Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2022

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2024 → ← 2020
Colorado State Board of Regents
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Jack Kroll (Democratic) (District 1) Sue Sharkey (Republican) (District 4) Ken Montera (Republican) (District 5) Heidi Ganahl (Republican) (At-Large)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado
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Colorado held an election for four of nine seats on the Colorado State Board of Regents on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.

Mark VanDriel won election in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 8.

Wanda James won election in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 1.

Frank McNulty won election in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 4.

Incumbent Ken Montera won election in the special general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5.

A special election was held in District 5 for a two-year term. Ken Montera (R) was appointed to the seat in December 2021.

Candidates and election results

District 1

General election candidates

• Wanda James  (Democratic Party) ✔ 
• Amy Naes  (Republican Party)
• Ben Pope  (Democratic Party) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Wanda James ✔ 
• Johnnie Nguyen 

Did not make the ballot:

• Scott Mangino 
• Jason Robinson 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Amy Naes ✔

District 4

General election candidates

• Jack Barrington  (Democratic Party) 
• Frank McNulty  (Republican Party) ✔

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Jack Barrington ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Frank McNulty ✔

District 5

General election candidates

• Ken Montera  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Ron Casados  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Ron Casados ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Ken Montera (Incumbent) ✔

District 8

General election candidates

• Yolanda Ortega  (Democratic Party)
• Mark VanDriel  (Republican Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Yolanda Ortega ✔
• Rosanna Reyes

 Republican primary candidates

• Eric Rinard 
• Mark VanDriel ✔ 

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Past elections

2020

See also: Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2020

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Callie Rennison defeated Dick Murphy and Christian Vernaza in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Callie Rennison (D)	59.6	297,440
	Submit photo	Dick Murphy (R)	36.3	181,404
	Submit photo	Christian Vernaza (L)	4.1	20,293

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 499,137
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Callie Rennison defeated David Gross and Aaron Harber in the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Callie Rennison	53.4	88,904
		David Gross	26.8	44,581
		Aaron Harber	19.8	32,892

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 166,377
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Dick Murphy advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dick Murphy	100.0	67,260

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,260
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2

Christian Vernaza advanced from the Libertarian convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 2 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Christian Vernaza (L)

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General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Ilana Spiegel defeated Richard Murray and Christopher Otwell in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilana Spiegel (D)	53.4	225,910
	Submit photo	Richard Murray (R)	44.4	188,145
	Submit photo	Christopher Otwell (Unity Party)	2.2	9,316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 423,371
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Worthey (Unity Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Ilana Spiegel advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ilana Spiegel	100.0	115,513

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,513
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Richard Murray defeated Priscilla Rahn in the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Richard Murray	64.8	41,956
	Submit photo	Priscilla Rahn	35.2	22,784

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 64,740
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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6

Robert Worthey advanced from the Unity Party convention for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 6 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Robert Worthey (Unity Party)

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General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7

Nolbert Chavez won election in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nolbert Chavez (D)	100.0	297,965

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 297,965
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7

Nolbert Chavez advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nolbert Chavez	100.0	117,632

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 117,632
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2018

See also: Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2018

General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Lesley Smith defeated Ken Montera, James Treibert, and Christopher Otwell in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lesley Smith (D)	52.0	1,246,318
		Ken Montera (R)	43.0	1,031,993
		James Treibert (L)	3.8	91,586
	Submit photo	Christopher Otwell (Unity Party)	1.2	29,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,399,025
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Lesley Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lesley Smith	100.0	499,264

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District

Ken Montera advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents At-large District on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Montera	100.0	404,372

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 404,372
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General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Glen Gallegos defeated Alvin Rivera and Michael Stapleton in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Glen Gallegos (R)	50.7	159,514
	Submit photo	Alvin Rivera (D)	43.4	136,583
	Submit photo	Michael Stapleton (L)	5.8	18,305

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,402
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Alvin Rivera advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alvin Rivera	100.0	57,134

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3

Incumbent Glen Gallegos advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 3 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Glen Gallegos	100.0	61,094

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 61,094
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General election

General election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Chance Hill defeated Tony Wolusky in the general election for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chance Hill (R)	61.3	189,688
		Tony Wolusky (D)	38.7	119,866

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,554
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Tony Wolusky advanced from the Democratic primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Wolusky	100.0	46,171

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 46,171
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5

Chance Hill advanced from the Republican primary for University of Colorado Board of Regents District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chance Hill	100.0	85,137

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