SENATE
Colorado Senate2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Michael Bennet (D)
Race summary
As other races that once looked winnable (like Pennsylvania) move away from Republicans and other toss up races tighten, national GOP strategists have to find other plausible races.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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Full Bio:
BENNET, Michael F., a Senator from Colorado; born in New Delhi, India, November 28, 1964; B.A., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., 1987; J.D., Yale Law School, 1993, editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal; counsel to U.S. deputy attorney general 1995-1997; special assistant U.S. attorney, Conn., 1997; managing director, Anschutz Investment Co. 1997-2003; chief of staff to mayor of Denver, Colo., 2003-2005; superintendent, Denver Public Schools 2005-2009; appointed January 21, 2009, to the United States Senate for the term ending January 3, 2011, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Kenneth L. Salazar; took the oath of office on January 22, 2009; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2010; reelected in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023; chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (2013-2014); was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Republicans
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STATE DATA
Colorado
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
RACE ANALYSIS
Race Analysis
Updated: Aug 18, 2022
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