2022 Colorado Secretary of State election
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The 2022 Colorado Secretary of State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of State of Colorado. Incumbent Democrat Jena Griswold won re-election to a second term, improving on her 2018 results.
Candidates
Nominee
- Jena Griswold, incumbent secretary of state
Endorsements
Jena Griswold
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jena Griswold (incumbent) | 510,462 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 510,462 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
The Republican primary was held on June 28, 2022.[7]
Candidates
Nominee
- Pam Anderson, former Jefferson County clerk (2007–2015)[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Mike O'Donnell, former head of Colorado Lending Source[9]
- Tina Peters, Mesa County clerk[10]
Withdrew
- David Winney, marine veteran[8] (endorsed Tina Peters, running for El Paso County county commissioner)[11]
Declined
- Rose Pugliese, former Mesa County commissioner[12]
Endorsements
Pam Anderson
Federal officials
- Hank Brown, former U.S. Senator from Colorado (1991–1997)[13]
- Jason R. Dunn, former United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (2018–2021)[13]
- Troy Eid, former United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (2006–2009)[13]
- Scott McInnis, member of the Mesa County commission (2015–) and former U.S. Representative from Colorado's 3rd congressional district (1993–2005)[13]
State legislators
- Vicki Alger, former state representative[13]
- Don Ament, former state senator[13]
- Rob Fairbank, former state representative[13]
- Tim Foster, former state representative[13]
- Bob Gardner, state senator from the 12th district (2017–)[13]
- Larry Liston, state senator from the 10th district (2021–)[13]
- Chris Paulson, former state representative[13]
- Jerry Sonnenberg, state senator from the 1st district (2015–)[13]
- Nancy Spence, former state senator from the 27th district (2005–2013)[13]
- Ron Teck, former state senator[13]
- Rob Witwer, former state representative (2005–2009)[13]
Local officials
- Cami Bremer, member of the El Paso County board of commissioners[13]
- Mike Coffman, mayor of Aurora (2019–), former U.S. Representative from Colorado's 6th congressional district (2009–2019) and former Secretary of State of Colorado (2007–2009)[13]
- Cody Davis, Mesa County commissioner[13]
- Scott Doyle, former Larimer County clerk[13]
- Ann Eddins, former Delta County clerk[13]
- Kevin Grantham, member of the Fremont County board of commissioners[13]
- Danielle Jurinsky, member of the Aurora city council[13]
- Ted Mink, former Jefferson County sheriff[13]
- Steve Moreno, Weld County commissioner[13]
- Janet Rowland, Mesa County commissioner[13]
- Jeff Schrader, Jefferson County sheriff[13]
- John Suthers, mayor of Colorado Springs (2015–) and former Colorado Attorney General (2005–2015)[13]
- Wayne W. Williams, member of the Colorado Springs city council (2019–) and former Secretary of State of Colorado (2015–2019)[13]
Newspapers and other media
Individuals
- Norma Anderson, former majority leader of the Colorado Senate (candidate's mother-in-law)[13]
- Donetta Davidson, former chair of the Election Assistance Commission and former Secretary of State of Colorado (1999–2005)[13]
- Mark Hillman, former Colorado State Treasurer (2005–2006)[13]
Forum
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Pam Anderson | Mike O'Donnell | Tina Peters | |||||
| 1 | May 12, 2022 | Foothills Republicans Club | [15] | P | P | P | |
Results
Anderson
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Peters
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
O'Donnell
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pam Anderson | 268,638 | 43.06% | |
| Republican | Tina Peters | 180,059 | 28.86% | |
| Republican | Mike O'Donnell | 175,158 | 28.08% | |
| Total votes | 623,855 | 100.0% | ||
General election
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Jena Griswold | Pam Anderson | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 24, 2022 | KUSA | Kyle Clark Marshall Zelinger |
[16] | P | P |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] | Leans D | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[18] | Leans D | November 7, 2022 |
Post-primary endorsements
Jena Griswold (D)
Newspapers
Pam Anderson (R)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jena Griswold (D) |
Pam Anderson (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CU Boulder/YouGov[22] | October 11–19, 2022 | 709 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 54% | 43% | 3%[b] | – |
| Global Strategy Group (D)[23][A] | October 6–11, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 36% | 8%[c] | 10% |
| 50% | 41% | – | 9% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jena Griswold (incumbent) | 1,369,040 | 55.10% | +2.40% | |
| Republican | Pam Anderson | 1,045,582 | 42.08% | −2.61% | |
| Libertarian | Bennett Rutledge | 36,485 | 1.47% | N/A | |
| American Constitution | Amanda Campbell | 17,602 | 0.71% | −1.37% | |
| Unity | Gary Swing | 11,458 | 0.46% | N/A | |
| Approval Voting | Jan Kok | 4,591 | 0.18% | −0.35% | |
| Total votes | 2,484,758 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
Griswold won five of eight congressional districts.[25]
| District | Griswold | Anderson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 78% | 19% | Diana DeGette |
| 2nd | 69% | 29% | Joe Neguse |
| 3rd | 47% | 50% | Lauren Boebert |
| 4th | 39% | 58% | Ken Buck |
| 5th | 44% | 53% | Doug Lamborn |
| 6th | 59% | 39% | Jason Crow |
| 7th | 56% | 42% | Ed Perlmutter (117th Congress) |
| Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress) | |||
| 8th | 50% | 46% | Yadira Caraveo |
