2022 Colorado gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

2022 Colorado gubernatorial election

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Turnout| 66.28%
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Nominee  | Jared Polis | Heidi Ganahl |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Running mate  | Dianne Primavera | Danny Moore
Popular vote  | 1,468,481 | 983,040
Percentage  | 58.53% | 39.18%

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County results

Congressional district results

Precinct results

Polis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Ganahl: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes

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The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night.[1] The primary election was held on June 28.[2]

Polis's 2022 victory marked the first time in American history that an openly gay politician was re-elected as the governor of a state.[3] Polis had the best performance for a re-elected Colorado governor since Bill Owens in 2002, the best for a Democrat since Roy Romer in 1990, and the highest raw vote total ever in a Colorado gubernatorial race.

## Democratic assembly

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### Candidates

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#### Nominated at assembly

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* Jared Polis, incumbent governor[4]
* Running mate: Dianne Primavera, incumbent lieutenant governor[4]

#### Eliminated at assembly

[edit]

* None

### Results

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Democratic primary results[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jared Polis (incumbent)  | 523,489  | 100.00%
Total votes | 523,489  | 100.00%

## Republican primary

[edit]

Former Colorado SBA director Greg Lopez finished second in the primary.

### Candidates

[edit]

#### Nominee

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* Heidi Ganahl, member of the Regents of the University of Colorado[6][7]
* Running mate: Danny Moore, businessman[8]

#### Eliminated in primary

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* Greg Lopez, former mayor of Parker and former director of the Small Business Administration for Colorado; candidate for governor in 2018 and for U.S. Senate in 2016[9][10]

#### Eliminated at convention

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* Laurie Clark[9]
* Darryl Gibbs, truck driver and U.S. Air Force veteran[11]
* Jon Gray-Ginsberg[9]
* Danielle Neuschwanger, realtor[9]
* Jim Rundberg, U.S. Army veteran, independent candidate for governor in 2014, and Republican candidate for President of the United States in 2016[9][12]

#### Declined

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* Guy Benson, political pundit, Fox News contributor, and political editor for Townhall[13]
* Ken Buck, U.S. representative from Colorado's 4th congressional district, former chair of the Colorado Republican Party, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010[14]
* Bill Owens, former governor of Colorado (endorsed Ganahl)[15]

### Endorsements

[edit]

Heidi Ganahl

Statewide officials

* Bill Owens, former governor of Colorado (1999–2007)[16]

Newspapers

* Colorado Springs Gazette (Republican primary only)[17]

### Results

[edit]

Results by county:

Ganahl

* Ganahl—50–60%

* Ganahl—60–70%

Lopez

* Lopez—50–60%

* Lopez—60–70%

Republican primary results[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Heidi Ganahl | 341,157  | 53.87%
| Republican | Greg Lopez | 292,187  | 46.13%
Total votes | 633,344  | 100.0%

## American Constitution convention

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Danielle Neuschwanger, the Constitution nominee

### Candidates

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#### Nominee

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* Danielle Neuschwanger, realtor (previously ran for Republican nomination)[18]
* Running mate: Darryl Gibbs, truck driver and U.S. Air Force veteran (previously ran for Republican nomination)[19]

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[20] | Solid D  | July 29, 2022
Inside Elections[21] | Solid D  | July 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D  | October 12, 2022
Politico[23] | Likely D  | April 1, 2022
RCP[24] | Likely D  | October 20, 2022
Fox News[25] | Likely D  | May 12, 2022
538[26] | Solid D  | July 31, 2022
Elections Daily[27] | Safe D  | November 7, 2022

### Endorsements

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Jared Polis (D)

Labor unions

* National Education Association[28]
* United Mine Workers[29]

Organizations

* Cobalt Advocates[30]
* Colorado AFL–CIO[31]
* Colorado Black Women for Political Action[32]
* Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights[33]
* Democratic Governors Association[34]
* Everytown for Gun Safety[35]
* Human Rights Campaign[36]
* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund[37]
* One Colorado[38]
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund[33]
* Save the Children USA[39]
* Stand for Children[40]

Newspapers

* The Denver Post[41]
* Sentinel Colorado[42]

Heidi Ganahl (R)

Federal officials

* Elise Stefanik, U.S. representative from New York's 21st congressional district (2015–present) and Chair of the House Republican Conference (2021–present)[43]

Statewide officials

* Bill Owens, former governor of Colorado (1999–2007)[16]
* Glenn Youngkin, Governor of Virginia (2022–present)[44]

Organizations

* Colorado Fraternal Order of Police[45]
* Republican Governors Association[46]
* Stand for Health Freedom[47]

Newspapers

* Fort Morgan Times[48]
* The Gazette[49]

Danielle Neuschwanger (ACP)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

* Michael Flynn, former U.S. National Security Advisor (2017) and former Director of the DIA (2012–2014) (Democratic)[50]

### Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation  | Dates
administered  | Dates
updated  | Jared
Polis (D)  | Heidi
Ganahl (R)  | Other
[a] | Margin

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Real Clear Politics[51] | October 26 – November 5, 2022  | November 8, 2022  | 53.0% | 42.3%  | 4.7%  | Polis +10.7
FiveThirtyEight[52] | June 8 – November 8, 2022  | November 8, 2022  | 54.1% | 41.8%  | 4.1%  | Polis +12.3
270ToWin[53] | November 1–7, 2022  | November 8, 2022  | 54.0% | 42.0%  | 4.0%  | Polis +12.0
Average | 53.7% | 42.0%  | 4.3%  | Polis +11.7

Graphical summary

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Jared
Polis (D)  | Heidi
Ganahl (R)  | Other  | Undecided

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co/efficient (R)[54] | November 3–7, 2022  | 856 (LV)  | ± 3.3%  | 54% | 43%  | 2%[c] | 2%
Data for Progress (D)[55] | November 2–5, 2022  | 1,983 (LV)  | ± 2.0%  | 55% | 43%  | 2%[d] | –
The Trafalgar Group (R)[56] | October 30 – November 1, 2022  | 1,084 (LV)  | ± 2.9%  | 50% | 43%  | 5%[e] | 3%
Emerson College[57] | October 26–29, 2022  | 1,000 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 54% | 40%  | 4%[f] | 3%
54% | 41%  | 4%[g] | –
The Trafalgar Group (R)[58][A] | October 25–27, 2022  | 1,174 (LV)  | ± 2.9%  | 50% | 42%  | 6%[h] | 3%
CU Boulder/YouGov[59] | October 11–19, 2022  | 709 (LV)  | ± 4.4%  | 57% | 41%  | 2%[i] | –
Civiqs[60] | October 15–18, 2022  | 600 (LV)  | ± 5.0%  | 55% | 40%  | 2%[j] | 3%
Global Strategy Group (D)[61][B] | October 6–11, 2022  | 800 (LV)  | ± 3.5%  | 52% | 34%  | 6%[k] | 8%
54% | 39%  | –  | 7%
Marist College[62] | October 3–6, 2022  | 1,127 (RV)  | ± 4.7%  | 54% | 36%  | 2%[l] | 7%
983 (LV)  | ± 5.0%  | 54% | 39%  | 3%[m] | 5%
Data for Progress (D)[63] | October 3–6, 2022  | 1,005 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 56% | 39%  | 3%[n] | 2%
Keating Research/Magellan Strategies[64] | September 18–26, 2022  | 1,060 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 51% | 34%  | 2%[o] | 12%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[65] | September 20–24, 2022  | 1,078 (LV)  | ± 2.9%  | 49% | 41%  | 4%[p] | 6%
Emerson College[66] | September 18–19, 2022  | 1,000 (LV)  | ± 3.0%  | 53% | 36%  | 2%[q] | 9%
Remington Research Group (R)[67][A] | August 21–22, 2022  | 1,503 (LV)  | ± 2.5%  | 49% | 42%  | –  | 9%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[68] | August 15–19, 2022  | 1,087 (LV)  | ± 2.9%  | 47% | 42%  | 6%[r] | 5%
Global Strategy Group (D)[69][B] | June 2–8, 2022  | 400 (RV)  | ± 4.9%  | 50% | 32%  | 5%[s] | 13%
54% | 37%  | –  | 9%
Global Strategy Group (D)[70][B] | February 11–15, 2022  | 400 (RV)  | ± 4.9%  | 53% | 37%  | –  | 10%
Global Strategy Group (D)[71][B] | October 19–24, 2021  | 800 (RV)  | ± 3.5%  | 52% | 35%  | –  | 13%
Global Strategy Group (D)[72][B] | June 17–23, 2021  | 800 (RV)  | ± 3.5%  | 54% | 34%  | –  | 12%

Hypothetical polling

Jared Polis vs. Greg Lopez

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Jared
Polis (D)  | Greg
Lopez (R)  | Danielle
Neuschwanger (ACP) | Undecided

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Global Strategy Group (D)[69][B] | June 2–8, 2022  | 400 (RV)  | ± 4.9%  | 52% | 32%  | 6%  | 10%
53% | 39%  | –  | 8%

Jared Polis vs. Danielle Neuschwanger

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Jared
Polis (D)  | Danielle
Neuschwanger (R) | Undecided

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Global Strategy Group (D)[70][B] | February 11–15, 2022  | 400 (RV)  | ± 4.9%  | 51% | 40%  | 9%

Jared Polis vs. generic Republican

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size[b] | Margin
of error  | Jared
Polis (D)  | Generic
Republican  | Undecided

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Global Strategy Group (D)[73][B] | June 2–8, 2022  | 800 (RV)  | ± 3.4%  | 54% | 38%  | 8%
Global Strategy Group (D)[70][B] | February 11–15, 2022  | 400 (RV)  | ± 4.9%  | 54% | 38%  | 8%
Cygnal (R)[74][C] | January 12–13, 2022  | 630 (LV)  | ± 3.9%  | 49% | 44%  | 8%
Global Strategy Group (D)[75][B] | June 17–23, 2021  | 800 (RV)  | ± 3.5%  | 49% | 39%  | 12%

### Debates

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2022 Colorado gubernatorial general election debates  No. | Date  | Host  | Moderator  | Link  | Democratic | Republican

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Key:

P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee  W Withdrawn

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Jared Polis | Heidi Ganahl
2  | Oct. 14, 2022  | CBS Colorado |  |  | P | P

### Results

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State Senate district results

Swing by county

Legend

* Democratic — +>15%

* Democratic — +12.5-15%

* Democratic — +10-12.5%

* Democratic — +7.5-10%

* Democratic — +5-7.5%

* Democratic — +2.5-5%

* Democratic — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +2.5-5%

* Republican — +5-7.5%

* Republican — +7.5-10%

* Republican — +10-12.5%

* Republican — +12.5-15%

* Republican — +>15%

Trend by county

Legend

* Democratic — +>15%

* Democratic — +12.5-15%

* Democratic — +10-12.5%

* Democratic — +7.5-10%

* Democratic — +5-7.5%

* Democratic — +2.5-5%

* Democratic — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +0-2.5%

* Republican — +2.5-5%

* Republican — +5-7.5%

* Republican — +7.5-10%

* Republican — +10-12.5%

* Republican — +12.5-15%

* Republican — +>15%

2022 Colorado gubernatorial election[76] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic |

* Jared Polis (incumbent)
* Dianne Primavera (incumbent)

| 1,468,481  | 58.53%  | +5.11%
| Republican |

* Heidi Ganahl
* Danny Moore

| 983,040  | 39.18%  | −3.62%
| Libertarian |

* Kevin Ruskusky
* Michele Poague

| 28,939  | 1.15%  | −1.60%
| American Constitution |

* Danielle Neuschwanger
* Darryl Gibbs

| 21,623  | 0.86%  | N/A
| Unity |

* Paul Noël Fiorino
* Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni

| 6,687  | 0.27%  | −0.75%
| Write-in | 60  | 0.0%  | N/A
Total votes  | 2,540,680  | 100.0%  | N/A
Turnout | 2,540,680  | 66.28%  |
Registered electors | 3,833,360  |  |
| Democratic hold

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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* Grand (largest city: Granby)
* Las Animas (largest city: Trinidad)

#### By congressional district

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Polis won six of eight congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[77]

District  | Polis  | Ganahl  | Representative

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1st | 82% | 16%  | Diana DeGette
2nd | 72% | 26%  | Joe Neguse
3rd | 50% | 47%  | Lauren Boebert
4th | 42%  | 55% | Ken Buck
5th | 47%  | 50% | Doug Lamborn
6th | 63% | 35%  | Jason Crow
7th | 60% | 38%  | Ed Perlmutter (117th Congress)
Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress)
8th | 53% | 44%  | Yadira Caraveo

## Analysis

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Incumbent governor Jared Polis easily won re-election by 19.3%, a margin much larger than aggregate polling predicted. Polis piled up massive margins in the heavily populous North Central Colorado Urban Area, which contains the state capital Denver plus its surrounding suburbs Aurora, Thornton, Lakewood, and Broomfield; in addition to other major cities Boulder and Fort Collins, home to the University of Colorado and Colorado State University respectively. Outside the Denver-Boulder-Fort Collins region, Polis also won a long row of counties along the Rocky Mountains from Routt in the north to La Plata in the south, which contains a number of liberal leaning ski resort towns like Telluride, Aspen, and Steamboat Springs. In Southern Colorado, a region historically known for coal mining, and home to a sizable Hispanic population, Polis managed to halt the decline in support for Democrats that had been taking place here since the mid-2010s in both state and federal races. Polis also won the relatively conservative city of Colorado Springs, the first Democrat to do so in recent history, along with greatly increasing his vote share in conservative-leaning urban counties compared to 2018.[78] Polis's definitive victory likely helped other Democrats down the ballot to win their races or win them by comfortable margins, allowing Democrats to keep control of the state government.[79]

Heidi Ganahl did best in the traditionally rural areas of Colorado bordering Kansas in the east, Utah in the west, and several larger counties including Weld (Greeley), Douglas (Castle Rock and Highlands Ranch), and El Paso (Colorado Springs). In the latter two counties, Ganahl significantly underperformed previous Republican nominees in these traditionally conservative urban counties, winning Douglas by 0.38% and El Paso by 3.97%, the closest either county had come to voting Democratic since 1994 and 1982 respectively. Ganahl failed to appeal to the large unaffiliated bloc of state voters along with political moderates. During her campaign, she highlighted her opposition to abortion (at odds with most Colorado voters), utilized incendiary right-wing rhetoric in regards to several social and cultural issues, and courted figures involved with pushing conspiracy theories about elections.[80][81]

Prior to the election, an article by Daniel Strain from the University of Colorado reported that 71% of Colorado voters said their state's elections will be conducted "fairly and accurately", while 54% said the same for other elections across the United States. 53% of voters also disapproved of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade. 63% of voters said Joe Biden won the 2020 election, although Biden had a 52% disapproval among Centennial State voters compared to 39% who approved of him.[82]

Despite Biden's low approval, a Marist poll conducted in October found that amongst 1,221 Colorado adults, Governor Polis had a 50% approval, while Ganahl suffered from low name recognition, with 42% having either never heard of her or were unsure how to rate her. The same poll also found that 34% of voters were most concerned about inflation, followed by preserving democracy at 29%, abortion at 16%, crime at 7%, followed by healthcare and immigration at 6% each.[83]

## See also

[edit]

* 2022 Colorado elections
* 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado
* 2016 Colorado State Board of Regents at-large election

## Notes

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1. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. ^ a b c d Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
3. ^ "Someone else" with 2%
4. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 1%; "Another candidate" with 1%
5. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 2%; "Other" with 3%
6. ^ Neuschwanger (ACP) with 2%; Fiorino (U) with 1%; Ruskusky (L) with <1%; "Someone else" with 1%
7. ^ "Someone else" with 2%; Neuschwanger (ACP) with 2%; Fiorino (U) with 1%; Ruskusky (L) with <1%
8. ^ Neuschwanger (ACP) with 3%; Ruskusky (L) with 2%; Fiorino (U) with 1%
9. ^ "Other" with 2%
10. ^ "Someone else" with 2%
11. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 4%; Neuschwanger (ACP) with 2%
12. ^ "Another party's candidate" with 2%
13. ^ "Another party's candidate" with 3%
14. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 1%; "Another candidate" with 2%
15. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 1%; Neuschwanger (ACP) with 1%
16. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 2%; "Other" with 2%
17. ^ "Someone else" with 2%
18. ^ Ruskusky (L) with 4%; "Other" with 2%
19. ^ Neuschwanger (ACP) with 5%

Partisan clients

1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Ganahl's campaign
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j This poll was sponsored by ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal nonprofit organization.
3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Ready Colorado

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5. ^ a b "State primary certificate - Statewide Amended Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
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