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.[2] Voters in all 65 districts of the state House elected their representative for a two-year term.[3] 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.[4]
Background
In the previous state House election (2020), the Democrats held on to their majority of 17 seats, with no net seat change.[5] 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.[6]
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.[3]
Democrats
Republicans
Predictions
Results
† - Incumbent not seeking re-election
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 43, 0.9% gain
- District 25, 1.39% gain
- District 50, 1.71%
- District 16, 2.17% gain
- District 61, 2.82%
- District 19, 3.37% gain
- District 28, 5.24%
- District 26, 7.16%
- District 57, 7.72% gain
- District 46, 7.98%
- District 18, 8.5%
Detailed results
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
Notes
- ^ a b c McKean died on October 30, 2022, while running unopposed for re-election in his district. The vacancy to his seat will be filled by a party committee.[1]
References
- ^ Paul, Jesse; Fish, Sandra (October 30, 2022). "Hugh McKean, top Republican in Colorado House, dies at 55". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Election Calendar" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ a b "House Term Limits". Colorado General Assembly.
- ^ "Election gives Democrats veto-proof majority in Colorado State House". www.cbsnews.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "2020 General Election Results". Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ Verlee, Megan (November 15, 2021). "Colorado officially has new state legislative maps". CPR News. Colorado Public Radio.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Term Limit Information for Members of the Colorado House of Representatives" (PDF). Colorado Legislature. 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Toomer, Lindsey (October 18, 2022). "Two experienced Colorado legislators compete for key state Senate seat". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Goodland, Marianne (January 11, 2022). "Dominoes: State Rep. Lisa Cutter declares she's in for Senate District 20". Colorado Politics. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "State primary certificate - Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF)" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ "Certificate & Results - General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast (PDF)" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
