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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 4, 2014. All of Colorado's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Colorado's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014.
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.
Colorado is a state of the Western United States encompassing most of the southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains. It is the 8th most extensive and 21st most populous U.S. state. The estimated population of Colorado was 5,695,564 on July 1, 2018, an increase of 13.25% since the 2010 United States Census.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
Incumbent Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper and his Lieutenant Governor Joseph García ran for re-election to a second term in office. They were unopposed for the Democratic nomination [1] In Colorado, gubernatorial candidates pick their running mates and they are elected on the same ticket.
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.
The Governor of Colorado is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment. The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.
John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. is an American politician and businessman who served as the 42nd Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2019, he announced that he is running for President of the United States in 2020.
The Republicans nominee was former U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006 Bob Beauprez, whose running mate was Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella. [2] [3] He defeated Secretary of State of Colorado Scott Gessler, [4] [5] former Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate Mike Kopp [5] [6] and former U.S. Representative and Constitution Party nominee for governor in 2010 Tom Tancredo [7] in the primary election.
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.
Robert Louis Beauprez is an American politician and member of the Republican Party from the state of Colorado.
Libertarian Matthew Hess and his running mate Brandon Young, [8] Greens Bill Bartlett and Harry Hempy [9] and Independents Mike Dunafon, Mayor of Glendale, [10] and Jim Rundberg [11] also ran.
The city of Glendale is a Home Rule Municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,184 at the 2010 census. The city is an enclave of the City and County of Denver.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joseph García | 1,006,433 | 49.30 | |
Republican | Bob Beauprez/Jill Repella | 938,195 | 45.95 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Hess/Brandon Young | 39,590 | 1.94 | |
Green | Harry Hempy/Scott Olson | 27,391 | 1.34 | |
Independent | Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts | 24,042 | 1.18 | |
Independent | Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley | 5,923 | 0.29 | |
Total votes | 2,041,574 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Attorney General John Suthers was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.
The Attorney General of the State of Colorado is the chief legal officer for the state of Colorado and the head of the Colorado Department of Law, a principal department of the Colorado state government. The incumbent Colorado Attorney General is Democrat Phil Weiser, who was elected in November, 2018, to a four-year term that began on January 8, 2019.
John William Suthers is the current Mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the former Attorney General of Colorado, U.S. Attorney for Colorado and Fourth Judicial District Attorney. He is a member of the Republican Party. Suthers is running for another term as Mayor of Colorado Springs in the 2019 Colorado Springs elections.
The Republican nominee was Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, wife of U.S. Representative Mike Coffman. Mark Waller, former Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives, had been running, but he withdrew from the race. At the Republican state assembly on April 12, 2014, Coffman received the support of 69% of the delegates, while Waller received 30.7%, only narrowly passing the 30% needed to win a place on the primary ballot. [13] On April 28, Waller announced that he was withdrawing from the race. [14] [15] Weld County District Attorney and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 Ken Buck was a speculated Republican candidate, but he declined in order to run for the U.S. Senate, [16] later dropping down to run for Colorado's 4th congressional district. [17] Attorney Mario Nicolais was also speculated to run, but he also declined to do so. [18] He instead ran for the State Senate. [19]
Cynthia H. Coffman is an American attorney and politician from the state of Colorado. A Republican, she was the elected Attorney General of Colorado in 2014, serving a single term from 2015 to 2019.
Michael Harold Coffman is an American politician, businessman, and retired member of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. He served as the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district for five terms. A Republican, Coffman previously served as Secretary of State of Colorado and as Colorado State Treasurer. He served in both the Gulf War and the War in Iraq.
Mark Waller is a former legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008, Waller represented House District 15, which encompasses portions of northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cynthia Coffman | 321,062 | 100 | |
The Democratic nominee was former Deputy Attorney General and former District Attorney from the Seventeenth Judicial District Don Quick. [21] [22] President of the Colorado Senate Morgan Carroll and District Attorneys Mitch Morrissey and Stan Garnett, who was the nominee for attorney general in 2010, were also speculated to run for the Democratic nomination, but declined to do so. [23] [24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Don Quick | 196,645 | 100 | |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Cynthia Coffman (R) | Don Quick (D) | David Williams (L) | Undecided |
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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% | 4.8% | 25.2% |
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. [5]
El Paso County Clerk & Recorder Wayne W. Williams was the Republican nominee. [26] Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Doty considered running, [27] but decided against it. [28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne W. Williams | 321,509 | 100 | |
Regent of the University of Colorado Joe Neguse was the Democratic nominee. [29] Former Majority Leader of the Colorado Senate and nominee for secretary of state in 2006 Ken Gordon had also declared his candidacy in December 2012, [18] though it was unclear if he was continuing in the race after Neguse entered in June 2013. [30] [31] [32] Gordon died of a heart attack in December 2013. [33] [34] [35] Former State Senator Angela Giron also considered running for the Democratic nomination, [36] but she decided against it. [37]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Joe Neguse | {{{votes}}} | 100 | |
Amanda Campbell, the American Constitution Party nominee for the State House in 2008 and for secretary of state in 2010 ran again. [38]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Constitution | Amanda Campbell | 925 | 100 | |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Wayne W. Williams (R) | Joe Neguse (D) | Amanda Campbell (ACP) | David Schambach (L) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2014 | 739 | ± 3.6% | 43% | 37% | 5% | 3% | 11% |
SurveyUSA | October 27–29, 2014 | 618 | ± 4% | 43% | 39% | — | 7% | 11% |
Suffolk University | October 18–21, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 35% | 27.6% | 2.4% | 3.8% | 31.2% |
Public Policy Polling | October 16–19, 2014 | 778 | ± 3.5% | 36% | 31% | 10% | 3% | 20% |
Gravis Marketing | October 16, 2014 | 695 | ± 4% | 39% | 37% | — | 8% | 15% |
Suffolk University | September 9–16, 2014 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 35% | 29% | 5% | 3% | 27% |
Public Policy Polling | July 17–20, 2014 | 653 | ± 3.8% | 35% | 27% | — | — | 38% |
Gravis Marketing | July 8–10, 2014 | 1,106 | ± 3% | 42% | 39% | — | 7% | 13% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne W. Williams | 932,588 | 47.34 | |
Democratic | Joe Neguse | 886,043 | 44.98 | |
Constitution | Amanda Campbell | 77,790 | 3.95 | |
Libertarian | David Schambach | 73,413 | 3.73 | |
Total votes | 1,969,834 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton ran for re-election to a second term in office. [39]
Stapleton was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walker Stapleton | 323,862 | 100 | |
Former U.S. Representative and former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Homeland Security Betsy Markey was the Democratic nominee. [40] Pat Quinn, the outgoing Mayor of Broomfield, had also declared his candidacy in June 2013, [41] but he withdrew from the race in November 2013. [42]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betsy Markey | 203,537 | 100 | |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Walker Stapleton (R) | Betsy Markey (D) | David Jurist (L) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | November 1–2, 2014 | 739 | ± 3.6% | 47% | 41% | 4% | 8% |
SurveyUSA | October 27–29, 2014 | 618 | ± 4% | 46% | 41% | 5% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | October 16–19, 2014 | 778 | ± 3.5% | 42% | 40% | 6% | 12% |
Gravis Marketing | October 16, 2014 | 695 | ± 4% | 43% | 41% | 8% | 8% |
Public Policy Polling | July 17–20, 2014 | 653 | ± 3.8% | 43% | 33% | — | 24% |
Gravis Marketing | July 8–10, 2014 | 1,106 | ± 3% | 44% | 41% | 6% | 9% |
A.L.G. Research* | June 27–30, 2013 | 400 | ± ? | 41% | 40% | — | 19% |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Walker Stapleton (incumbent) | 979,281 | 49.87 | |
Democratic | Betsy Markey | 882,437 | 44.94 | |
Libertarian | David Jurist | 101,826 | 5.19 | |
Total votes | 1,963,544 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall unsuccessfully ran for re-election to a second term in office. [1]
U.S. Representative Cory Gardner was the Republican nominee, [43] [44] [45] businessman Gaylon Kent was the Libertarian nominee, [46] Unity Party of America founder and National Chairman Bill Hammons is the Unity Party nominee, [47] and neurosurgeon and conservative activist Steve Shogan ran as an Independent. [48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Cory Gardner | 983,891 | 48.21 | |
Democratic | Mark Udall (incumbent) | 944,203 | 46.26 | |
Libertarian | Gaylon Kent | 52,876 | 2.59 | |
Independent | Steve Shogan | 29,472 | 1.44 | |
Independent | Raúl Acosta | 24,151 | 1.18 | |
Unity | Bill Hammons | 6,427 | 0.32 | |
Total votes | 2,041,020 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
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