbent term-limited. Republican hold. |
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| Arkansas | Andrea Lea | Republican | 2018 | 72.4% R | Incumbent term-limited. Republican hold. |
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| California | Betty Yee | Democratic | 2014 | 65.5% D | Incumbent term-limited. Democratic hold. |
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| Connecticut | Natalie Braswell | Democratic | 2021 (appointed) | 55.1% D | Interim appointee retired.[1] |
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| Delaware | Dennis Greenhouse | Democratic | 1982 1989 (resigned) 2022 (appointed) |
57.9% D | Interim appointee retired.[2] |
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| Idaho | Brandon Woolf | Republican | 2012 (appointed) | 100.0% R[b] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois | Susana Mendoza | Democratic | 2016 (special) | 59.9% D | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana | Tera Klutz | Republican | 2017 (appointed) | 55.5% R | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa | Rob Sand | Democratic | 2018 | 51.0% D | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland | Peter Franchot | Democratic | 2006 | 72.1% D | Incumbent retired to run for governor.[3] Democratic hold. |
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| Massachusetts | Suzanne Bump | Democratic | 2010 | 62.1% D | Incumbent retired.[4] Democratic hold. |
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| Minnesota | Julie Blaha | DFL | 2018 | 49.4% DFL | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri | Nicole Galloway | Democratic | 2015 (appointed) | 50.4% D | Incumbent retired.[5] Republican gain. |
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| Nebraska | Charlie Janssen | Republican | 2014 | 57.6% R | Incumbent retired.[6] Republican hold. |
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| Nevada | Catherine Byrne | Democratic | 2018 | 50.6% D | Incumbent retired.[7] Republican gain. |
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| New Mexico | Brian Colón | Democratic | 2022 | 57.6% D | Incumbent retired to run for attorney general.[8] Democratic hold. |
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| New York | Thomas DiNapoli | Democratic | 2007 (appointed) | 66.9% D | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio | Keith Faber | Republican | 2018 | 49.7% R | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma | Cindy Byrd | Republican | 2018 | 75.2% R | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina | Richard Eckstrom | Republican | 2002 | 97.8% R[c] | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Dakota | Rich Sattgast | Republican | 2018 | 64.0% R | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Vermont | Doug Hoffer | Democratic | 2012 | 84.0% D/P | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wyoming | Kristi Racines | Republican | 2018 | 73.7% R | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Notes
References
- ^ "Natalie Braswell is the next comptroller for Connecticut". Hartford Courant. December 10, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Delaware's new interim auditor Dennis Greenhouse is a throwback". WHYY. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ Witte, Brian (January 9, 2020). "Maryland Comptroller Says He's Running for Governor". NBC4 Washington.
- ^ "Mass. Auditor Bump Not Running Again In 2022, 'Ready To Leave The Political Stage'". New England Public Media. May 25, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Auditor Galloway, Missouri's Lone Democratic Statewide Officeholder, Won't Seek Reelection In 2022". St. Louis Public Radio. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Auditor Janssen not running again, Foley to seek old job". AP News. November 12, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Ellen Spiegel drops secretary of state bid, will run for controller".
- ^ Clark, Carol (May 17, 2021). "Brian Colón Launches Campaign For New Mexico Attorney General; Vows To Combat Sexual, Violent & Gun Crimes". ladailypost.com. Retrieved December 28, 2021.