United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2022
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Colorado were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected eight candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's eight U.S. House districts. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.
Partisan breakdown
| Members of the U.S. House from Colorado -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2022 | After the 2022 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 4 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 8 | |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Diana DeGette (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jennifer Qualteri (Republican Party)
- John Kittleson (Libertarian Party)
- Iris Boswell (Green Party) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Steven Childs (Libertarian Party)
- Dom Waters (Unity Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
- Diana DeGette (Incumbent) ✔
- Neal Walia
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Republican primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Joe Neguse (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Marshall Dawson (Republican Party)
- Gary Nation (American Constitution Party)
- Steve Yurash (Colorado Center Party)
- Tim Wolf (Unity Party)
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- Joe Neguse (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 3
General election candidates
- Lauren Boebert (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Adam Frisch (Democratic Party)
- Kristin Skowronski (Independent) (Write-in)
- Richard Tetu (Independent) (Write-in)
- Marina Zimmerman (Independent) (Write-in)
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Did not make the ballot:
- Cole Buerger
- Debby Burnett
- Kerry Donovan
- Naziha In'am Hadil
- Susan Martinez
- Kellie Rhodes
- Gregg Smith
- Donald Valdez
- Colin Wilhelm
- Scott Yates
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- Lauren Boebert (Incumbent) ✔
- Don Coram
Did not make the ballot:
District 4
General election candidates
- Ken Buck (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Ike McCorkle (Democratic Party)
- Ryan McGonigal (American Constitution Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Frank Jensik (Libertarian Party)
- Donna Windholz (Independent)
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Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Ken Buck (Incumbent) ✔
- Robert Lewis
Minor Party primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Minor Party convention candidates
Libertarian Party
District 5
General election candidates
- Doug Lamborn (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- David Torres (Democratic Party)
- Christopher Mitchell (American Constitution Party)
- Brian Flanagan (Libertarian Party)
- Matthew Feigenbaum (Independent) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Ryan Thompson (Unaffiliated)
- Alax Jones (Independent)
- Patrick O'Brien Faley (Independent)
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- Doug Lamborn (Incumbent) ✔
- Andrew Heaton
- Rebecca Keltie
- Dave Williams
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District 6
General election candidates
- Jason Crow (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Steve Monahan (Republican Party)
- Eric Mulder (Libertarian Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Andrew Forrest White (Independent)
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- Jason Crow (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
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District 7
General election candidates
- Brittany Pettersen (Democratic Party) ✔
- Erik Aadland (Republican Party)
- Ross Klopf (Libertarian Party)
- Critter Milton (Unity Party)
- JP Lujan (Independent) (Write-in)
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Did not make the ballot:
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District 8
General election candidates
- Yadira Caraveo (Democratic Party) ✔
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (Republican Party)
- Richard Ward (Libertarian Party)
- Tim Long (Colorado Center Party) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- Matthew Payette (Independent)
- Steve Zorn (Independent) (Write-in)
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
- Colorado's 1st Congressional District
- Colorado's 2nd Congressional District
- Colorado's 3rd Congressional District
- Colorado's 4th Congressional District
- Colorado's 5th Congressional District
- Colorado's 6th Congressional District
- Colorado's 7th Congressional District
- Colorado's 8th Congressional District
Ballot access
For information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District maps - A map of the state's districts before and after redistricting.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below were the district maps in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the maps in place before the election.
Colorado Congressional Districts
until January 2, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Colorado Congressional Districts
starting January 3, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Colorado.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Colorado in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 1, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Thirty candidates filed to run for Colorado’s eight U.S. House districts, including 12 Democrats and 18 Republicans. That’s 3.75 candidates per district, more than the 2.28 candidates per district in 2020 and the 3.43 in 2018.
This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Colorado gaining one congressional district. The 30 candidates who filed to run this year were the most candidates running for Colorado’s U.S. House seats since at least 2012, the earliest year for which we have data.
Two seats — the 7th and the newly-created 8th district — were open. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D), who represented the 7th district, didn't file to run for re-election. The two open seats this year were the most open seats in Colorado since at least 2014. There were no open seats in 2020 and 2016, and one open seat in 2018 and 2014.
Six candidates, including incumbent Rep. Doug Lamborn (R), filed to run in the 5th district, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year. There were three contested Democratic primaries, the most since 2018, when five Democratic primaries were contested. There were five contested Republican primaries, the most since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.
Four incumbents faced primary challengers, the most since at least 2014. Two incumbents, Rep. Joe Neguse (D) from the 2nd district and Rep. Jason Crow (D) from the 6th district, didn't face any primary challengers. Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, so no seats are guaranteed to either party this year.
Presidential elections
As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, many district boundaries changed. As a result, analysis of the presidential vote in each of these new districts is not yet available. Once that analysis is available, it will be published here.
Colorado presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 13 Democratic wins
- 18 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Colorado's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Colorado, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Republican | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 9 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Colorado's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Colorado, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Jared Polis
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| Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera
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| Secretary of State | Jena Griswold
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| Attorney General | Phil Weiser
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Colorado General Assembly as of November 2022.
Colorado State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 21 | |
| Republican Party | 14 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | |
Colorado House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Colorado was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Colorado Party Control: 1992-2022
Ten 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On November 15, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court approved the state legislative redistricting plans approved by the state's Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission on October 11 and 12, 2021.[5] These maps took effect for Colorado’s 2022 state legislative elections.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ The Colorado Sun, "Colorado legislative maps get final approval from state Supreme Court," Nov. 15, 2021
