2014 Colorado gubernatorial election

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2014 Colorado gubernatorial election
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Nominee John Hickenlooper Bob Beauprez
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Joe Garcia Jill Repella
Popular vote1,006,433938,195
Percentage49.30%45.95%
2014 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2014 Colorado gubernatorial election by Congressional District.svg
Hickenlooper:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Beauprez:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

John Hickenlooper
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Hickenlooper
Democratic

The 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Colorado, concurrently with the election to Colorado's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper and Lieutenant Governor Joseph García were re-elected to a second term in office, narrowly defeating Republican former U.S. representative Bob Beauprez and his running mate, Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella, by 68,000 votes.

Democratic primary

John Hickenlooper was the only Democrat to file to run, and thus at the Democratic state assembly on April 12, 2014, he was renominated unopposed. [1]

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Hickenlooper (incumbent) 214,403 100.00
Total votes214,403 100.00

Republican primary

At the Republican state assembly on April 12, 2014, Mike Kopp and Scott Gessler received 34% and 33% of the votes of over 3,900 delegates, respectively, thus winning a place on the ballot. Greg Brophy, Steve House and Roni Bell Sylvester received 19%, 13% and 2%, respectively, falling short of the 30% needed to qualify for the ballot. Bob Beauprez and Tom Tancredo did not contest the assembly vote, instead petitioning their way onto the ballot. [4]

Candidates

Declared

  • Running mate: Vera Ortegon, biologist and former Pueblo City Councillor [9]

Eliminated at convention

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Bob Beauprez
Greg Brophy

Individuals

Organizations

Scott Gessler
Mike Kopp
Roni Bell Sylvester
Tom Tancredo

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Bob
Beauprez		Greg
Brophy		Scott
Gessler		Steve
House		Mike
Kopp		Jim
Rundberg		Roni Bell
Sylvester		Tom
Tancredo		OtherUndecided
Magellan* [38] May 28–29, 2014>900± 3%25%—13%—10%——27%—25%
PPP [39] March 13–16, 2014255± 6.1%20%7%18%3%8%—1%24%—18%
PPP [40] December 3–4, 2013335± 5.2%—9%15%2%3%3%—34%—33%

Results

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Results by county:
  Beauprez
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tancredo
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Gessler
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Kopp
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Beauprez 116,333 30.24
Republican Tom Tancredo102,83026.73
Republican Scott Gessler89,21323.19
Republican Mike Kopp76,37319.85
Total votes384,749 100.00

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Matthew Hess, IT systems administrator [41]

Green primary

Candidates

Unsuccessful

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Mike Dunafon, Mayor of Glendale [43]
  • Paul N. Fiorino, performing arts teacher and perennial candidate [44]

Withdrew

  • Jim Rundberg, businessman [45]

General election

Candidates

  • Running mate: Robin Roberts, president of Pikes Peak National Bank [47]
  • Running mate: Charles Whitley, retired military, arts advocate and publisher [48]
  • Running mate: Joshua Yballa
  • Running mate: Brandon Young, photographer, graphic designer and political activist
  • Running mate: Scott Olson

Debates

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [51] TossupNovember 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [52] Lean DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report [53] Tilt DNovember 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics [54] TossupNovember 3, 2014

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Bob
Beauprez (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [55] November 1–2, 2014739± 3.6%46%46%5% [56] 3%
48%49%—3%
Quinnipiac University [57] October 28 – November 2, 2014815± 3.4%43%45%7% [58] 6%
43%45%5% [59] 7%
44%45%5% [60] 7%
YouGov [61] October 25–31, 20141,417± 3.3%44%42%4%10%
Public Policy Polling [62] October 28–29, 2014573± ?47%47%—5%
SurveyUSA [63] October 27–29, 2014618± 4%46%46%4% [64] 4%
Vox Populi Polling [65] October 26–27, 2014642± 3.9%49%44%—7%
Quinnipiac University [66] October 22–27, 2014844± 3.4%40%45%6% [67] 9%
41%46%4% [68] 9%
40%45%5% [69] 9%
Strategies 360 [70] October 20–25, 2014604± 4%46%43%2%8%
Rasmussen Reports [71] October 21–23, 2014966± 3%47%49%1%3%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [72] October 16–23, 20141,611± 4%48%44%1%7%
NBC News/Marist [73] October 18–22, 2014755 LV± 3.6%46%41%7% [74] 6%
953 RV± 3.2%46%38%8% [75] 9%
Suffolk University [76] October 18–21, 2014500± 4.4%43%45.4%3% [77] 7.6%
Quinnipiac University [78] October 15–21, 2014974± 3.1%45%44%4% [79] 7%
45%45%3% [80] 7%
45%44%3% [81] 8%
Monmouth University [82] October 17–20, 2014431± 4.7%50%43%3%4%
IPSOS [83] October 13–20, 20141,099± 3.4%46%46%—8%
Public Policy Polling [84] October 16–19, 2014778± 3.5%45%44%5% [85] 7%
46%46%—8%
Gravis Marketing [86] October 16, 2014695± 4%44%48%6% [69] 3%
Quinnipiac [87] October 9–13, 2014988± 3.1%42%46%6% [88] 6%
43%48%2% [89] 7%
43%46%5% [69] 6%
CNN/ORC [90] October 9–13, 2014665± 4%49%48%—3%
SurveyUSA [91] October 9–12, 2014591± 4.1%45%44%4% [92] 6%
High Point University [93] October 4–8, 2014800± 3.5%44%46%6%4%
Fox News [94] October 4–7, 2014739± 3.5%42%42%6%10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [72] September 20 – October 1, 20141,634± 3%49%45%1%5%
Rasmussen Reports [71] September 29–30, 2014950± 3%50%46%2%3%
Gravis Marketing [95] September 16–17, 2014657± 4%43%48%5%4%
Suffolk University [96] September 13–16, 2014500± 4.4%43%40.8%6% [97] 10.2%
Quinnipiac [98] September 10–15, 20141,211± 2.8%40%50%7% [58] 3%
40%52%4% [68] 4%
41%51%5% [60] 3%
Myers [99] September 7–14, 20141,350± 2.7%51%44%1%4%
SurveyUSA [100] September 8–10, 2014664± 3.9%45%43%7% [101] 5%
Rasmussen Reports [71] September 3–4, 2014800± 3.5%44%45%4%7%
NBC News/Marist [102] September 2–4, 2014795 LV± 3.5%43%39%9% [103] 9%
976 RV± 3.1%43%36%9% [103] 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [104] August 18 – September 2, 20141,727± 4%45%45%2%8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov [105] July 5–24, 20142,020± 3%47%47%2%3%
Public Policy Polling [106] July 17–20, 2014653± 3.8%44%43%—12%
Quinnipiac [107] July 10–14, 20141,147± 2.9%43%44%3%10%
Gravis Marketing [108] July 8–10, 20141,106± 3%49%43%6% [69] 3%
NBC News/Marist [109] July 7–10, 2014914± 3.2%49%43%1%7%
Rasmussen Reports [71] June 25–26, 2014750± 4%44%44%4%8%
Public Policy Polling [110] April 17–20, 2014618± ?48%41%—11%
Quinnipiac [111] April 15–21, 20141,298± 2.7%48%39%1%12%
Magellan Strategies [112] April 14–15, 2014717± 3.7%50%35%10%5%
Public Policy Polling [113] March 13–16, 2014568± 4.1%48%38%—14%
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%50%43%—6%
Hypothetical polling
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Greg
Brophy (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [113] March 13–16, 2014568± 4.1%48%33%—18%
Rasmussen Reports [71] March 5–6, 2014500± 4.5%42%33%8%17%
Quinnipiac [115] January 29 – February 2, 20141,139± 2.9%47%37%1%14%
Public Policy Polling [116] December 3–4, 2013928± 3.2%44%43%—12%
Quinnipiac [117] November 15–18, 20131,206± 2.8%44%38%2%16%
Quinnipiac [118] August 15–21, 20131,184± 2.9%47%42%1%11%
Quinnipiac [119] June 5–10, 20131,065± 3%43%37%2%18%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Cory
Gardner (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%51%40%—9%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Scott
Gessler (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [110] April 17–20, 2014618± ?48%41%—12%
Quinnipiac [111] April 15–21, 20141,298± 2.7%48%38%1%13%
Public Policy Polling [113] March 13–16, 2014568± 4.1%48%36%—16%
Rasmussen Reports [71] March 5–6, 2014500± 4.5%44%38%8%11%
Quinnipiac [115] January 29 – February 2, 20141,139± 2.9%46%40%1%12%
Public Policy Polling [116] December 3–4, 2013928± 3.2%47%40%—12%
Quinnipiac [117] November 15–18, 20131,206± 2.8%45%40%1%14%
Quinnipiac [118] August 15–21, 20131,184± 2.9%47%42%1%11%
Quinnipiac [119] June 5–10, 20131,065± 3%42%40%2%16%
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%50%40%—11%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Mike
Kopp (R)		OtherUndecided
Quinnipiac [111] April 15–21, 20141,298± 2.7%47%38%1%14%
Public Policy Polling [113] March 13–16, 2014568± 4.1%49%32%—19%
Quinnipiac [115] January 29 – February 2, 20141,139± 2.9%47%38%2%13%
Public Policy Polling [116] December 3–4, 2013928± 3.2%45%37%—17%
Quinnipiac [117] November 15–18, 20131,206± 2.8%44%40%2%14%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Jane
Norton (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%50%39%—12%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Walker
Stapleton (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%49%38%—18%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		John
Suthers (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%49%39%—11%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Tom
Tancredo (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [110] April 17–20, 2014618± ?50%41%—10%
Quinnipiac [111] April 15–21, 20141,298± 2.7%47%40%1%11%
Public Policy Polling [113] March 13–16, 2014568± 4.1%50%36%—13%
Hickman Analytics [120] February 17–20, 2014400± 4.9%51%40%—9%
Rasmussen Reports [71] March 5–6, 2014500± 4.5%46%37%8%9%
Quinnipiac [115] January 29 – February 2, 20141,139± 2.9%48%39%1%11%
Public Policy Polling [116] December 3–4, 2013928± 3.2%48%40%—12%
Quinnipiac [117] November 15–18, 20131,206± 2.8%46%41%1%12%
Quinnipiac [118] August 15–21, 20131,184± 2.9%46%45%1%9%
A.L.G. Research [121] June 27–30, 2013400± ?51%40%0%9%
Quinnipiac [119] June 5–10, 20131,065± 3%42%41%2%14%
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%52%41%—7%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		John
Hickenlooper (D)		Scott
Tipton (R)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling [114] April 11–14, 2013500± 4.4%50%40%—10%

Results

Throughout the night, the race was very close. With 90% of the vote in, Beauprez was about 3,000 votes ahead. The Democrats were holding out hope that Jefferson County would edge them out. When 96% of the vote had reported, Hickenlooper prevailed. Beauprez conceded defeat at 5:48 am on the morning of November 6.

2014 Colorado gubernatorial election [122]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Hickenlooper (incumbent) 1,006,433 49.30% −1.76%
Republican Bob Beauprez 938,19545.95%+34.81%
Libertarian Matthew Hess39,5901.94%+1.19%
Green Harry Hempy27,3911.34%—
Independent Mike Dunafon24,0421.18%—
Independent Paul Noel Fiorino5,9230.29%—
Write-ins 310.00%—
Majority68,2383.34%−11.33%
Turnout 2,041,605
Democratic hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Constitution to Republican

By congressional district

Hickenlooper won 4 of 7 congressional districts, including one held by a Republican. [123]

DistrictBeauprezHickenlooperRepresentative
1st 26.49%69.38% Diana DeGette
2nd 37.83%57.12% Jared Polis
3rd 50.77%44.2% Scott Tipton
4th 59.48%35.94% Ken Buck
5th 60.96%33.63% Doug Lamborn
6th 46.49%49.71% Mike Coffman
7th 42.07%52.73% Ed Perlmutter

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