2022 Colorado gubernatorial election

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Party	Democratic	Republican

Incumbent Governor

Jared Polis
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The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis is eligible to seek reelection to a second term. The primary election will be held in June.^[1]

Polis won election to the governorship in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election by a double-digit margin when he defeated State Treasurer Walker Stapleton of the Republican Party (United States).^[2]^[3] Polis's victory marked the fourth straight election in which Colorado elected a Democratic governor. The victory of Jared Polis marked the first time in American electoral history that an openly gay politician was elected governor of a state.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

Jared Polis, incumbent Governor

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Laurie Clark, entrepreneur^[4]
Benjamin Huseman, mayor of Commerce City and former Commerce City councilman^[5]
Greg Lopez, former mayor of Parker, state director of the Small Business Administration, 2016 U.S. Senate candidate, and 2018 gubernatorial candidate^[6]

Potential

Bob Beauprez, former U.S. Representative (CO-07); Republican nominee in 2006 and 2014 Colorado gubernatorial elections^[7]
George Brauchler, Arapahoe County district attorney and 2018 candidate for Colorado Attorney General^[8]
Heidi Ganahl, member of the Regents of the University of Colorado^[9]
Cory Gardner, former U.S. Senator^[10]^[7]
Kevin Priola, state senator (District 25); former state representative (District 30)^[7]

Declined

Ken Buck, U.S. Representative (CO-04) and chair of the Colorado Republican Party^[11]
Bill Owens, former Governor of Colorado^[12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[13]	Solid D	April 30, 2021
Inside Elections^[14]	Solid D	May 7, 2021
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]	Likely D	March 11, 2021

References

^ "Primary Election FAQs". Colorado Secretary of State. State of Colorado. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ John Foley (June 26, 2018). "Jared Polis, Walker Stapleton face off in a Colorado governor's race that became testy from the start" (PDF). The Denver Post. The Denver Post. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^ "Colorado Governor Election Results 2018". Politico. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
^ "Laurie Clark for Colorado Gov 2022". m.facebook.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Benjamin Huseman For Governor of Colorado". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "Lopez for Governor 2022 – It's About All of Us". lopezforgovernor2022.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Big Line: 2022".
^ Bunch, Joey. "INSIGHTS | Polis takes a shot at defeating himself next year". Colorado Politics.
^ Paul, Jesse (January 28, 2021). "Ken Buck says he will not challenge Michael Bennet in 2022 Senate race". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
^ "Does Cory Gardner have a future in politics now that he's lost his U.S. Senate seat?". The Colorado Sun. November 4, 2020.
^ https://www.coloradopolitics.com/news/colorados-ken-buck-makes-it-official-he-wants-another-term-in-congress/article_8d69513c-a0b1-11eb-9e67-9b4c8085ccf3.html
^ "Colorado's only Republican governor elected within last 50 years says presidential race is over". KUSA.com.
^ "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
^ "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ "2022 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

External links

Official campaign websites

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