2022 Colorado House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2022 Colorado House of Representatives elections
Country:Colorado
Type:legislative
Previous Election:2020 Colorado House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2020
Next Election:2024 Colorado House of Representatives election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:All 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives
Majority Seats:33
Election Date:November 8, 2022
Leader1:Alec Garnett
(term-limited)
Party1:Colorado Democratic Party
Leaders Seat1:2nd district
Last Election1:41
Seats Before1:41
Seats1:46
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:1,271,525
Percentage1:53.33%
Swing1: 0.57 pp
Leader2:Hugh McKean
Party2:Colorado Republican Party
Leaders Seat2:51st district
Last Election2:24
Seats Before2:24
Seats2:19
Seat Change2: 5
Popular Vote2:1,093,148
Percentage2:45.85%
Swing2: 2.13 pp
Speaker
Before Election:Alec Garnett
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Julie McCluskie
After Party:Democratic

The 2022 Colorado House of Representatives elections took place on November 8, 2022, along with the elections in the State Senate. The primary elections were held on June 28, 2022.[1] Voters in all 65 districts of the state House elected their representative for a two-year term.[2] These coincided with other Colorado elections of the same year and the biennial United States elections.

Democrats gained five seats, increasing their majority to 46 out of 65 seats and giving them a supermajority in the State House for the first time in over 50 years.[3]

Background

In the previous state House election (2020), the Democrats held on to their majority of 17 seats, with no net seat change.[4] Therefore, for Democrats to lose their absolute majority in the House in this election, Republicans and other parties needed to gain at least 9 more seats.

This was the first election with the districts drawn based on the 2020 census.[5]

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Representatives who have served four consecutive terms are not eligible for re-election. For terms to be considered non-consecutive, there needs to be a gap of at least four years between them.

Democrats

Republicans

Results

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty
1Susan LontineDemJavier MabreyDem
2Alec GarnettDemSteven WoodrowDem
Steven Woodrow
3Meg FroelichDemMeg FroelichDem
4Serena Gonzales-GutierrezDemSerena Gonzales-GutierrezDem
5Alex ValdezDemAlex ValdezDem
6Elisabeth EppsDem
7Jennifer BaconDemJennifer BaconDem
8Leslie HerodDemLeslie HerodDem
9Emily SirotaDemEmily SirotaDem
10Edie HootonDemJunie JosephDem
11Karen McCormickDemKaren McCormickDem
12Tracey BernettDemTracey BernettDem
13Julie McCluskieDem
14Shane SandridgeRepRose PuglieseRep
15Dave WilliamsRepScott T. BottomsRep
16Andres G. PicoRepStephanie VigilDem
17Tony ExumDemRegina EnglishDem
18Marc SnyderDemMarc SnyderDem
19Tim GeitnerRepJennifer Lea ParentiDem
Dan Woog
20Terri CarverRepDon WilsonRep
21 Mary BradfieldRepMary BradfieldRep
22Kenneth G DeGraafRep
23Chris KennedyDemMonica Irasema DuranDem
24Monica DuranDemLindsey N. DaughertyDem
25Lisa CutterDemTammy StoryDem
Colin LarsonRep
26Dylan RobertsDemMeghan LukensDem
27Brianna TitoneDemBrianna TitoneDem
28Kerry TipperDemSheila LiederDem
29Lindsey N. DaughertyDemShannon BirdDem
30Dafna Michaelson JenetDemChris KennedyDem
31Yadira CaraveoDemSaid SharbiniDem
32Adrienne BenavidezDemDafna Michaelson JenetDem
33Matt GrayDemWilliam LindstedtDem
34Kyle MullicaDemJenny WilfordDem
35Shannon BirdDemAdrienne BenavidezDem
36Mike WeissmanDemMike WeissmanDem
37Tom SullivanDemRuby DicksonDem
38David OrtizDemDavid OrtizDem
39Mark BaisleyRepBrandi BradleyRep
40Naquetta RicksDemNaquetta RicksDem
41Iman JodehDemIman JodehDem
42Mandy LindsayDemMandy LindsayDem
43Kurt HuffmanRepBob MarshallDem
44Kim RansomRepAnthony HartsookRep
45Patrick NevilleRepLisa FrizellRep
46Daneya EsgarDemTisha MauroDem
47Ty WinterRep
48Tonya Van BeberRepGabe EvansRep
49Mike LynchRepJudy AmabileDem
Judy AmabileDem
50Mary YoungDemMary YoungDem
51Hugh McKeanRepHugh McKeanRep
52Cathy KippDemCathy KippDem
53Andrew BoeseneckerDemAndrew BoeseneckerDem
54Matt SoperRepMatt SoperRep
55Janice RichRepRick TaggartRep
56Rod BockenfeldRepRod BockenfeldRep
57Perry WillRepElizabeth VelascoDem
58Marc CatlinRepMarc CatlinRep
59Barbara McLachlanDemBarbara McLachlanDem
60 Ron HanksRepStephanie LuckRep
Stephanie Luck
61Julie McCluskieDemEliza HamrickDem
62Donald ValdezDemMatthew MartinezDem
63 Dan WoogRepRichard HoltorfRep
64Richard HoltorfRep Ryan ArmagostRep
65Rod PeltonRepMike LynchRep
Mike Lynch
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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Detailed results

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District 65

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Election Calendar. Colorado Secretary of State.
  2. Web site: House Term Limits. Colorado General Assembly.
  3. Web site: Election gives Democrats veto-proof majority in Colorado State House . 2023-04-26 . www.cbsnews.com . 10 November 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2020 General Election Results. Colorado Secretary of State.
  5. Web site: Colorado officially has new state legislative maps . Verlee . Megan . November 15, 2021 . CPR News . Colorado Public Radio .
  6. Web site: Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives . Colorado Legislature . February 10, 2024 . 2022.
  7. News: Toomer . Lindsey . Two experienced Colorado legislators compete for key state Senate seat . February 10, 2024 . Colorado Newsline . October 18, 2022.
  8. News: Goodland . Marianne . Dominoes: State Rep. Lisa Cutter declares she's in for Senate District 20 . February 10, 2024 . Colorado Politics . January 11, 2022.
  9. Web site: Jacobson. Louis. The Battle for State Legislatures. May 19, 2022. May 19, 2022.
  10. Web site: State primary certificate - Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  11. Web site: Certificate & Results - General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.