Colorado held its general election on November 8, 2022, deciding 82 legislative seats and 5 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Democrats won a two-thirds supermajority in the House, growing from 41 to 46 of 65 seats, and widened their Senate edge to 23 of 35, a result that left a deeply disempowered GOP caucus in the 2023 session.
- For the third straight general election, Democrats won every statewide race, by margins wider than either party had posted in decades. Gov. Jared Polis (D) beat Heidi Ganahl (R) by about 19 points, and Ganahl conceded early in the evening. Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) beat Pam Anderson (R) by about 13 points; Anderson, unlike primary rival Tina Peters, had acknowledged Joe Biden's 2020 win. Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) and Treasurer Dave Young (D) won by about 12 and 11 points, respectively. The rout was widely blamed on Trump and the end of Roe.
- Every legislative incumbent who lost was a Republican beaten by a Democrat, several by narrow margins:
- In Senate District 15, Janice Marchman (D) unseated Sen. Rob Woodward (R) by about 1,000 votes, and in Senate District 11, Tony Exum Sr. (D) unseated Sen. Dennis Hisey (R) by about 5 points.
- In the House, Bob Marshall (D) beat Rep. Kurt Huffman (R) by about 400 votes in House District 43, Tammy Story (D) beat Rep. Colin Larson (R) by about 700 votes in House District 25, and Elizabeth Velasco (D) beat Rep. Perry Will (R) by about 8 points in House District 57.
- Jennifer Parenti (D) took House District 19 from Republicans, beating Rep. Dan Woog (R), who had represented the old 63rd District, by about 3 points.
The closest race that did not change hands was in House District 50, where Rep. Mary Young (D) held on by about 330 votes. - Voters approved 8 of 11 statewide measures. Proposition 122 decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms and created a regulated program for their use, passing by about 7 points. Proposition 123 set aside existing income tax revenue for affordable housing, Proposition FF limited income tax deductions to pay for free school meals, and Proposition 121 trimmed the income tax rate to 4.4%. Of three alcohol measures, only Proposition 125, letting stores that sell beer also sell wine, passed; Proposition 126 on alcohol delivery and Proposition 124 on liquor store licenses failed, as did Amendment F on charitable gaming.
Legislature
- House (65 seats): 41 D, 24 R before the election, 46 D, 19 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
- Senate (35 seats): 21 D, 14 R before the election, 23 D, 12 R after; control stayed with Democrats.
Statewide races
Legislative races
| Race | Winner | Others | Notes |
|---|
| House 1 | Javier Mabrey (D) 64.8% | Guillermo Diaz (R) 32.5%, Kyle Furey (L) 2.7% | |
| House 2 | Steven Woodrow (D) 75.4% | Stephanie Wheeler (R) 23.1%, Justin Savoy (L) 1.5% | |
| House 3 | Meg Froelich (D) 66% | Marla Fernandez (R) 31.8%, Clayton Casciato (L) 2.3% | |
| House 4 | Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (D) 82.7% | Jack Daus (R) 17.3% | |
| House 5 | Alex Valdez (D) 82.82% | John Johnson (R) 15.34%, Troy Brekke (Unity Party) 1.84% | |
| House 6 | Elisabeth Epps (D) 85.8% | Donald Howell (R) 14.2%, Jordan Friedman (Other) 0.1% | |
| House 7 | Jennifer Bacon (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 8 | Leslie Herod (D) 87.9% | Hilleary Waters (R) 12.1% | |
| House 9 | Emily Sirota (D) 76.9% | Tom Cowhick (R) 23.1% | |
| House 10 | Junie Joseph (D) 88.1% | William DeOreo (R) 11.9% | |
| House 11 | Karen McCormick (D) 69.7% | Tara Menza (R) 30.3% | |
| House 12 | Tracey Bernett (D) 77.2% | Anya Kirvan (R) 22.8% | |
| House 13 | Julie McCluskie (D) 56% | David Buckley (R) 44% | |
| House 14 | Rose Pugliese (R) 60.7% | Rob Rogers (D) 39.3% | |
| House 15 | Scott Bottoms (R) 56.8% | Alvin Sexton (D) 39.1%, John Kaufman (L) 4.1% | |
| House 16 | Stephanie Vigil (D) 49.8% | Dave Donelson (R) 47.6%, John Hjersman (L) 2.7% | |
| House 17 | Regina English (D) 57.3% | Rachel Stovall (R) 42.7% | |
| House 18 | Marc Snyder (D) 52.8% | Shana Black (R) 44.3%, Greg Lauer (L) 2.9% | |
| House 19 | Jennifer Parenti (D) 50.3% | Dan Woog (R) 47%, Joseph Johnson (L) 2.7% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 20 | Don Wilson (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 21 | Mary Bradfield (R) 58.4% | Kolten Montgomery (D) 41.6% | |
| House 22 | Ken DeGraaf (R) 57.7% | Blake Garner (D) 39.1%, Mike Giallombardo (L) 3.2% | |
| House 23 | Monica Duran (D) 64.7% | Fred Clifford (R) 35.3% | |
| House 24 | Lindsey Daugherty (D) 57.5% | Bill Patterson (R) 42.5% | |
| House 25 | Tammy Story (D) 49.7% | Colin Larson (R) 48.3%, Todd Dennison (L) 2.1% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 26 | Meghan Lukens (D) 53.6% | Savannah Wolfson (R) 46.4% | |
| House 27 | Brianna Titone (D) 57.7% | Lynn Emrick (R) 39.8%, Jacob Luria (L) 2.5% | |
| House 28 | Sheila Lieder (D) 51.6% | Dan Montoya (R) 46.3%, Brian Bakkum (L) 2.1% | |
| House 29 | Shannon Bird (D) 60.9% | Vanessa DeMott (R) 39.1% | |
| House 30 | Chris Kennedy (D) 65.9% | Russ Carter (R) 34.1% | |
| House 31 | Said Sharbini (D) 58.6% | Heidi Pitchforth (R) 41.4% | |
| House 32 | Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) 56.1% | Justin Brown (R) 43.9% | |
| House 33 | William Lindstedt (D) 58.8% | Stacie Dougherty (R) 41.2% | |
| House 34 | Jenny Willford (D) 54.1% | Kevin Allen (R) 43.1%, Robert Stutz (L) 2.8% | |
| House 35 | Adrienne Benavidez (D) 66% | Craig Jones (R) 34% | |
| House 36 | Mike Weissman (D) 64% | William Walters (R) 32.9%, Andrew Gibson (L) 3% | |
| House 37 | Ruby Dickson (D) 56% | Paul Archer (R) 44% | |
| House 38 | David Ortiz (D) 54.5% | Jaylen Mosqueira (R) 43.2%, Brandon McDowell (L) 2.3% | |
| House 39 | Brandi Bradley (R) 58.1% | Eric Brody (D) 41.9% | |
| House 40 | Naquetta Ricks (D) 61.1% | Le Sellers (R) 38.9% | |
| House 41 | Iman Jodeh (D) 64% | Stephanie Hancock (R) 36% | |
| House 42 | Mandy Lindsay (D) 72.6% | Cory Parella (R) 27.4% | |
| House 43 | Bob Marshall (D) 50.4% | Kurt Huffman (R) 49.6% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 44 | Tony Hartsook (R) 57.2% | Robert Harlan Henry (D) 40%, John Sutton (L) 2.8% | |
| House 45 | Lisa Frizell (R) 61.88% | Ruby Martinez (D) 38.12% | |
| House 46 | Tisha Mauro (D) 54% | Jonathan Ambler (R) 46% | |
| House 47 | Ty Winter (R) 64.8% | Edwin Ormiston (D) 35.2% | |
| House 48 | Gabe Evans (R) 63.3% | Spring Erickson (D) 33.9%, Eric Joss (L) 2.7% | |
| House 49 | Judy Amabile (D) 64.3% | Kathryn Lehr (R) 33.2%, Daniel Lutz, Jr. (L) 2.5% | |
| House 50 | Mary Young (D) 49.2% | Ryan Gonzalez (R) 47.3%, Kyle Moore (L) 3.5% | |
| House 51 | Hugh McKean (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 52 | Cathy Kipp (D) 64.8% | Deborah Vicino (R) 35.2% | |
| House 53 | Andy Boesenecker (D) 75.9% | Donna Walter (R) 24.1% | |
| House 54 | Matt Soper (R) 73.8% | AliceMarie Slaven-Emond (D) 26.2% | |
| House 55 | Rick Taggart (R) 63.6% | Damon Davis (D) 36.4% | |
| House 56 | Rod Bockenfeld (R) 75.8% | Kathleen J. Conway (D) 21.4%, Amy Lunde (L) 2.7% | |
| House 57 | Elizabeth Velasco (D) 53.9% | Perry Will (R) 46.1% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| House 58 | Marc Catlin (R) 56.8% | Kevin Kuns (D) 43.2% | |
| House 59 | Barbara Hall McLachlan (D) 56.8% | Shelli Shaw (R) 43.2% | |
| House 60 | Stephanie Luck (R) 68.8% | Kathryn Green (D) 31.2% | |
| House 61 | Eliza Hamrick (D) 50.4% | Dave Woolever (R) 47.5%, Kevin Gulbranson (L) 2.1% | |
| House 62 | Matt Martinez (D) 55.6% | Carol Riggenbach (R) 44.4% | |
| House 63 | Richard Holtorf (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| House 64 | Ryan Armagost (R) 62.7% | Richard Webster (D) 37.3% | |
| House 65 | Michael Lynch (R) 62.4% | Lisa Chollet (D) 37.6% | |
| Senate 1 | Byron Pelton (R) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 3 | Nick Hinrichsen (D) 51.2% | Stephen Varela (R) 48.6%, Alex Mugatu (R) 0.1% | |
| Senate 4 | Mark Baisley (R) 60.8% | Jeff Ravage (D) 39.2% | |
| Senate 7 | Janice Rich (R) 70.1% | David Stahlke (D) 29.9% | |
| Senate 8 | Dylan Roberts (D) 55.7% | Matt Solomon (R) 44.3% | |
| Senate 9 | Paul Lundeen (R) 62.3% | Arik Dougherty (D) 35.1%, Stephen Darnell (L) 2.6% | |
| Senate 11 | Tony Exum Sr (D) 49.9% | Dennis Hisey (R) 44.5%, Daryl Kuiper (L) 5.6% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| Senate 15 | Janice Marchman (D) 50.6% | Rob Woodward (R) 49.4% | Flipped R to D; Incumbent defeated |
| Senate 20 | Lisa Cutter (D) 54.2% | Tim Walsh (R) 43.5%, BetteRose Ryan (L) 2.2% | |
| Senate 22 | Jessie Danielson (D) 67.3% | Colby Drechsel (R) 32.7% | |
| Senate 24 | Kyle Mullica (D) 53.8% | Courtney Potter (R) 43.4%, Donald Osborn (L) 2.8% | |
| Senate 25 | Faith Winter (D) 61.5% | Melody Peotter (R) 38.5% | |
| Senate 27 | Tom Sullivan (D) 54.9% | Tom Kim (R) 45.1%, Matt Snider (D) 0% | |
| Senate 30 | Kevin Van Winkle (R) 53.8% | Braeden Miguel (D) 46.2% | |
| Senate 32 | Robert Rodriguez (D) 76% | Dean Flanders (R) 24% | |
| Senate 34 | Julie Gonzales (D) 100% | Unopposed | |
| Senate 35 | Rod Pelton (R) 74.3% | Travis Nelson (D) 25.7% | |
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
|---|
| Amendment D | Require the governor to designate judges from the 18th judicial district to serve in the new 23rd judicial district and require designated judges to establish residence | Passed (67% yes) |
| Amendment E | Extend an existing homestead exemption for disabled veterans to the surviving spouses of military personnel and certain veterans | Passed (88% yes) |
| Amendment F | Allow charitable gaming operators to be paid and allow the Legislature to determine how long an organization must exist to obtain a charitable gaming license | Failed (41% yes) |
| Proposition 121 | Reduce the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40% | Passed (65% yes) |
| Proposition 122 | Decriminalize the use of the psychedelic plants and fungi and create a services program for administration of such substances | Passed (54% yes) |
| Proposition 123 | Dedicate 0.1% of existing income tax revenue to a new State Affordable Housing Fund | Passed (53% yes) |
| Proposition 124 | Increase the number of retail liquor store licenses an individual can own or hold a share in | Failed (38% yes) |
| Proposition 125 | Create a new fermented malt beverage and wine retailer license to allow stores that are licensed to sell beer to also sell wine | Passed (52% yes) |
| Proposition 126 | Allow retail establishments licensed to sell alcohol for off-site consumption to offer deliveries | Failed (49% yes) |
| Proposition FF | Reduce income tax deduction caps and allocate increased revenue to a program for free school meals and local school food grants | Passed (57% yes) |
| Proposition GG | Require a table showing changes in income tax owed for average taxpayers in certain brackets to be included in the ballot title for initiated measures | Passed (72% yes) |