2018 Colorado Attorney General election

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2018 Colorado Attorney General election
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Nominee Phil Weiser George Brauchler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,285,4641,124,757
Percentage51.6%45.1%
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Weiser:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Brauchler:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%
     No votes
Attorney General before election

Cynthia Coffman
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Phil Weiser
Democratic

The 2018 Colorado Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next attorney general of Colorado.

Contents

Incumbent Republican Cynthia Coffman did not run for re-election, instead opting to run for governor. [1] The Democratic Party nominated Phil Weiser, who subsequently defeated Republican nominee George Brauchler in the general election. [2]

Republican primary

Arapahoe County District Attorney George Brauchler won the Republican nomination unopposed. [3] [4]

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Brauchler 414,532 100.0
Total votes414,532 100.0

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was contested between Phil Weiser, former dean of the University of Colorado Law School, and Joe Salazar, a state representative. Prior to the primary, outgoing John Hickenlooper took the "extraordinary move" of publicly endorsing Weiser. [5] Salazar's campaign had received support from democratic socialist U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and left-wing organization Our Revolution. [6] [7]

Convention results

Weiser and Salazar qualified for the Democratic primary ballot. [8] Attorney Amy Padden did not qualify. [9]

CandidateTotal Raw VotesPercentage of Vote Won (%)
Phil Weiser 1,80552.87
Joe Salazar 1,24936.59
Amy Padden36010.55

Primary results

Weiser narrowly defeated Salazar by a 50.43% to 49.57% margin. [10]

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Democratic Primary Results by County
  Weiser
  •   50–60%
  Salazar
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Tie
  •   50%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Weiser 298,048 50.43
Democratic Joe Salazar 292,91249.57
Total votes590,960 100.0

Libertarian nomination

Attorney William F. Robinson, III was the Libertarian nominee. [11]

General election

Supporters of Weiser at a rally Phil Weiser Supporters.jpg
Supporters of Weiser at a rally

Weiser won the general election by a 6.5% margin of victory. [12] [13]

Colorado Attorney General election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Phil Weiser 1,285,464 51.6
Republican George Brauchler1,124,75745.1
Libertarian William F. Robinson, III81,7333.3
Total votes2,491,954 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

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