A general election was held in the

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on November 4, 2014. All of Colorado's executive officers were up for election as well as a

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seat and all of Colorado's seven seats in the

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s were held on June 24, 2014.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Democratic

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and his

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Joseph García ran for re-election to a second term in office. They were unopposed for the Democratic nomination In Colorado, gubernatorial candidates pick their running mates and they are elected on the same ticket. The Republicans nominee was former U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006

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, whose running mate was Douglas County

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Jill Repella. He defeated Secretary of State of Colorado

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, former Minority Leader of the Colorado Senate

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and former U.S. Representative and Constitution Party nominee for governor in 2010

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in the primary election. Libertarian Matthew Hess and his running mate Brandon Young, Greens Bill Bartlett and Harry Hempy and Independents Mike Dunafon, Mayor of

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, and Jim Rundberg also ran.

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican

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was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. As of , this was the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of Colorado.

Republican primary

The Republican nominee was Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman, wife of U.S. Representative

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. Mark Waller, former Minority Leader of the

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, 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. On April 28, Waller announced that he was withdrawing from the race.

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and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010

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was a speculated Republican candidate, but he declined in order to run for the U.S. Senate, later dropping down to run for

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. Attorney Mario Nicolais was also speculated to run, but he also declined to do so. He instead ran for the State Senate.

Democratic primary

The Democratic nominee was former Deputy Attorney General and former

from the Seventeenth Judicial District Don Quick. 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.

General election

Polling

Results

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State

did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran unsuccessfully for governor. As of , this was the last time a Republican was elected Secretary of State of Colorado.

Republican primary

El Paso County Clerk & Recorder Wayne W. Williams was the Republican nominee. Arapahoe County

Nancy Doty considered running, but decided against it.

Democratic primary

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of the

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was the Democratic nominee. 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, though it was unclear if he was continuing in the race after Neguse entered in June 2013. Gordon died of a heart attack in December 2013. Former State Senator Angela Giron also considered running for the Democratic nomination, but she decided against it.

American Constitution primary

Amanda Campbell, the

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nominee for the State House in 2008 and for secretary of state in 2010 ran again.

General election

Polling

Results

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election to a second term in office. As of , this was the last time a Republican was elected Colorado state treasurer.

Republican primary

Stapleton was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative and former Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the

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was the Democratic nominee. Pat Quinn, the outgoing Mayor of Broomfield, had also declared his candidacy in June 2013, but he withdrew from the race in November 2013.

General election

Polling

* * Internal poll for the Pat Quinn campaign

Results

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic Senator

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unsuccessfully ran for re-election to a second term in office. U.S. Representative

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was the Republican nominee, businessman Gaylon Kent was the Libertarian nominee, Unity Party of America founder and National Chairman Bill Hammons is the Unity Party nominee, and neurosurgeon and conservative activist Steve Shogan ran as an Independent.

United States House of Representatives

All of Colorado's seven seats in the

were up for election in 2014.

References

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