2018 Colorado elections

2018 Colorado elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6, 2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept every statewide election on the ballot, leaving the at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide offices held by Republicans.

United States House of Representatives

All of Colorado's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic governor John Hickenlooper was term-limited. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Donna Lynne ran for governor, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018.

Results

Colorado gubernatorial election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jared Polis 1,348,888 53.4
Republican Walker Stapleton 1,080,801 42.8
Libertarian Scott Helker 69,519 2.8
Unity Bill Hammons 25,854 1.0
Total votes 2,525,062 100.0%
Democratic hold

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican attorney general Cynthia Coffman ran for governor, but was eliminated at the state Republican party convention in April.

Democratic primary

Declared

Campaign suspended

  • Michael Dougherty, district attorney for Colorado's Twentieth Judicial District
  • Brad Levin, attorney
  • Amy Padden, federal prosecutor

Endorsements

Michael Dougherty (withdrawn)
  • Bruce Brown, district attorney for Colorado's 5th judicial district
  • Mike Foote, state representative
Joe Salazar

Organizations

National officials

State officials

Local officials

  • Shannon Bird, Westminster city councilwoman
  • Maria de Cambria, Westminster city councilwoman
  • Brother Jeff Fard, Denver community leader
  • Rochelle Galindo, Greeley councilwoman
  • Alberto Garcia, Westminster city councilwoman
  • Eva Henry, Adams County commissioner
  • Paul Lopez, Denver city councilman
  • Kathly Plomer, president of the Adams County Board of Education
  • Rhonda Solis, member of Colorado Board of Education
  • Chaz Tedesco, Adams County commissioner
Brad Levin
Phil Weiser

State officials

Local officials

  • Jeni James Arndt, state representative; Assistant Majority Caucus Chair, district 53 (Larimer County)
  • Fiona Arnold, CEO of Mainspring Developers; former executive director of the Colorado Department of Economic Development; former chair of the Colorado Law Dean's Advisory Council
  • Bruce Brown, district attorney for Colorado's 5th judicial district (Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake, & Summit counties)
  • Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County Commissioner
  • Jeff Chostner, district attorney for Pueblo
  • Dennis Flores, Pueblo City Councilman
  • Stan Garnett, former Boulder County district attorney
  • Irene Griego, University of Colorado regent
  • Chris Hansen, state representative, district 6 (Denver County)
  • Bill Holen, Arapahoe County Commissioner
  • Nancy Jackson, Arapahoe County Commissioner #4
  • Elise Jones, Boulder County Commissioner
  • Tracy Kraft-Tharp, state representative, district 29 (Jefferson County)
  • Alice Madden, former Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
  • Dennis Maes, Pueblo County School Board member; former judge; practicing lawyer
  • Jeanne McQueeney, Eagle County Commissioner
  • Sean Murphy, mayor of Telluride, Colorado
  • Anthony Nunez, former Pueblo County Commissioner
  • Garrison Ortiz, Pueblo County Commissioner
  • Sal Pace, Pueblo County Commissioner
  • Joe Pelle, Boulder County Sheriff
  • Marcelina Rivera, chief of staff to superintendent of Aurora Public Schools
  • Gail Schwartz, former Colorado state senator
  • David Skaggs, former Congressman Colorado's 2nd district
  • Taylor Voss, Pueblo City School Board
  • John Walsh, former United States Attorney for Colorado

Community and civic leaders

  • Jessica Brown, partner, Gibson Dunn; former president, Colorado Women's Bar Association; former chair, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado board of trustees
  • Maxine Burkett, law professor
  • Dan Caruso, founder, chairman, and CEO of Zayo; former chair of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Steering Committee
  • Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States
  • Audrey Danner, owner of Mountain Connect
  • Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group; co-founder of Mobius Venture Capital
  • Franz Hardy, former chair of the CU Law Alumni Board; partner at Gordon & Rees
  • Sue Heilbronner, CEO of Mergelane
  • Amy Padden, federal prosecutor, former candidate for Colorado attorney general
  • Paul Washington, former executive director of the Denver Office of Economic Development

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Salazar		 Phil
Weiser		 Amy
Padden		 Brad
Levin		 Undecided
Magellan Strategies (R) May 30–31, 2018 503 ± 4.38% 27% 8% – – 65%
Magellan Strategies (R) March 20–23, 2018 410 ± 4.8% 34% 5% 5% 4% 51%

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Weiser 298,048 50.43
Democratic Joe Salazar 292,912 49.57
Total votes 590,960 100.0

Republican primary

Declared

  • George Brauchler, district attorney for Colorado's 18th Judicial District

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Brauchler 414,532 100.0
Total votes 414,532 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Phil Weiser (D)

Former U.S. executive branch officials

State officials

Local officials

  • Jeni James Arndt, state representative; assistant majority caucus chair, District 53 (Larimer County)
  • Fiona Arnold, CEO of Mainspring Developers; former executive director of the Colorado Department of Economic Development; former chair of the Colorado Law Dean's Advisory Council
  • Bruce Brown, district attorney for Colorado's 5th judicial district (Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake, & Summit counties)
  • Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County Commissioner
  • Jeff Chostner, district attorney for Pueblo
  • Dennis Flores, Pueblo City Councilman
  • Stan Garnett, former Boulder County district attorney
  • Irene Griego, University of Colorado regent
  • Chris Hansen, state representative, district 6 (Denver County)
  • Bill Holen, Arapahoe County Commissioner
  • Nancy Jackson, Arapahoe County Commissioner #4
  • Elise Jones, Boulder County Commissioner
  • Alice Madden, former Majority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives
  • Dennis Maes, Pueblo County School Board member; former judge; practicing lawyer
  • Jeanne McQueeney, Eagle County Commissioner
  • Sean Murphy, mayor of Telluride, Colorado
  • Anthony Nunez, former Pueblo County Commissioner
  • Garrison Ortiz, Pueblo County Commissioner
  • Sal Pace, Pueblo County Commissioners
  • Joe Pelle, Boulder County Sheriff
  • Marcelina Rivera, chief of staff to superintendent of Aurora Public Schools
  • Gail Schwartz, former Colorado state senator
  • David Skaggs, former Congressman Colorado's 2nd district
  • Tracy Kraft Tharp, state representative, district 29 (Jefferson County)
  • Taylor Voss, Pueblo City School Board
  • John Walsh, former United States Attorney for Colorado

Community and civic leaders

  • Jessica Brown, partner, Gibson Dunn; former president, Colorado Women's Bar Association; former chair, Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado board of trustees
  • Maxine Burkett, law professor
  • Dan Caruso, founder, chairman, and CEO of Zayo; former chair of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network Steering Committee
  • Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States
  • Audrey Danner, owner of Mountain Connect
  • Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group; co-founder of Mobius Venture Capital
  • Franz Hardy, former chair of the CU Law Alumni Board; partner at Gordon & Rees
  • Sue Heilbronner, CEO of Mergelane
  • Amy Padden, federal prosecutor, former candidate for Colorado attorney general
  • Paul Washington, former executive director of the Denver Office of Economic Development
George Brauchler (R)
  • Bob Beauprez, former U.S. representative
  • Jim Crone, Morgan County sheriff
  • Michael McIntosh, Adams County sheriff
  • Shawn Mobley, Otero County sheriff
  • Brian Norton, Rio Grande County sheriff
  • Steve Reams, Weld County sheriff
  • Dan Rubinstein, 21st judicial district attorney
  • Jeff Shrader, Jefferson County sheriff
  • Justin Smith, Larimer County Sheriff
  • James Van Beek, Eagle County sheriff
  • Garrett Wiggins, Routt County sheriff
  • Sam Zordel, Prowers County sheriff

Organizations

  • Colorado Association of Realtors

Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Phil
Weiser (D)		 George
Brauchler (R)		 Undecided
Democratic Attorneys General Association (D) May 8–10, 2018 883 ± 3.30% 47% 35% 18%
Hypothetical polling

Joe Salazar vs. George Brauchler

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Salazar (D)		 George
Brauchler (R)		 Undecided
Democratic Attorneys General Association (D) May 8–10, 2018 883 ± 3.30% 51% 36% 13%

Results

Colorado Attorney General election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Weiser 1,285,464 51.6
Republican George Brauchler 1,124,757 45.1
Libertarian William "Bill" Robinson III 81,733 3.3
Total votes 2,491,954 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Wayne Williams was eligible to run for re-election to a second term.

Results

2018 Colorado Secretary of State election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jena Griswold 1,313,716 52.70%
Republican Wayne Williams (incumbent) 1,113,927 44.69%
Constitution Amanda Campbell 51,734 2.08%
Approval Voting Blake Huber 13,258 0.53%
Total votes 2,492,635 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

State treasurer

2018 Colorado State Treasurer election
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Nominee Dave Young Brian Watson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,292,281 1,111,641
Percentage 52.2% 44.9%
County results
Young:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Watson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
State Treasurer before election

Walker Stapleton
Republican

 Elected State Treasurer

Dave Young
Democratic

Incumbent Republican state treasurer Walker Stapleton was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term in office. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor of Colorado.

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Bernard Douthit, businessman
  • Dave Young, state representative

Eliminated at convention

  • Charles Scheibe, chief financial officer of the Colorado Department of Treasury

Disqualified

Endorsements

Dave Young (D)

Organizations

Unions

Newspapers

  • The Greeley Tribune

State senators

National figures

State representatives

Individuals

  • Brother Jeff Fard, Denver community leader
  • Jane Goff, state board of education member
  • Sal Pace, Pueblo county commissioner
  • Shakti, Lakewood city councilwoman
  • Kris Teegardin, mayor of Edgewater

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Young 359,391 67.52
Democratic Bernard Douthit 172,855 32.48
Total votes 532,246 100.0

Republican primary

Eliminated at convention

  • Brett Barkey, district attorney for Colorado's 14th judicial district
  • Brita Horn, Routt County treasurer
  • Kevin Lundberg, state senator

Declined

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian Watson 170,225 37.99
Republican Justin Everett 165,322 36.90
Republican Polly Lawrence 112,487 25.11
Total votes 448,034 100.0

General election

Results

Colorado State Treasurer election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dave Young 1,292,281 52.2
Republican Brian Watson 1,111,641 44.9
Constitution Gerald F. Kilpatrick 70,475 2.9
Total votes 2,474,397 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Colorado State Board of Education

Two seats on the seven-member State Board of Education were up for election in 2018.

District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
2 Democratic Angelika Schroeder running Democratic Angelika Schroeder 266,093 63.69%
Republican Johnny Barrett 151,727 36.31%
4 Republican Pam Mazanec not running Republican Debora Scheffel 217,225 61.04%
Democratic Tim Krug 138,649 38.96%

Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Regents of the University of Colorado

Three seats on the University of Colorado Board of Regents were up for election in 2018.

District Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
3 Republican Glen Gallegos running Republican Glen Gallegos 159,514 50.74%
Democratic Alvin Rivera 136,583 43.44%
Libertarian Michael Stapleton 18,305 5.82%
5 Republican Kyle Hybl term-limited Republican Chance Hill 189,688 61.28%
Democratic Tony Wolusky 119,866 38.72%

Source: Colorado Secretary of State

At-large seat

Incumbent Democrat Stephen Ludwig is term-limited and therefore ineligible for re-election.

Candidates

Results

Results by county
Smith:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Montera:
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
2018 University of Colorado Board of Regents at-large election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lesley Smith 1,246,318 51.95
Republican Ken Montera 1,031,993 43.02
Libertarian James Treibert 91,586 3.82
Unity Christopher Otwell 29,128 1.21
Total votes 2,399,025 100
Democratic hold

State legislature

State senate

In the 2018 elections, 17 of the 35 seats in the Colorado State Senate were on the ballot. Democrats gained two seats and a 19–16 majority, which ended Republican control of the chamber.

State house

In the 2018 elections, all 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives were up for election. The Democrats were able to expand their majority to 41–24, by gaining five seats from the Republicans.

State judiciary

Supreme Court

One justice on the Colorado Supreme Court was up for retention in 2018.

Justice Gabriel retention

Justice Richard Gabriel was appointed by governor Hickenlooper in 2015 to succeed outgoing Gregory Hobbs.

Results by county
For:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Colorado Supreme Court Justice Gabriel retention election
ChoiceVotes%
For1,497,14174.32
Against517,34725.68
Total2,014,488100.00
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Court of Appeals

The terms of five judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals were set to expire on January 7, 2019. Four of them ran for retention while judge Nancy Lichstenstein chose to retire.

Judge Dailey retention

Judge John Dailey has been serving in the court since 2000, having been appointed by governor Bill Owens.

Results by county
For:
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Dailey retention election
ChoiceVotes%
For1,476,60073.81
Against523,91226.19
Total2,000,512100.00
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Judge Freyer retention

Rebecca Freyre was appointed by governor Hickenlooper in 2015 to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of Richard Gabriel to the Supreme Court.

Results by county
For:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Freyer retention election
ChoiceVotes%
For1,495,18474.69
Against506,73425.31
Total2,001,918100.00
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Judge Harris retention

Results by county
For:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Against:
  •   50–60%

Elizabeth Harris was appointed by governor Hickenlooper in 2015 to replace outgoing James Casebolt.

Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Harris retention election
ChoiceVotes%
For1,268,53063.49
Against729,49636.51
Total1,998,026100.00
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Judge Richman retention

David Richman was appointed by governor Bill Ritter in 2008 to one of the three newly created seats following an expansion of the court.

Results by county
For:
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Richman retention election
ChoiceVotes%
For1,446,47272.89
Against537,88727.11
Total1,984,359100.00
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Ballot measures

Thirteen statewide measures appeared on the ballot in 2018.

2018 Colorado ballot measures
Name Description Votes Type
Yes % No %
Amendment A Amends the state constitution, prohibiting slavery as a punishment for a crime. 1,599,790 66.21 816,342 33.79 Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Amendment V Reduces age of qualification for legislative members from 25 to 21. 889,179 36.19 1,567,560 63.81
Amendment W Shortens language on the Colorado ballot regarding judicial retention by consolidating questions. 1,262,713 53.81 1,083,712 46.19
Amendment X Changes the definition of "industrial hemp" from a constitutional definition to a statutory definition. 1,421,630 60.64 922,597 39.36
Amendment Y Establishes an independent commission for congressional redistricting. 1,711,008 71.37 686,260 28.63
Amendment Z Establishes an independent commission for state legislative redistricting. 1,687,583 71.07 687,113 28.93
Amendment 73 Establishes income tax brackets and raises taxes to fund education. 1,137,527 46.43 1,312,331 53.57 Combined initiated constitutional amendment and state statute
Amendment 74 Requires that property owners be compensated for any reduction in property value caused by state laws or regulations. 1,139,205 46.42 1,315,182 53.58 Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment
Amendment 75 Provides that if any candidate for state office directs more than one million dollars in support of their own campaign, then every candidate for the same office in the same primary or general election may accept five times the aggregate amount of campaign contributions normally allowed. 813,861 34.04 1,576,835 65.96
Proposition 109 Authorizes bonds for transportation projects without raising taxes. 952,814 39.28 1,472,933 60.72 Citizen-initiated state statute
Proposition 110 Authorizes $6 billion in bonds to fund transportation projects, establishes the Transportation Revenue Anticipation Notes Citizen Oversight Committee, and raises the state sales tax rate from 2.9% to 3.52% for 20 years starting on January 1, 2019. 990,287 40.61 1,448,535 59.39
Proposition 111 Restricts the charges on payday loans to a yearly rate of 36%. 1,865,200 77.25 549,357 22.75
Proposition 112 Mandates minimum setbacks for new oil and gas development projects, including fracking. 1,116,738 44.88 1,371,284 55.12
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Notes

  1. ↑ With the passage of Amendment 71 (2016), constitutional amendments require 55% of the vote in order to pass.

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