Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018

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Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018
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Nominee Jared Polis Walker Stapleton
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Dianne Primavera Lang Sias
Popular vote1,345,1561,076,916
Percentage53.4%42.8%
Colorado Governor Election Results by County, 2018.svg
County Results
Polis:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Stapleton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Governor before election

John Hickenlooper
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jared Polis
Democratic

The 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next and the 43rd Governor of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited and could not seek reelection to a third consecutive term. The primary election was held on June 26. [1]

Governor of Colorado head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Colorado

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.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

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.

John Hickenlooper American politician, businessman and the 42nd Governor of Colorado

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.

Contents

The major party nominees are Jared Polis for the Democratic party and Walker Stapleton for the Republican Party. The General Election took place on November 6, 2018. [2]

Jared Polis 43rd Governor of Colorado

Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician, entrepreneur and philanthropist serving as the 43rd Governor of Colorado since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007 and was the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. Polis was elected Governor of Colorado in 2018 by a landslide, defeating Republican Walker Stapleton.

Walker Stapleton American politician

Walker Stapleton is an American politician who served two terms as Colorado's State Treasurer from 2011 to 2019. Stapleton was the Republican nominee for the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election, which he lost to Democrat Jared Polis.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Michael Johnston (Colorado legislator) Colorado legislator

Mike Johnston is a former state legislator in the Colorado Senate. He represented Senate District 33 in Northeast Denver. Johnston was a candidate for Governor of Colorado in 2018. Johnston is a candidate for the United States Senate in 2020.

Cary Kennedy American politician

Cary Kennedy is an American politician from Colorado. She is a former Colorado State Treasurer, as well as a former Deputy Mayor and Chief Financial Officer of Denver, Colorado. She was also a candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2018 election.

Colorado State Treasurer

The Treasurer of the State of Colorado is one of the five elected officials of the U.S. state of Colorado. The State Treasurer is responsible for managing the Colorado State Treasury and the Colorado Department of the Treasury, a principal department of the Colorado state government. The Colorado State Treasury currently manages a pool of investments worth about $6,000,000,000.

Eliminated at convention

  • Erik Underwood, former congressional aide, Republican candidate for GA-10 in 2007 and Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2016
Georgias 10th congressional district

Georgia's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Jody Hice, and includes a large swath of urban and rural territory between Atlanta and Augusta.

Withdrawn

Ed Perlmutter American politician

Edwin George Perlmutter is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 7th congressional district, serving since 2007. The district is located in the northern and western suburbs of Denver metropolitan area. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Declined

Steve Lebsock American politician

Steve Lebsock is an American politician who represented District 34 in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018. Prior to joining the State House, Lebsock served on the Thornton City Council from November 2003 to November 2011.

Michael Merrifield American politician

Michael Merrifield worked as an American politician for the U.S. state of Colorado. He served four terms (2002-2010) as a Representative in House District 18. He was chairman of the House Education Committee and also served on the House Transportation and Energy Committee. After leaving the legislature in 2010 due to term limits, he campaigned to serve as an El Paso County Commissioner in District 5, but lost. In 2011, he campaigned for a seat on the Colorado Springs City Council, but was defeated by Lisa Czelatdko. Following his unsuccessful campaigns, he became Colorado state coordinator for Mayors Against Illegal Guns. In 2014 Merrifield was elected to the Colorado State Senate for District 11. He served until end of term in 2019 to which he retired from politics.

Caucus results

On March 6, 2018, Democrats of precincts across Colorado met and voted how many Delegates each candidate that was caucusing on the ballot would get. As of March 11, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. 96.83% of precincts reported and added up below results. [23]

Endorsements

Jared Polis

Organizations

  • Pipefitters Local 208
  • Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
  • IBEW Colorado– International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • Sierra Club
  • Colorado Professional Firefighters (CPFF)
  • National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
  • National Cannabis Industry Association
  • Victory Fund
  • Humane Society

Federal Officials

State Senators

State Representatives

County Commissioners

Mayors

City Councilors

Others

Mike Johnston
Federal Officials
Statewide Officials
Local Officials
  • Gabrielle Aragon, Former San Luis Council Member
  • Albus Brooks, Denver City Council President
  • Lisa Flores, Denver Public School Board of Education Member
  • Tracy Johnson, Academy District 20 Board of Education Member
  • Jeanne McQueeney, Eagle County Commissioner [29]
  • Theresa Peña, Denver Public Schools Former Board of Education Member [30]
  • Christina Rinderle, Former Durango Mayor
  • Wellington Webb, Former Mayor of Denver [28]
Organizations
Public Figures
Cary Kennedy
Federal Officials
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Donna Lynne
State legislators
  • Janet Buckner, [State Representative]
  • JoAnn Ginal, [State Representative]
  • Lucia Guzman,[State Senator]
  • Jean Dubofsky, [former state Supreme Court Justice]
Local officials
  • Marguerite Salazar, [Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies executive director]
  • Tamra Ward, [Denver Zoo chief external relations officer]
  • Leanna Clark, [Vice chancellor for the University of Colorado Denver]
  • Jacque Montgomery, [Gov. John Hickenlooper’s spokeswoman]
  • Kathy Maloney Green, [Gov. John Hickenlooper’s former spokeswoman]
Ed Perlmutter (withdrawn)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Mike
Johnston		Cary
Kennedy		Donna
Lynne		Jared
Polis		OtherUndecided
Strategies 360 May 29 – June 6, 2018387± 5.0%12%23%2%34%–29%
Magellan Strategies (R) May 30–31, 2018503± 4.4%9%18%3%31%–39%
TargetPoint/GQR March 2018–––18%–18%12%52%
Magellan Strategies (R) March 20–23, 2018410± 4.8%8%23%5%27%1%36%
University of Colorado Boulder November 9–15, 2017357± 3.5%4%6%4%24%2% [41] 58%

Results

Results by county: Polis 60-70% 50-60% 40-50% <40% Kennedy <40% 40-50% Johnston <40% 40-50% 2018 Colorado gubernatorial Democratic primary.svg
Results by county:
Democratic primary results [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jared Polis 282,72544.46
Democratic Cary Kennedy 157,09824.71
Democratic Michael Johnston 149,71723.55
Democratic Donna Lynne 46,3167.28
Total votes635,856100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Eliminated at convention

Withdrawn

Declined

Caucus results

Based on information shared by some key counties, as well as a recent survey the following are believed to be results of the Republican Caucus from Key Counties. [64]

Pueblo County

Douglas County

Endorsements

George Brauchler (withdrawn)
Celebrities
Tom Tancredo (withdrawn)
Political Commentators

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Cynthia
Coffman		Greg
Lopez		Victor
Mitchell		Doug
Robinson		Walker
Stapleton		OtherUndecided
Magellan Strategies (R) June 6–7, 2018593± 4.0%–10%23%4%36%–27%
TargetPoint/GQR March 2018––7%–––15%16%62%
Magellan Strategies (R) February 26–27, 2018647± 3.9%13%–5%8%26%9%39%

Results

Results by county: Stapleton 60-70% 50-60% 40-50% <40% Mitchell 40-50% 2018 Colorado gubernatorial Republican primary.svg
Results by county:
Republican primary results [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walker Stapleton 239,41547.66
Republican Victor Mitchell 151,36530.13
Republican Greg Lopez66,33013.20
Republican Doug Robinson45,2459.01
Total votes502,355100.0

Third party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [72] Lean DJune 16, 2018
The Washington Post [73] Lean DOctober 16, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [74] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [75] Lean DApril 6, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [76] Lean DSeptember 20, 2018
Real Clear Politics [77] Lean DOctober 9, 2018
Daily Kos [78] Lean DJuly 5, 2018
Fox News [79] [lower-alpha 1] Lean DOctober 9, 2018
Politico [80] Lean DOctober 9, 2018
Governing [81] Lean DNovember 2, 2018
Notes
  1. ↑ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Endorsements

Jared Polis (D)

Organizations

  • Pipefitters Local 208
  • Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
  • IBEW Colorado– International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • Sierra Club
  • Colorado Professional Firefighters (CPFF)
  • National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
  • National Cannabis Industry Association
  • Victory Fund
  • Humane Society

Federal Officials

State Officials

State Senators

State Representatives

County Commissioners

Mayors

City Councilors

Others

Walker Stapleton (R)
Presidents of the United States

Federal Officials

State Officials

State Senators
State Representatives
Local officials

Mayors

District attorneys
  • Pete Weir (1st Judicial District) [114]
  • Dan May (4th Judicial District) [114]
  • Cliff Riedel (8th Judicial District) [114]
  • Jeff Cheney (9th Judicial District) [114]
  • Molly Chilson (11th Judicial District) [114]
  • Brittny Lewton (13th Judicial District) [114]
  • Brett Barkey (14th Judicial District) [114]
  • Josh Vogel (15th Judicial District) [114]
  • Jim Bullock (16th Judicial District) [114]
  • Michael J. Rourke (19th Judicial District) [114]
  • Dan Rubinstein (21st Judicial District) [114]
Sheriffs
Others
  • Nick Rogers, president of the Denver Police Protective Association [114]
  • Doug Robinson, businessman [115]
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Jared
Polis
(D)		Walker
Stapleton
(R)		Scott
Helker
(L)		OtherUndecided
Magellan Strategies October 29–30, 2018500± 4.4%45%40%3%1% [126] 11%
Keating Research/OnSight Public Affairs/Martin Campaigns October 25–30, 2018517± 4.3%50%42%4%1% [127] 4%
University of Colorado/YouGov October 12–17, 2018800± 3.5%54%42%3%–2%
Magellan Strategies October 8–10, 2018500± 4.4%47%40%4%0% [128] 9%
Keating Research/Magellan Strategies September 18–20, 2018600± 4.0%47%40%1%0% [129] 11%
Kaiser Family Foundation/CO Health Foundation/SSRS August 15 – September 19, 20181,585–44%33%––21%
Public Policy Polling (D-CO Democratic Party) June 27–28, 2018608–47%40%––13%
Strategies 360 May 29 – June 6, 2018500± 4.4%42%37%–3%18%

Results

Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Jared Polis 1,345,156 53.44% +4.14%
Republican Walker Stapleton1,076,91642.79%-3.16%
Libertarian Scott Helker69,1562.75%+0.81%
Unity Bill Hammons25,7221.02%N/A
Total votes2,516,950100.0%N/A
Democratic hold

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  91. ↑ Mike Johnston. "Jared Polis is an entrepreneur for good. He has earned my respect and support. With tonight's results, I hope you will join me in being the first to sign up and make calls for him. Let's stand together and fight for full day K, 100% renewables, and other critical common ground". Twitter.
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  97. ↑ Phil Weiser. "This is leadership. I look forward to working with @jaredpolis to develop innovative solutions to improve health care for all Coloradans. https://www.philforcolorado.com/2018/05/23/fighting-for-affordable-and-accessible-health-care-for-all-coloradans/". Twitter.External link in |title= (help)
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  100. ↑ Joe St. George. "Vice President Pence speaks on Stapleton, missing journalist during Denver visit". Fox 31.
  101. ↑ George Bush. "Happy to congratulate @WalkerStapleton on a terrific primary victory last night, and to join him in thanking those backing his campaign for Colorado Governor. Walker is good man, and will do a great job if elected". Twitter.
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  109. ↑ Jeb Bush. "Check out @WalkerStapleton's education agenda for Colorado #edreform". Twitter.
  110. 1 2 "Colorado Republican Leaders Grantham and Neville Back Walker Stapleton". Stapleton for Colorado.
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  114. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Stapleton wins endorsements from Republican district attorneys, sheriffs". Colorado Springs Gazette . June 11, 2018.
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