Colorado 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2022 General Election

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Colorado
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 June 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Tuesday 15 March 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Monday 4 April 2022 - Filing Deadline - Minor Parties .
✓ Friday 22 April 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 28 June 2022 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). Colorado votes mostly by mail.
✓ Thursday 14 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Unaffiliated candidate nomination petition .
✓ Thursday 21 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC). Colorado votes mostly by mail.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	5,782,171	(1.87% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	10	(1.86% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	8	(1.84% of 435)
2010 Census:	5,044,930	(1.63% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
Capital:	Denver

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Colorado State and Local Government

Unaffiliated voters can participate in the primary without choosing to be a member of a particular party. If a person votes both the Republican and Democratic ballot, neither one will count.

Ballot qualified parties in Colorado are: Approval Voting, Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, and Unity.

Candidates may obtain ballot access by gathering petition signatures or by receiving the support of at least 30% of the delegates at their party's assembly.

Election Calendars from the Colorado Secretary of State.

2022 Primary Election Petition Candidates from the Colorado Secretary of State.

2022 Primary Candidate List from the Colorado Secretary of State.

28 June 2022 Primary returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

2022 General Election Candidates with approved petition formats from the Colorado Secretary of State.

2022 General Election Candidates Who Filed Write-in Affidavits from the Colorado Secretary of State.

2022 Official General Election candidate list from the Colorado Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 returns from the Colorado Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 13 December 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator John W. Hickenlooper • Previously served as Colorado Governor, first elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Michael Farrand Bennet • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ken Salazar on 21 January 2009 after entering upon his duties as Secretary of the Interior; appointed 21 January 2009 and sworn 22 January 2009. First elected: 2010, re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 4 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,397,170	55.88%	Senator Michael Farrand Bennet • FEC S0CO00211; 31 Dec 22; Tot $20,720,494; Dsb $20,505,582

		Republican	1,031,693	41.27%	Joseph Matthew "Joe" O'Dea • FEC S2CO00241; 31 Dec 22; Tot $10,234,965; Dsb $10,134,099

		Libertarian	43,534	1.74%	Brian Scott Peotter • FEC S2CO00316

		Unity	16,379	0.66%	Tijani R. "T.J." Cole • FEC S2CO00324

		Approval Voting	11,354	0.45%	Frank Fisher Atwood • FEC S2CO00308

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Tom Harvey • FEC S2CO00332
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Robert Messman • FEC S2CO00340
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Joanne Rock • FEC S2CO00357
		Write-in; (Libertarian)			John Carleton Rutledge • FEC S2CO00365
Total			2,500,130	100.00%
	4 April 2019: Senator Michael F. Bennet announced he has prostate cancer. The prognosis is good.

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jared Polis • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,468,481	58.53%	Governor Jared Polis • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera

		Republican	983,040	39.18%	University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl • for Lieutenant Governor: Danny Moore

		Libertarian	28,939	1.15%	Kevin Ruskusky • for Lieutenant Governor: Michele Poague

		American Constitution	21,623	0.86%	Danielle Neuschwanger • for Lieutenant Governor: Darryl Gibbs

		Unity	6,687	0.27%	Paul Noël Fiorino • for Lieutenant Governor: Cynthia Munhos De Aquino Sirianni

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Zachary Varon • for Lieutenant Governor: Sean Hoyt
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Paul Willmon • for Lieutenant Governor: Kathren May
Total			2,508,770	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (3 Renominated, 1 Open); 3 Republican (3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Diana L. DeGette • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	226,929	80.30%	Member of Congress Diana L. DeGette • FEC H6CO01141; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,151,100; Dsb $1,079,633

		Republican	49,529	17.53%	Jennifer Qualteri • FEC H2CO01215

		Libertarian	6,157	2.18%	John C. Kittleson • FEC H2CO01249

		Write-in; (Green)			Iris Rhiannon Aurora Boswell • FEC H2CO01223
Total			282,615	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Joseph "Joe" Neguse • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	244,107	69.98%	Member of Congress Joseph "Joe" Neguse • FEC H8CO02160; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,351,040; Dsb $1,383,705

		Republican	97,700	28.01%	Marshall Dawson • FEC H2CO02205; 31 Dec 22; Tot $48,943; Dsb $34,886

		Colorado Center Party	2,876	0.82%	Stephen Andrew "Steve" Yurash • FEC H2CO02197; 31 Dec 22; Tot $31,594; Dsb $41,312

		American Constitution	2,188	0.63%	Gary L. Nation • FEC H2CO02213

		Unity	1,968	0.56%	Tim Wolf • FEC H2CO02221
Total			348,839	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Lauren Boebert • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	163,839	50.08%	Member of Congress Lauren Boebert • FEC H0CO03165; 31 Dec 22; Tot $7,854,669; Dsb $7,440,187

		Democratic	163,293	49.92%	former Aspen City Council Member Adam Frisch • 18 November 2022: Conceded. • FEC H2CO03351; 31 Dec 22; Tot $6,710,480; Dsb $6,345,170

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Kristin Elise Skowronski • FEC H2CO03310; 31 Mar 22; Tot $5,000; Dsb $4,954
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Richard "Turtle" Tetu • FEC H8CO03259
		Write-in; (Republican; Unaffiliated)			Marina Zimmerman • FEC H2CO03260; 31 Mar 22; Tot $51,287; Dsb $42,385
Total			327,132	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	216,024	60.94%	Member of Congress Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck • FEC H4CO04090; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,618,431; Dsb $1,369,819

		Democratic	129,619	36.56%	Isaac Ian "Ike" McCorkle • FEC H0CO04197; 31 Dec 22; Tot $303,509; Dsb $279,346

		American Constitution	8,870	2.50%	Ryan James McGonigal • FEC H2CO02171
Total			354,513	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	155,528	55.95%	Member of Congress Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • FEC H6CO05159; 31 Dec 22; Tot $506,157; Dsb $729,903

		Democratic	111,978	40.29%	Santiago David "David" Goenaga-Torres • aka David Torres • FEC H2CO05141; 31 Dec 22; Tot $26,406; Dsb $23,827

		Libertarian	7,079	2.55%	Brian Flanagan • FEC H2CO05265

		American Constitution	3,370	1.21%	Christopher Mitchell • FEC H2CO05182; 31 Dec 22; Tot $165; Dsb $165

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Matthew "Matt" Feigenbaum • FEC H2CO05232
Total			277,955	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Jason Crow • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	170,140	60.60%	Member of Congress Jason Crow • FEC H8CO06229; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,734,128; Dsb $2,441,847

		Republican	105,084	37.43%	Steven Edward Monahan • FEC H2CO06214; 28 Nov 22; Tot $258,207; Dsb $258,207

		Libertarian	5,531	1.97%	Eric C. Mulder • FEC H2CO06180; 25 Nov 22; Tot $5,060; Dsb $5,257
Total			280,755	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 10 January 2022: "After much thought and consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection...."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	204,984	56.39%	state Senator Brittany Louise Pettersen • FEC H8CO07045; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,883,824; Dsb $2,923,257

		Republican	150,510	41.40%	Erik Aadland • FEC H2CO07170; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,525,114; Dsb $1,503,920

		Libertarian	6,187	1.70%	Ross Klopf • FEC H2CO07220

		Unity	1,828	0.50%	Critter Milton

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			JP Lujan • FEC H2CO07238
Total			363,509	100.00%

No Incumbent - New Seat in 118th Congress / 2020 apportionment - First election in 2022
CD 8			• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

		Democratic	114,377	48.38%	state Representative Yadira Caraveo • FEC H2CO08020; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,563,280; Dsb $3,545,738

		Republican	112,745	47.69%	state Senator Barbara "Barb" Kirkmeyer • FEC H2CO08079; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,602,545; Dsb $1,570,692

		Libertarian	9,280	3.93%	Richard Ward • FEC H2CO08152

		Write-in; (Colorado Center Party)			Timothy Louis "Tim" Long • FEC H2CO08145; 06 Dec 22; Tot $9,622; Dsb $8,401
Total			236,402	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Secretary of State Jena Griswold • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (6)

		Democratic	1,369,040	55.10%	Secretary of State Jena Griswold

		Republican	1,045,582	42.08%	former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson

		Libertarian	36,485	1.47%	Bennett Rutledge

		American Constitution	17,602	0.71%	Amanda Campbell

		Unity	11,458	0.46%	Gary Swing

		Approval Voting	4,591	0.18%	Jan Kok
Total			2,484,758	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Treasurer David "Dave" Young • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Democratic	1,312,705	53.67%	Treasurer David "Dave" Young

		Republican	1,052,337	43.03%	former state Representative Lang Sias

		Libertarian	80,770	3.30%	Anthony J. Delgado
Total			2,445,812	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Attorney General Philip "Phil" Weiser • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,349,133	54.74%	Attorney General Philip "Phil" Weiser

		Republican	1,060,866	43.04%	John Kellner

		Libertarian	54,557	2.21%	William F. "Bill" Robinson, III

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Stanley Charles Thorne
Total			2,464,556	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution): 5 candidates
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 11 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Approval Voting: 2 candidates
	• Colorado Center Party: 2 candidates
	• Unity: 5 candidates
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 11 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 14 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.