# 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.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Jena Griswold, incumbent secretary of state

### Endorsements

Organizations
* Democracy for America
* EMILY's List
* End Citizens United
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Human Rights Campaign
* Let America Vote

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jena Griswold (incumbent) | 510,462 | 100.0% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 510,462 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on June 28, 2022.

### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Pam Anderson, former Jefferson County clerk (2007–2015)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Mike O'Donnell, former head of Colorado Lending Source
* Tina Peters, Mesa County clerk

#### Withdrew

* David Winney, marine veteran (endorsed Tina Peters, running for El Paso County county commissioner)

#### Declined

* Rose Pugliese, former Mesa County commissioner

### Endorsements

Federal officials
* Hank Brown, former U.S. Senator from Colorado (1991–1997)
* Jason R. Dunn, former United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (2018–2021)
* Troy Eid, former United States Attorney for the District of Colorado (2006–2009)
* Scott McInnis, member of the Mesa County commission (2015–) and former U.S. Representative from Colorado's 3rd congressional district (1993–2005)
State legislators
* Vicki Alger, former state representative
* Don Ament, former state senator
* Rob Fairbank, former state representative
* Tim Foster, former state representative
* Bob Gardner, state senator from the 12th district (2017–)
* Larry Liston, state senator from the 10th district (2021–)
* Chris Paulson, former state representative
* Jerry Sonnenberg, state senator from the 1st district (2015–)
* Nancy Spence, former state senator from the 27th district (2005–2013)
* Ron Teck, former state senator
* Rob Witwer, former state representative (2005–2009)
Local officials
* Cami Bremer, member of the El Paso County board of commissioners
* 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)
* Cody Davis, Mesa County commissioner
* Scott Doyle, former Larimer County clerk
* Ann Eddins, former Delta County clerk
* Kevin Grantham, member of the Fremont County board of commissioners
* Danielle Jurinsky, member of the Aurora city council
* Ted Mink, former Jefferson County sheriff
* Steve Moreno, Weld County commissioner
* Janet Rowland, Mesa County commissioner
* Jeff Schrader, Jefferson County sheriff
* John Suthers, mayor of Colorado Springs (2015–) and former Colorado Attorney General (2005–2015)
* Wayne W. Williams, member of the Colorado Springs city council (2019–) and former Secretary of State of Colorado (2015–2019)
Newspapers and other media
* Colorado Springs Gazette
Individuals
* Norma Anderson, former majority leader of the Colorado Senate (candidate's mother-in-law)
* Donetta Davidson, former chair of the Election Assistance Commission and former Secretary of State of Colorado (1999–2005)
* Mark Hillman, former Colorado State Treasurer (2005–2006)

### Forum

2022 Colorado Secretary of State republican primary candidate forum :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Pam Anderson | Mike O'Donnell | Tina Peters |
| 1 | May 12, 2022 | Foothills Republicans Club | | | P | P | P |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 623,855 | 100.0% |

## General election
### Debate

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

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Leans D | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Leans D | November 7, 2022 |

### Post-primary endorsements

Newspapers
* Sentinel Colorado
Newspapers and other media
* The Denver Post
Individuals
* Gigi Dennis, former Secretary of State (2005–2007)

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jena Griswold (D) | Pam Anderson (R) | Other | Undecided |
| CU Boulder/YouGov | October 11–19, 2022 | 709 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 54% | 43% | 3% | – |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | October 6–11, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 36% | 8% | 10% |
| Global Strategy Group (D) | October 6–11, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 41% | – | 9% |

### Results

2022 Colorado Secretary of State election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 2,484,758 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By congressional district

Griswold won 5 of 8 congressional districts.
| 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) |
| 7th | 56% | 42% | Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress) |
| 8th | 50% | 46% | Yadira Caraveo |