Colorado State Senate elections, 2022

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2022 Colorado Senate Elections
Primary	June 28, 2022
General	November 8, 2022

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Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 15, 2022.

The Colorado State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified eight battleground races in the Colorado State Senate 2022 elections, five of which were Democratic-held districts while the other three were Republican-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.

Seventeen seats were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Democratic majority increased from 21-14 to 23-12.

At the time of the 2022 election, Colorado had a Democratic trifecta. If the Republican Party had flipped four or more seats, they would have broken the Democratic trifecta. If the Democratic Party lost no more than three seats and maintained control of the governorship and the state house, they would have kept their trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas

Colorado State Senate
Party		As of November 8, 2022	After November 9, 2022
	Democratic Party	21	23
	Republican Party	14	12
Total		35	35

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2022 battleground chamber

See also: State legislative battleground chambers, 2022

The Colorado State Senate was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.

What was at stake?

• The Republican Party needed to gain four or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Democratic Party needed to lose three or fewer seats to maintain control.
• The Republican Party flipping the state Senate would have broken the Democratic Party's trifecta. The Democratic Party would have needed to keep the state Senate as well as the state House and the governorship to maintain their trifecta.

Why was it a battleground?

• Seats flipped in the last election: Three of the seats up for election in 2022 (18% of seats up) flipped to a different party the last time they were up.
• Seats decided by less than 10% in the last election: Three of the seats up for election (18% of seats up) in 2022 were decided by margins of 10 percentage points or smaller the last time they were up.
• History of recent flips: Control of the Colorado State Senate flipped twice between 2012 and 2022. Republicans gained a majority in 2014, followed by Democrats in 2018.
• 2020 battleground chamber: The Colorado State Senate was a battleground chamber in 2020. That year, Democrats gained one seat from Republicans, maintaining their majority. Read more about the 2020 elections here.

Battleground races

District 3

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Nick Hinrichsen (Incumbent) Stephen Varela Alex Mugatu

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Democratic Party maintains at partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting while CNalysis rates this race as Tilt Republican. In 2018, Democratic incumbent Leroy Garcia Jr was re-elected with 74% of the vote compared to Libertarian candidate John Pickerill’s 26% of the vote.

District 8

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Dylan Roberts Matt Solomon

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Republican incumbent Robert Rankin was re-elected with 51% of the vote against Democratic candidate Karl Hanlon’s 49% of the vote.

District 11

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Dennis Hisey (Incumbent) Thomas Exum Sr. Daryl Kuiper

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Democratic candidate Pete Lee was elected with 62% of the vote against Republican candidate Pat McIntire’s 38% of the vote.

District 15

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Rob Woodward (Incumbent) Janice Marchman

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the partisan divide is almost equally divided according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Republican candidate Rob Woodward was elected with 53% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Rebecca Cranston’s 47% of the vote.

District 20

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Lisa Cutter Tim Walsh BetteRose Ryan

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic partisan lean is less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Democratic candidate Jessie Danielson was elected with 54% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Christine Jensen’s 42% of the vote.

District 24

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Kyle Mullica Courtney Potter Donald Osborn

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Democratic candidate Faith Winter was elected with 52% of the vote over Republican incumbent Beth Martinez Humenik’s 40% of the vote.

District 27

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Democratic Party

Who were the candidates running?

Tom Sullivan Tom Kim Matthew Snider

What made this a battleground race?

This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic candidate Chris Kolker was elected with 55% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Suzanne Staiert’s 45% of the vote.

District 30

What party controlled the seat heading into the election?

The Republican Party

Who were the candidates running?

Kevin Van Winkle (Incumbent) Braeden Miguel

What made this a battleground race?

This was a district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2018, Republican incumbent Chris Holbert was re-elected with 52.8% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Julia Varnell-Sarjeant’s 41.6% of the vote.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Click a link below to read survey responses from candidates in that district:

• District 1
• District 3
• District 4
• District 7
• District 8
• District 9
• District 11
• District 15
• District 20
• District 22
• District 24
• District 25
• District 27
• District 30
• District 32
• District 34
• District 35

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

Two incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name	Party	Office
Dennis Hisey	Republican	Senate District 11
Rob Woodward	Republican	Senate District 15

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

No incumbents lost in primaries.

Retiring incumbents

Eight incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Office	Reason
Jerry Sonnenberg	Republican	Senate District 1	Term limited/ other office
Kerry Donovan	Democratic	Senate District 5	Term limited
Don Coram	Republican	Senate District 6	Other office
Ray Scott	Republican	Senate District 7	Term limited
Pete Lee	Democratic	Senate District 11	Retired
John Cooke	Republican	Senate District 13	Term limited
Tammy Story	Democratic	Senate District 16	Other office
Brittany Pettersen	Democratic	Senate District 22	Other office

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Colorado. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Colorado state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2022	82	82	32	181	164	7	16	14.0%	7	14.0%
2020	83	83	20	177	166	8	11	11.4%	5	7.9%
2018	82	82	25	179	164	12	8	12.2%	5	8.8%
2016	83	83	24	175	166	12	12	14.5%	5	8.5%
2014	82	82	23	158	164	3	9	7.3%	2	3.4%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Colorado in 2022. Information below was calculated on June 2, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-five state legislative districts up for election in Colorado in 2022 were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That equals 43% of the 82 districts up for election and 35% of the 100 districts in the Colorado General Assembly.

Since no incumbents were present, newcomers to the legislature were guaranteed to win those open districts. This was the most guaranteed newcomers to the Colorado General Assembly since 2014.

Colorado was one of 15 states with term limits for state legislators. Incumbents were only allowed to serve eight years in either chamber before becoming term-limited. In 2022, 14 incumbents were term-limited, six in the Senate and eight in the House. Term limits accounted for 40% of the 35 open districts in 2022. The remaining 21 open districts were caused by incumbents leaving office for another reason.

Overall, 182 major party candidates filed: 86 Democrats and 96 Republicans. This was the first time Republican candidates outnumbered Democrats since 2016, the last time Republicans won a majority of seats in the state Senate.

There were 23 contested primaries: seven Democratic primaries and 16 for Republicans. A contested primary is one where there are more candidates running than nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

For Democrats, this figure was down from eight in 2020, a 13% decrease. For Republicans, the number increased 46% from 11 in 2020 to 16 in 2022.

Of those 23 contested primaries, six included incumbents: one Democrat and five Republicans. This was the largest number of incumbents in contested primaries since 2014, representing 13% of incumbents who filed for re-election.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Colorado State Senate from 2010 to 2022. It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.

Open Seats in Colorado State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022
Year	Total seats	Open seats	Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022	17	8 (47 percent)	9 (53 percent)
2020	18	7 (39 percent)	11 (61 percent)
2018	17	8 (47 percent)	9 (53 percent)
2016	18	9 (50 percent)	9 (50 percent)
2014	18	6 (33 percent)	12 (67 percent)
2012	20	9 (45 percent)	11 (55 percent)
2010	19	6 (32 percent)	13 (68 percent)

Incumbents running in new districts

When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.

In 2022, three incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Click [show] on the table below to view those incumbents.

Incumbents running in new districts
Name	Party	Originally represented ...	Filed in 2022 in ...	New district open?
Dennis Hisey	Republican	Senate District 2	Senate District 11	Yes
Jessie Danielson	Democratic	Senate District 20	Senate District 22	Yes
Faith Winter	Democratic	Senate District 24	Senate District 25	Yes

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Colorado

See statutes: Title 1, Article 4 of the Colorado Revised Statutes

There are different types of candidates in Colorado: major party candidates, minor party candidates, Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidates, unaffiliated candidates, and write-in candidates. Ballot access methods differ according to the type of candidate.

Requirements for all candidates

There are a number of requirements that all candidates must follow. These include the following:

1. A candidate must publicly announce his or her intention to run for office by means of a speech, advertisement, or other communication reported or appearing in public media or in any place accessible to the public. This includes a stated intention to explore the possibility of seeking office.
2. Each candidate must submit an audio recording of the correct pronunciation of his or her name. If nominated by an assembly, the candidate must submit the audio recording to the Colorado Secretary of State within 10 days of the close of the convention. If nominated by petition, the candidate must submit the recording by the end of the petition filing period.

The qualification of any candidate may be challenged by any eligible elector within five days of the candidate qualifying for the ballot.

Major party candidates

In order to run as a major party candidate, one must have been affiliated with his or her party by the first business day in January of the year of the election, unless party rules say otherwise. The candidate must be nominated in the primary election to move on to the general election as the nominee of the party. There are two methods by which a major party can place candidates on the primary election ballot: nomination by an assembly and nomination by petition.

Nomination by an assembly

Major parties may hold party assemblies to nominate candidates. At these assemblies, delegates vote on possible candidates and may place up to two candidates per office on the primary ballot. Delegates to party assemblies are chosen at yearly precinct caucuses. The process by which assemblies are held is determined by the individual parties.

A major party must hold a nominating assembly no later than 73 days before the primary election. A candidate must receive 30 percent of votes cast by assembly delegates for that office. If no candidate receives 30 percent, a second vote must be taken. If no candidate receives 30 percent at the second vote, the top two vote-getters will be nominated. Within four days of the assembly, a successful candidate must file a written acceptance of candidacy with the presiding officer of the assembly. The presiding officer of the assembly must file a certificate of designation by an assembly, along with the written acceptance of candidacy, with the Colorado Secretary of State. This certificate must state the name of the political party, the name and address of each candidate, and the offices being sought. It must also certify that the candidates have been members of the political party for the required period of time.

Nomination by petition

A candidate who attempted to be nominated by assembly and failed to receive at least 10 percent of the delegates' votes may not be nominated by petition for that same party.

The nominating petition must be signed by eligible electors who have been registered with the candidate's political party for at least 29 days and who reside in the district the candidate seeks to represent. Candidates who collect the required number of signatures are placed on the primary election ballot. The signature requirements are as follows:

Petition signature requirements for political party candidates
Office sought	Number of signatures required
Member of the United States Senate or state executive official	1,500 from each congressional district
Member of the Colorado State Legislature or United States House of Representatives	1,000, or 30 percent of the votes cast in the district in the most recent primary election for the same party and the same office, whichever is less. If there was no primary election, general election numbers should be used.

Minor party candidates

In order to run as a minor party candidate, one must have been affiliated with his or her party by the first business day in January of the year of the election, unless party rules say otherwise. Minor parties nominate their candidates for placement on the general election ballot. If there is more than one candidate nominated for a given office, those candidates are placed on the primary ballot.

There are two methods by which minor parties can nominate candidates to be placed on the ballot.

Nomination by assembly

The minor party must hold an assembly no later than 73 days before the primary election. A successful candidate must receive at least 30 percent of the delegates' votes for that office at the assembly.

Nomination by petition

A minor party candidate may be nominated by petition. The petition must be signed by eligible electors in the same district the candidate seeks to represent. The signature requirements are listed in the table below.

Petition signature requirements for minor party candidates
Office sought	Number of signatures required
Member of the United States Senate or state executive official	1,000, or 2 percent of the total votes cast for that office in the last general election, whichever is less
Member of the United States House of Representatives	800, or 2 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that congressional district in the last general election, whichever is less
Member of the Colorado State Senate	600, or 2 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that senate district in the last general election, whichever is less
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives	400, or 2 percent of the total votes cast for that office in that house district in the last general election, whichever is less

Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidates

In order to run as a Qualified Political Organization (QPO) candidate, one must have been affiliated with the QPO for one year. Alternatively, if the organization has not been qualified for one year, the candidate must have been registered as unaffiliated for one year. QPO candidates must petition to be placed on the general election ballot. Each petition must include an affidavit signed under oath by the chairperson and secretary of the QPO and approved by the Colorado Secretary of State. Signature requirements are the same as those for minor party candidates, which are listed above.

Unaffiliated candidates

In order to run as an unaffiliated candidate, one must be registered as unaffiliated by the first business day in January of the year of the election. An unaffiliated candidate must petition to be placed on the general election ballot. Signature requirements are the same as those for minor party candidates, which are listed above.

Write-in candidates

Write-in candidates are permitted in both the primary and general elections. A write-in candidate must file an affidavit of intent with the Colorado Secretary of State no later than the close of business on the 67th day before a primary election and the 110th day before a general election. No write-in vote will be counted unless the candidate filed an affidavit of intent.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article 5, Section 4 of the Colorado Constitution states: No person shall be a representative or senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; provided, that any person who at the time of the adoption of this constitution, was a qualified elector under the territorial laws, shall be eligible to the first general assembly.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries

State legislative salaries, 2024
Salary	Per diem
$43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023. $41,449/year for legislators whose terms began in 2021.	For legislators residing within 50 miles of the capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the capitol: $237/day.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Colorado legislators assume office on the first day of the legislative session after their election. The legislative session must begin no later than 10:00 AM on the second Wednesday of January. The state constitution requires the newly elected governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, and secretary of state to take office on the second Tuesday of January. In the year after those offices are elected, the legislative session must begin before the second Tuesday of January to declare the winners of those races.

Colorado political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Colorado Party Control: 1992-2024
Twelve 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
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Presidential politics in Colorado

2020 Presidential election results

Presidential election in Colorado, 2020

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)	55.4	1,804,352	9
		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)	41.9	1,364,607	0
		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)	1.6	52,460	0
		Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)	0.3	8,986	0
		Ye/Michelle Tidball (Unaffiliated)	0.2	8,089	0
		Don Blankenship/William Mohr (American Constitution Party)	0.2	5,061	0
		Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)	0.1	2,730	0
		Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)	0.1	2,515	0
		Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)	0.1	2,011	0
		Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation)	0.0	1,035	0
		Kyle Kenley Kopitke/Nathan R. Sorenson (Independent American Party)	0.0	762	0
		Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Alliance Party)	0.0	636	0
		Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Unaffiliated)	0.0	614	0
		Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Unaffiliated)	0.0	572	0
		Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)	0.0	568	0
		Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Unaffiliated)	0.0	495	0
		Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)	0.0	379	0
		Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.0	355	0
		Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)	0.0	354	0
		Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)	0.0	196	0
		Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Unaffiliated)	0.0	175	0

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,256,952

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Election information in Colorado: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 31, 2022
• Online: Oct. 31, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 31, 2022
• By mail: Received by Oct. 31, 2022
• Online: Oct. 31, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 24, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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. These maps took effect for Colorado’s 2022 state legislative elections.

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Colorado State Senate Districts
until January 8, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Colorado State Senate Districts
starting January 9, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

External links

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Footnotes

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Current members of the Colorado State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Robert Rodriguez

Minority Leader:Paul Lundeen

Senators

District 1

Byron Pelton (R)

District 2

Jim Smallwood (R)

District 3

Nick Hinrichsen (D)

District 4

Mark Baisley (R)

District 5

Perry Will (R)

District 6

Cleave Simpson (R)

District 7

Janice Rich (R)

District 8

Dylan Roberts (D)

District 9

Paul Lundeen (R)

District 10

Larry Liston (R)

District 11

Thomas Exum (D)

District 12

Bob Gardner (R)

District 13

Kevin Priola (D)

District 14

Joann Ginal (D)

District 15

Janice Marchman (D)

District 16

Chris Kolker (D)

District 17

Sonya Jaquez Lewis (D)

District 18

Stephen Fenberg (D)

District 19

Rachel Zenzinger (D)

District 20

Lisa Cutter (D)

District 21

Dafna Jenet (D)

District 22

Jessie Danielson (D)

District 23

Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)

District 24

Kyle Mullica (D)

District 25

Faith Winter (D)

District 26

Jeff Bridges (D)

District 27

Tom Sullivan (D)

District 28

Rhonda Fields (D)

District 29

Janet Buckner (D)

District 30

Kevin Winkle (R)

District 31

Chris Hansen (D)

District 32

Robert Rodriguez (D)

District 33

James Coleman (D)

District 34

Julie Gonzales (D)

District 35

Rod Pelton (R)

Democratic Party (23)

Republican Party (12)