2022 Colorado gubernatorial election
Re-election of Jared Polis as governor of Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. The primary election was held on June 28.[1]
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Polis's 2022 victory marked the first time in American history that an openly gay politician was re-elected as the governor of a state.[2] Polis had the best performance for a re-elected Colorado governor since Bill Owens in 2002, the best for a Democrat since Roy Romer in 1990, and the highest raw vote total ever in a Colorado gubernatorial race.