2022 Colorado Secretary of State election

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2022 Colorado Secretary of State election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
  Jena Griswold (cropped).JPG Pam Anderson.jpg
Nominee Jena Griswold Pam Anderson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,369,0401,045,582
Percentage55.1%42.1%

2022 Colorado Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
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Griswold:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Anderson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%
     No votes

Secretary of State before election

Jena Griswold
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jena Griswold
Democratic

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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jena Griswold (incumbent) 510,462 100.0%
Total votes510,462 100.0%

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on June 28, 2022. [7]

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Pam Anderson
Federal officials
State legislators
Local officials
Newspapers and other media
Individuals

Forum

2022 Colorado Secretary of State republican primary candidate forum
No.DateHostModeratorLink Republican Republican Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Pam AndersonMike O'Donnell Tina Peters
1May 12, 2022Foothills Republicans Club YouTube PPP

Results

Results by county:
Anderson
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Peters
30-40%
40-50%
O'Donnell
30-40%
40-50% 2022 Colorado Secretary of State Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
  Anderson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Peters
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  O'Donnell
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pam Anderson 268,638 43.06%
Republican Tina Peters180,05928.86%
Republican Mike O'Donnell175,15828.08%
Total votes623,855 100.0%

General election

Debate

2022 Colorado Secretary of State debate
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jena Griswold Pam Anderson
1Oct. 24, 2022 KUSA Kyle Clark
Marshall Zelinger
YouTube PP

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [16] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [17] Leans DNovember 7, 2022

Endorsements

Pam Anderson (R)
Federal officials
State legislators
Local officials
Newspapers and other media
Individuals

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Jena
Griswold (D)
Pam
Anderson (R)
OtherUndecided
CU Boulder/YouGov October 11–19, 2022709 (LV)± 4.4%54%43%3% [lower-alpha 2]
Global Strategy Group (D) [upper-alpha 1] October 6–11, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%46%36%8% [lower-alpha 3] 10%
50%41%9%

Results

2022 Colorado Secretary of State election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jena Griswold (incumbent) 1,369,040 55.10% +2.40%
Republican Pam Anderson1,045,58242.08%-2.61%
Libertarian Bennett Rutledge36,4851.47%N/A
American Constitution Amanda Campbell17,6020.71%-1.37%
Unity Gary Swing11,4580.46%N/A
Approval Voting Jan Kok4,5910.18%-0.35%
Total votes2,484,758 100.0%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "Other" with 3%
  3. Rutledge (L) with 4%; Campbell (ACP) with 3%; Swing (U) with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. This poll was sponsored by ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal nonprofit organization.

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