1980Final results
1980 election for Colorado Senate District 22
Colorado State Senate · Colorado
Ralph A. Cole (R) won with 75.6% of the vote, defeating Ronni Rose (D) by 51.2 points.
Ralph A. ColeRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.6%51,904
Ronni RoseDemocrat
24.4%16,759
68,663 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET