Richard Ward

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Richard Ward

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Libertarian Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Richard Ward (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 8th Congressional District. Ward lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Yadira Caraveo defeated Barbara Kirkmeyer, Richard Ward, and Tim Long in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yadira Caraveo (D)	48.4	114,377
		Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)	47.7	112,745
	Submit photo	Richard Ward (L)	3.9	9,280
		Tim Long (Colorado Center Party) (Write-in)	0.0	99

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 236,501
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Payette (Independent)
• Steve Zorn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Yadira Caraveo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yadira Caraveo	100.0	38,837

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,837
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Rodriguez (D)
• Chaz Tedesco (D)
• Johnny Humphrey (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8

Barbara Kirkmeyer defeated Jan Kulmann, Lori Saine, and Tyler Allcorn in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Kirkmeyer	39.0	22,724
		Jan Kulmann	23.0	13,398
		Lori Saine	21.2	12,357
		Tyler Allcorn	16.7	9,743

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,222
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Rodriguez (R)
• Jewels Gray (R)
• Ryan Gonzalez (R)

Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)