Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Colorado state executive official elections, 2022
2024 →
← 2020
|
| Colorado state executive official elections |
|---|
 |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 15, 2022 |
| Primary: June 28, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2022 Impact of term limits in 2022 State government trifectas and triplexes |
| Other state executive elections |
Thirteen state executive offices were up for election in Colorado in 2022:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
State Board of Education (4 seats)
State Board of Regents (4 seats)
Governor
General election candidates
- Jared Polis (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Heidi Ganahl (Republican Party)
- Danielle Neuschwanger (American Constitution Party)
- Kevin Ruskusky (Libertarian Party)
- Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)
- Zachary Varon (Independent) (Write-in)
- Paul Willmon (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Bill Stevens (Approval Voting Party)
- Ralph Tingle (Independent)
- Laurie Clark (Republican Party) (Write-in)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic primary candidates
- Jared Polis (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
- Zachariah Burck
- Laurie Clark
- Jeffrey Fry
- Darryl Gibbs
- Jon Gray-Ginsberg
- Benjamin Huseman
- Jason Lopez
- Danielle Neuschwanger
- Jim Rundberg
- Jason Wilkat
- Destinee Workman
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minor Party convention candidates
Approval Voting Party
Lieutenant Governor
General election candidates
- Dianne Primavera (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Danny Moore (Republican Party)
- Darryl Gibbs (American Constitution Party)
- Michele Poague (Libertarian Party)
- Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni (Unity Party)
- Sean Hoyt (Independent) (Write-in)
- Kathren May (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)
- Elijah Hatch (Republican Party) (Write-in)
Attorney General
General election candidates
- Phil Weiser (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Kellner (Republican Party)
- William Robinson (Libertarian Party)
- Stanley Thorne (Independent) (Write-in)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Phil Weiser (Incumbent) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Secretary of State
General election candidates
- Jena Griswold (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Pam Anderson (Republican Party)
- Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party)
- Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)
- Bennett Rutledge (Libertarian Party)
- Gary Swing (Unity Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Jeff Orrok (Approval Voting Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Jena Griswold (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minor Party convention candidates
Approval Voting Party
Treasurer
General election candidates
- Dave Young (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Lang Sias (Republican Party)
- Anthony Delgado (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Dave Young (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Board of Education
District 5
General election candidates
- Steve Durham (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Joseph Shelton (Democratic Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
- Steve Durham (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 6
General election candidates
- Rebecca McClellan (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Molly Lamar (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
- Rebecca McClellan (Incumbent) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 8
General election candidates
- Rhonda Solis (Democratic Party) ✔
- Peggy Propst (Republican Party)
- James Treibert (American Constitution Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
At-large seat
General election candidates
- Kathy Plomer (Democratic Party) ✔
- Dan Maloit (Republican Party)
- Ryan Van Gundy (Libertarian Party)
- Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)
- Kevin Lorusso (Libertarian Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Minor Party convention candidates
Approval Voting Party
Board of Regents
District 1
General election candidates
- Wanda James (Democratic Party) ✔
- Amy Naes (Republican Party)
- Ben Pope (Democratic Party) (Write-in)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
- Amy Naes ✔
District 4
General election candidates
- Jack Barrington (Democratic Party)
- Frank McNulty (Republican Party) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Republican primary candidates
District 5
General election candidates
- Ken Montera (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Ron Casados (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Ken Montera (Incumbent) ✔
District 8
General election candidates
- Yolanda Ortega (Democratic Party)
- Mark VanDriel (Republican Party) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Context of the 2022 elections
Party control in Colorado
Colorado Party Control: 1992-2025
Thirteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Colorado
Past elections
2020
The following elections took place in 2020:
See also
| Colorado | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
External links
Footnotes
