2018 Arizona State Treasurer election

The 2018 Arizona State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the State Treasurer of Arizona, concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican state treasurer Jeff DeWit announced on April 6, 2016, that he would not run for re-election to a second term as state treasurer.^[1] DeWit resigned in April 2018 to become CFO of NASA and his replacement, Eileen Klein, announced that she would not be running for re-election.

2018 Arizona State Treasurer election

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Nominee Kimberly Yee Mark Manoil Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,249,120 1,052,197 Percentage 54.28% 45.72%

County results Yee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Manoli:      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election Jeff DeWit Republican Elected State Treasurer Kimberly Yee Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kimberly Yee, state senator^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Jo Ann Sabbagh, accountant^[3]

Withdrew

• Thomas Forese, Corporation Commissioner^[4][5][6]

Declined

• Jeff DeWitt, incumbent state treasurer^[1]

Endorsements

Thomas Forese

Individuals

• Denny Barmney, Maricopa County Supervisor
• Sal DiCiccio, Phoenix City Councilman
• Bill Gates, Maricopa County Supervisor
• Dave Gowan, Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Sam Huang, Chandler City Councilman
• Terry Roe, Chandler City Councilman
• Jeff Weninger, state representative

Kimberly Yee

Individuals

• Jan Brewer, former governor of Arizona
• Mark Brnovich, current attorney general
• Jeff DeWit, State Treasurer^[7]
• Bart Fleming, former state treasurer
• Ernest Garfield, former state treasurer
• Jane Dee Hull, former governor of Arizona
• Carol Springer, former state treasurer

Organizations

• Chandler Chamber of Commerce^[8]
• Maggie's List^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Yee	343,743	59.4%
	Republican	Jo Ann Sabbagh	235,109	40.6%
Total votes			578,852	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Manoil, attorney and former chairman of the Maricopa County Democratic Party^[11]

Declined

• Mark Cardenas, state representative^[12]
• William Mundell, former Corporation Commissioner (ran for Arizona Corporation Commission)

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Manoil	454,581	100.0%
Total votes			454,581	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kimberly Yee (R)	Mark Manoil (D)	Undecided
Gravis Marketing[13]	September 5–7, 2018	882	± 3.3%	49%	38%	13%
OH Predictive Insights[14]	September 5–6, 2018	597	± 4.0%	46%	35%	19%

Results

2018 Arizona State Treasurer election^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Yee	1,249,120	54.28%
	Democratic	Mark Manoil	1,052,197	45.72%
Total votes			2,301,317	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 2018 Arizona elections