2018 Colorado Attorney General election

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

2018 Colorado Attorney General election

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Nominee Phil Weiser George Brauchler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,285,464 1,124,757
Percentage 51.6% 45.1%

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

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

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

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

Democratic primary

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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

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

Candidate Total Raw Votes Percentage of Vote Won (%)
Phil Weiser 1,805 52.87
Joe Salazar 1,249 36.59
Amy Padden 360 10.55

Primary results

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

 
Democratic Primary Results by County
  Weiser
  •   50–60%
  Salazar
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Tie
  •   50%
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

Libertarian nomination

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

General election

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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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Weiser 1,285,464 51.6
Republican George Brauchler 1,124,757 45.1
Libertarian William F. Robinson, III 81,733 3.3
Total votes 2,491,954 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by congressional district

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Weiser won 4 of 7 congressional districts.[14]

District Brauchler Weiser Representative
1st 26% 72% Diana DeGette
2nd 37% 60% Joe Neguse
3rd 52% 45% Scott Tipton
4th 60% 37% Ken Buck
5th 59% 37% Doug Lamborn
6th 45% 52% Jason Crow
7th 41% 55% Ed Perlmutter

References

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  1. ^ Paul, Jesse; Frank, John (November 8, 2017). "Cynthia Coffman is running for governor of Colorado, adding to long list of GOP primary candidates". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Colorado Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "George Brauchler". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "CO Attorney General – R Primary". Our Campaigns. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hickenlooper, in extraordinary move, endorses Phil Weiser in Democratic primary for Colorado attorney general". The Denver Post. June 18, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Luning, Ernest. "Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Salazar in Democratic attorney general's race". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Luning, Ernest. "Democrat Joe Salazar endorsed by Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution group for attorney general". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Colorado Democratic Assembly Results". Colorado Pols. April 13, 2018. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "CO Attorney General – D State Assembly". Our Campaigns. December 1, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  10. ^ "CO Attorney General – D Primary". Our Campaigns. July 24, 2018. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "Robinson, III, William F." Our Campaigns. September 22, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  12. ^ "CO Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 3, 2018. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. February 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 18, 2024.