2014 Colorado Attorney General election

2014 Colorado Attorney General election

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Nominee Cynthia Coffman Don Quick David Williams Party Republican Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 1,002,626 826,182 120,745 Percentage 51.4% 42.4% 6.2%

County results Congressional district results Coffman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Quick:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election John Suthers Republican Elected Attorney General Cynthia Coffman Republican

The 2014 Colorado Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent Republican Attorney General John Suthers was term-limited form seeking a third consecutive term. Republican nominee Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman defeated Democratic nominee former deputy attorney general Don Quick with 51.4% of the vote. ^[1] As of 2025, this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of Colorado.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cynthia Coffman, Chief Deputy Attorney General and wife of U.S. Representative Mike Coffman ^[2]

Withdrew

• Mark Waller, former Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives ^[3]

Declined

• Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (ran for senate, then for U.S. House) ^[4]
• Mario Nicolais, attorney (ran for state senate) ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	321,062	100.00%
Total votes			321,062	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Quick, former deputy attorney general and former District Attorney from the Seventeenth Judicial District ^[7]

Declined

• Morgan Carroll, President of the Colorado Senate ^[8]
• Stan Garnett, district attorney and Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2010 ^[9]
• Mitch Morrissey, district attorney ^[9]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Quick	196,645	100.00%
Total votes			196,645	100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Cynthia Coffman (R)	Don Quick (D)	David Williams (L)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 1–2, 2014	739	± 3.6%	50%	37%	5%	9%
SurveyUSA	October 27–29, 2014	618	± 4%	45%	38%	6%	11%
Suffolk University	October 18–21, 2014	500	± 4.4%	42%	31%	8%	19%
Public Policy Polling	October 16–19, 2014	778	± 3.5%	46%	32%	7%	15%
Gravis Marketing	October 16, 2014	695	± 4%	44%	32%	11%	13%
Suffolk University	September 9–16, 2014	500	± 4.4%	40%	30%	5%	25%
Public Policy Polling	July 17–20, 2014	653	± 3.8%	38%	29%	—	32%
Gravis Marketing	July 8–10, 2014	1,106	± 3%	42%	38%	9%	11%

Results

2014 Colorado Attorney General election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	1,002,626	51.43%
	Democratic	Don Quick	826,182	42.38%
	Libertarian	David Williams	120,745	6.19%
Total votes			1,949,553	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Coffman won five of seven congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat. ^[10]

District	Coffman	Quick	Williams	Representative
1st	33%	61%	6%	Diana DeGette
2nd	44%	50%	6%	Jared Polis
3rd	56%	38%	6%	Scott Tipton
4th	65%	29%	6%	Corey Gardner (113th Congress)
				Ken Buck (114th Congress)
5th	65%	29%	6%	Doug Lamborn
6th	52%	42%	6%	Mike Coffman
7th	47%	45%	7%	Ed Perlmutter

See also

• Colorado Attorney General

References

1. "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
2. Kurtis Lee (April 14, 2014). "Cynthia Coffman amasses 69 percent of GOP delegate support, almost keeps Mark Waller off ballot". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
3. Eli Stokols (April 28, 2014). "Waller ends campaign for attorney general, calls for GOP to unify behind Coffman". KDVR. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
4. "Ken Buck Drops Senate Bid to Run for Cory Gardner's Seat". Roll Call. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
5. Lynn Bartels (June 23, 2013). "Republican Mario Nicolais thinks he's the candidate to unseat Democrat Andy Kerr". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
6. "Official Colorado Secretary of State Results" . Retrieved November 24, 2014.
7. Ivan Moreno (February 11, 2014). "Gay Marriage Emerges As Issue In Colorado's Attorney General Race". CBS Denver. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
8. Lynn Bartels (June 24, 2013). "Sen. Morgan Carroll says "no" to AG's race". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
9. Lynn Bartels (November 7, 2012). "And now, onto 2014 and the race for Colorado attorney general". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
10. "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2014 Nov 4 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.