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United States Senate election in Colorado, 2022 (June 28 Democratic primary)

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U.S. Senate, Colorado
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2022
Primary: June 28, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
Pre-election incumbent:
Michael Bennet (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Colorado
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 28, 2022, in Colorado to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the state's general election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 15, 2022
June 28, 2022
November 8, 2022


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Michael Bennet (Democrat), who first took office in 2009.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.

Colorado utilizes a semi-closed primary system. According to Section 1-7-201 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, "An eligible unaffiliated elector, including a preregistrant who is eligible under section 1-2-101 (2)(c), is entitled to vote in the primary election of a major political party without affiliating with that political party."[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Colorado's United States Senate Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
 
100.0
 
516,985

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 516,985
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Michael Bennet Democratic Party $22,252,488 $23,222,572 $740,793 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Colorado in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Colorado, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Colorado U.S. Senate Major party 1,500 per congressional district N/A 3/15/2022 Source
Colorado U.S. Senate Minor party 1,000 per congressional district N/A 4/4/2022 Source
Colorado U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 1,000 per congressional district N/A 7/14/2022 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Colorado and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Colorado, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Colorado's 1st Diana DeGette Electiondot.png Democratic D+29
Colorado's 2nd Joe Neguse Electiondot.png Democratic D+17
Colorado's 3rd Lauren Boebert Ends.png Republican R+7
Colorado's 4th Ken Buck Ends.png Republican R+13
Colorado's 5th Doug Lamborn Ends.png Republican R+9
Colorado's 6th Jason Crow Electiondot.png Democratic D+9
Colorado's 7th Open Electiondot.png Democratic D+4
Colorado's 8th New Seat N/A Even


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Colorado[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Colorado's 1st 79.5% 18.2%
Colorado's 2nd 68.7% 28.8%
Colorado's 3rd 44.7% 52.9%
Colorado's 4th 39.5% 58.0%
Colorado's 5th 43.1% 53.2%
Colorado's 6th 60.6% 36.8%
Colorado's 7th 55.7% 41.5%
Colorado's 8th 50.8% 46.3%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 60.4% of Coloradans lived in one of the state's 21 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 34.5% lived in one of 36 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Colorado was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Colorado following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

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

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Colorado

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Colorado.

U.S. Senate election results in Colorado
Race Winner Runner up
2020 53.5%Democratic Party 44.2%Republican Party
2016 49.9%Democratic Party 44.3%Republican Party
2014 48.2%Republican Party 46.3%Democratic Party
2010 48.1%Democratic Party 46.4%Republican Party
2008 52.8%Democratic Party 42.5%Republican Party
Average 50.5 44.7

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Colorado

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Colorado.

Gubernatorial election results in Colorado
Race Winner Runner up
2018 53.4%Democratic Party 42.8%Republican Party
2014 49.3%Democratic Party 46.0%Republican Party
2010 51.1%Democratic Party 36.4%Grey.png (Constitution Party)
2006 57.0%Democratic Party 40.2%Republican Party
2002 62.5%Republican Party 33.7%Democratic Party
Average 54.7 39.8

State partisanship

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 Democratic Party Jared Polis
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Dianne Primavera
Secretary of State Democratic Party Jena Griswold
Attorney General Democratic Party Phil Weiser

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
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

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Colorado and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Colorado
Colorado United States
Population 5,029,196 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 103,636 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 84% 72.5%
Black/African American 4.2% 12.7%
Asian 3.2% 5.5%
Native American 1% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.9% 4.9%
Multiple 3.7% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 21.5% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.7% 88%
College graduation rate 40.9% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $72,331 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 10.3% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ LexisNexis, "Colorado Revised Statutes § 1-7-201," accessed August 6, 2025
  2. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Primary Elections FAQs," accessed August 6, 2025
  3. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  4. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Michael Bennet (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
Jeff Hurd (R)
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Democratic Party (6)
Republican Party (4)


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