2022 United States Senate election in Colorado


2022 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 2016 November 8, 2022 2028 →
 
Nominee Michael Bennet Joe O'Dea
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,397,170 1,031,693
Percentage 55.88% 41.26%

Bennet:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
O'Dea:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

U.S. senator before election

Michael Bennet
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Michael Bennet
Democratic

The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet won reelection to a third term, defeating the Republican candidate, businessman Joe O'Dea. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009,[1] Bennet won full terms in 2010 and 2016.[2][3]

Bennet won by nearly 15 points, significantly outperforming his polling. His margin was the highest for a Democrat in a Senate election in Colorado since 1974. This was the first time in Bennet's Senate career that he received a majority of the vote.

The election resulted in both the best performance by a Democrat, and the worst performance by a Republican in the Class 3 seat since 1974.

  1. ^ Alexander Burns (January 2, 2009). "Bennet to replace Salazar in Senate". POLITICO. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Colorado - Election Results 2010 - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Certified Results November 8, 2016 General Election". results.enr.clarityelections.com. Retrieved September 16, 2022.

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