Erick Russell centered his campaign on a pledge to invest Connecticut’s nearly $45 billion in pension assets to expand economic opportunities for working families. According to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, Russell will be the first openly gay Black statewide official in American history if he defeats Republican Harry Arora in the November 8 general election.
Many elected officials and progressive organizations across Connecticut have endorsed Russell. Visit here to read his platform.
Latest results on November 9, 2022 with 95% OF VOTES IN Treasurer
Candidate | Party | Votes | PercentPct. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Erick Russell | Democrat | 622,743 | +51.9%51.9% | |
Harry Arora | Republican | 543,115 | +45.3%45.3 | |
Jennifer Baldwin | Independent | 24,126 | +2.0%2.0 | |
JoAnna Laiscell | Libertarian | 8,858 | +0.7%0.7 | |
Total reported | 1,198,842 |