Colorado 2022 Primary Election Report – Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

Colorado’s primary took place on Tuesday, June 28. The
following is an outline of the governor, secretary of state and 23
state House and Senate primary races and results. The general
election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Two state-level GOP primaries received heavy news
coverage?—those for governor and secretary of state:

• GOVERNOR: Heidi Ganahl, a member of the
  University of Colorado Board of Regents and the only Republican to
  currently hold a statewide elected office, beat out Greg Lopez and
  will challenge Gov. Jared Polis on the ballot in November. As the
  Democratic incumbent, Polis is expected to secure the race.

• SECRETARY OF STATE: Pam Anderson won the
  Republican primary for secretary of state, beating out Tina Peters,
  the former Mesa County Clerk who has received wide-reaching media
  coverage for her questioning the validity of elections statewide.
  Peters has not conceded the race as of Wednesday morning. Anderson
  will go on to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold on the ballot
  in November.

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* denotes a race where the incumbent faces a primary

(I) indicates an incumbent legislator

Red: Safe R
District

Blue: Safe D
District

Purple: Competitive
seat

STATE SENATE(2022 Senate Districts
Map)

The Senate has a staggered election schedule for four-year
terms. With a two-term limit, about half of the Senate is up for
election every two years. There are 17 Senate seats up for election
in 2022. Three of those seats had primary elections on Tuesday:

• SD9 – Northern El Paso
  County: Republicans Paul Lundeen (I) vs.
  Lynda Zamora Wilson
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Paul Lundeen (I)

• SD11 – Central El Paso
  County: Democrats Tony Exum vs. Yolanda
  Avila
  
  Winner will go on to face a competitive race against
  Republican incumbent Dennis Hisey. This is a deciding race to
  determine whether Republicans will take over the Senate in
  2023.
  
  

• SD27 – Arapahoe
  County: Republicans Tom Kim vs. JulieMarie
  Shepherd Macklin
  
  Winner will go on to face a competitive race against Democrat
  Tom Sullivan. This is a deciding race to determine whether
  Republicans will take over the Senate in 2023.
  
  

STATE HOUSE(2022 House Districts
Map)

All 65 Seats of the House of Representatives are up for election
every two years, for two-year terms and a four-term limit. Twenty
of these seats had primary elections on Tuesday, and five of those
primary races included incumbent candidates:

• HD6 – Central/West
  Denver: Democrats Elisabeth Epps vs.
  Katie March
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Epps is currently in the lead as of 10 a.m. on
    June 30 with a margin outside what is required for a recount, but
    March has not yet conceded.
    




• HD14 – El Paso
  County:Republicans Rose
  Pugliese vs. Joe Woyte
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD17- El Paso
  County: Democrats Regina English vs. Mischa
  Smith
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD18 – El Paso
  County: Republicans Shana Black vs. Summer
  Groubert
  
  Winner will go on to face a competitive race against Democrat
  incumbent Marc Snyder.
  
  




• HD21 – El Paso
  County*: Republicans Mary
  Bradfield (I) vs. Karl Dent
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Mary Bradfield (I)
    




• HD25 Jefferson
  County* – Republicans
  Colin Larson (I) vs. Dede Wagner
  
  Relatively safe Republican seat. Primary winner will face
  Democrat Tammy Story, who was unable to run successfully for her
  State Senate seat again due to redistricting.
  

  • OUTCOME: Colin Larson (I)
    




• HD26 – Northwestern
  Colorado: Republicans Glenn Lowe vs.
  Savannah Wolfson
  
  Winner will go on to face a competitive race against Democrat
  Meghan Lukens.
  

  • OUTCOME: Savannah Wolfson
    
    




• HD34 – Northglenn/Adams
  County: Democrats Sam Nizam vs. Jenny
  Wilford
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD42 – Arapahoe
  County*: Democrats Mandy Lindsay (I) vs.
  Gail Pough
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Mandy Lindsay (I)
    
    




• HD43 – Northern Douglas
  County: Republicans Kurt Huffman vs. Robin
  Webb
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD44 – Parker/Northeast
  Douglas County: Republicans Terry Dodd vs.
  Anthony Hartsook
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Anthony Hartsook
    




• HD45 – Castle
  Rock/Douglas County: Republicans Lisa
  Frizell vs. Bill Jack
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD46 Pueblo
  County: Democrats Tisha Mauro vs. Jason
  Munoz
  
  Relatively safe Democratic seat. Winner will go on to face
  Republican Jonathan Ambler.
  
  




• HD48 -
  Brighton/Platteville/Weld County:
  Republicans Terry DeGroot vs. Gabe Evans
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD49 -
  Larimer/Boulder/Clear Creek County:
  Republicans John Caldwell vs. Kathryn Lehr
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will face Democratic
  incumbent Judy Amabile, who will likely win the seat in the general
  election.
  
  




• HD51 – Loveland/Larimer
  County*: Republicans Hugh McKean (I) vs
  Austin Hein
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD55 – Grand
  Junction/Mesa County: Republicans Rick
  Taggart vs. Patricia Weber
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  
  




• HD57 -
  Pitkin/Garfield/Eagle: Democrats Colin
  Buerger vs. Elizabeth Velasco
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023 and will likely unseat Republican incumbent Perry
  Will. This district shifted party due to redistricting this
  year.
  

  • OUTCOME: Elizabeth Velasco




• HD62 – Southern
  Colorado: Republicans Carol Riggenbach vs.
  Ryan Williams
  
  Safe Democratic seat. Primary winner will face Democrat
  Matthew Martinez, who will likely take the seat in the general
  election.
  

  • OUTCOME: Carol Riggenbach




• HD63 – Eastern
  Plains*: Republicans Richard Holtorf (I)
  vs. Jessie Vance
  
  Safe Republican seat. Primary winner will be in the General
  Assembly in 2023.
  

  • OUTCOME: Richard Holtorf (I)

We will continue to watch as the general election races develop
in advance of Nov. 8. Because Colorado’s voting happens largely
through mail-in and drop-off ballots, expect heavy campaigning in
the late summer and early fall before voters receive their ballots
in mid-October.

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