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The 2022 Colorado Senate elections took place on November 8, 2022, along with elections in the State House of Representatives, with the primary elections held on June 28, 2022.[1] Voters in 17 out of the 35 districts of the Colorado Senate elected their representative for a four-year term.[2] It coincided with other Colorado elections of the same year and the biennial United States elections.
Democrats gained two seats increasing their majority to 23 out of 35 seats, with one seat shy of an outright supermajority.[3] Despite winning a majority of the votes cast, the Republican Party only won 6 of the 17 seats up for election.
Background
In the previous state Senate election (2020), the Democrats increased their majority to five seats. In August 2022, Republican Sen. Kevin Priola announced he was changing his party affiliation to Democratic.[4] Therefore, for Democrats to lose their absolute majority in the Senate in this election, Republicans and other parties needed to gain at least four more seats.
This was the first election with the districts drawn based on the 2020 census.[5] Due to this, some districts did not have incumbents, as they chose to run in other districts that were not up for election in 2022.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
One Democratic and four Republican incumbents were term-limited and prohibited from seeking a consecutive third term. Under the laws for the state Senate, for terms to be considered non-consecutive, there needs to be a gap of at least four years between them.[2]
Democrats
Republicans
Predictions
Results
Popular vote | | | | Republican | | 50.27% | Democratic | | 49.06% | Other | | 0.67% | |
Senate seats | | | | Democratic | | 65.71% | Republican | | 34.29% | |
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Italics - Incumbent redistricted to different district
Bold - gain
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 15, 1.2% gain
- District 3, 2.58%
- District 11, 5.46% gain
- District 30, 7.64%
- District 27, 9.78%
Detailed results
District 1
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Byron Pelton | 23,142 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 23,142 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 1st District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Byron Pelton | 53,199 | 100% |
Total votes | 53,199 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 3
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Stephen Varela | 13,130 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 13,130 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 3rd District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Nick Hinrichsen (incumbent) | 33,795 | 51.29% |
| Republican | Stephen Varela | 32,090 | 48.71% |
Total votes | 65,885 | 100% |
| Democratic hold |
District 4
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jeff Ravage | 13,811 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 13,811 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 4th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Mark Baisley | 55,595 | 60.84% |
| Democratic | Jeff Ravage | 35,789 | 39.16% |
Total votes | 91,384 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 7
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | David Stahlke | 8,694 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 8,694 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 7th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Janice Rich | 52,696 | 70.06% |
| Democratic | David Stahlke | 22,520 | 29.94% |
Total votes | 75,216 | 100% |
| Republican hold |
District 8
Republican Primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Matt Solomon | 13,492 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 13,492 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 8th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Dylan Roberts | 40,765 | 55.70 |
| Republican | Matt Solomon | 32,427 | 44.30 |
Total votes | 73,192 | 100.00% |
District 9
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Arik Dougherty | 10,968 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,968 | 100.0 |
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Paul Lundeen (incumbent) | 15,385 | 69.7 |
| Republican | Lynda Zamora Wilson | 6,675 | 30.3 |
Total votes | 22,060 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 9th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Paul Lundeen (incumbent) | 50,266 | 62.31 |
| Democratic | Arik Dougherty | 28,327 | 35.12 |
| Libertarian | Stephen Darnell | 2,075 | 2.57 |
Total votes | 80,668 | 100.00% |
District 11
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tony Exum | 3,990 | 54.6 |
| Democratic | Yolanda L. Avila | 3,318 | 45.4 |
Total votes | 7,308 | 100.0 |
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dennis Hisey (incumbent) | 8,946 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 8,946 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 11th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tony Exum | 20,258 | 49.94 |
| Republican | Dennis Hisey (incumbent) | 18,042 | 44.48 |
| Libertarian | Daryl Kuiper | 2,264 | 5.58 |
Total votes | 40,564 | 100.00 |
District 15
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Janice Marchman | 16,593 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 16,593 | 100.0 |
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rob Woodward (incumbent) | 19,942 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 19,942 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 15th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rob Woodward (incumbent) | 42,054 | 49.4 |
| Democratic | Janice Marchman | 43,068 | 50.6 |
Total votes | 85,122 | 100 |
District 20
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tim Walsh | 17,691 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 17,691 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 20th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Lisa Cutter | | |
| Republican | Tim Walsh | | |
Total votes | | |
District 22
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Colby Drechsel | 10,257 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 10,257 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 22nd District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jessie Danielson (incumbent) | | |
| Republican | Colby Drechsel | | |
Total votes | | |
District 24
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Courtney Potter | 9,642 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 9,642 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 24th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Kyle Mullica | | |
| Republican | Courtney Potter | | |
Total votes | | |
District 25
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Melody Peotter | 12,038 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 12,038 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Faith Winter (incumbent) | 16,842 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 16,842 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 25th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Faith Winter (incumbent) | 43,435 | 61.49 |
| Republican | Melody Peotter | 23,207 | 38.51 |
Total votes | 66,642 | 100.0 |
District 27
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Tom Kim | 8,129 | 70.2 |
| Republican | JulieMarie A. Shepherd Macklin | 3,447 | 29.8 |
Total votes | 11,576 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Sullivan | 13,209 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 13,209 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 27th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Tom Sullivan | | |
| Republican | Tom Kim | | |
Total votes | | |
District 30
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Braeden Miguel | 13,290 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 13,290 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 30th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Kevin Van Winkle (incumbent) | | |
| Democratic | Braeden Miguel | | |
Total votes | | |
District 32
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Dean Flanders | 5,520 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 5,520 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert Rodriguez (incumbent) | 18,157 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 18,157 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 32nd District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Robert Rodriguez (incumbent) | | |
| Republican | Dean Flanders | | |
Total votes | | |
District 34
2022 Colorado Senate election, 34th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Julie Gonzales (incumbent) | | 100.0 |
Total votes | | 100.0 |
District 35
Republican primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Rod Pelton | 29,062 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 29,062 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Travis Nelson | 8,691 | 100.0 |
Total votes | 8,691 | 100.0 |
2022 Colorado Senate election, 35th District Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Travis Nelson | | |
| Republican | Rod Pelton | | |
Total votes | | |
References
- ^ "2022 Election Calendar" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ a b "Senate Term Limits". Colorado General Assembly.
- ^ "Colorado's Democratic supermajority talks spending before session starts". KUSA.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ Edwards, Jonathan (August 23, 2022). "After decades in GOP, Colo. senator says: 'We need Democrats in charge'". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Verlee, Megan (November 15, 2021). "Colorado officially has new state legislative maps". CPR News. Colorado Public Radio.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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