A general election was held in the
U.S. state
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of
Colorado
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on November 6, 2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the
United States House of Representatives
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were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election, leaving the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide office held by a Republican.
Governor and lieutenant governor
Incumbent Democratic
Governor
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John Hickenlooper
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was term-limited. Incumbent Democratic
Lieutenant Governor
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Donna Lynne
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ran for governor, but was eliminated in the Democratic primary on June 26, 2018.
Results
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican
attorney general
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Cynthia Coffman ran for governor, but was eliminated at the state Republican party convention in April.
Democratic primary
Declared
*
Joe Salazar
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, state representative
*
Phil Weiser
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, former dean of the
University of Colorado Law School
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Campaign suspended
* Michael Dougherty, district attorney for Colorado's Twentieth Judicial District
* Amy Padden, federal prosecutor
* Brad Levin, attorney
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Declared
* George Brauchler, district attorney for Colorado's 18th Judicial District
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Joe Salazar vs. George Brauchler
Results
Secretary of state
Incumbent Republican
Secretary of State Wayne Williams
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was eligible to run for re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Declared
* Jena Griswold, lawyer and small business owner
Eliminated at convention
* Phillip Villard
Withdrawn
* Gabriel McArthur
Results
Republican primary
Declared
* Wayne Williams, incumbent Secretary of State of Colorado
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Results
State treasurer
Incumbent Republican
state treasurer
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Walker Stapleton
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was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term in office. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for
Governor of Colorado
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.
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
*
Steve Lebsock
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, state representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
*
Justin Everett, state representative
*
Polly Lawrence, state representative
*
Brian Watson, businessman
Eliminated at convention
* Brita Horn,
Routt County
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P ...
treasurer
* Brett Barkey, district attorney for Colorado's 14th judicial district
*
Kevin Lundberg
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, state senator
Declined
*
Owen Hill
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, state senator (
running for CO-05)
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* Tim Kauffman, Jefferson County Treasurer][
* Nic Morse, nominee for CO-02 in ]2016
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Results
General election
Results
Colorado State Board of Education
Two seats on the seven-member State Board of Education were up for election in 2018. These included the 2nd district seat currently held by Democrat Angelika Schroeder and the 4th district seat held by Republican Pam Mazanec.
State Board of Education member, Congressional District 2
Results
State Board of Education member, Congressional District 4
Results
Regents of the University of Colorado
Three seats on the nine-member University of Colorado Board of Regents
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were up for election in 2018. These included the at-large seat currently held by Democrat Stephen C. Ludwig, the 3rd district seat held by Republican Glen Gallegos, and the 5th district seat held by Republican Kyle Hybl.
Declared
At-Large
* Christopher E. Otwell (Unity)
* Ken Montera (Republican)
Eliminated at convention
* Jason Robinson (Democrat)
* Chantell Taylor (Democrat)
Results
CU Regent At-Large
CU Regent District 3
Results
CU Regent District 5
* Chance Hill (Republican)
* Tony Wolusky (Democrat)
Results
State legislature
State senate
In the 2018 elections
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Africa
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, 17 of the 35 seats in the Colorado State Senate
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were on the ballot. Democrats gained two seats and a 19-16 majority, which ended Republican
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control of the chamber.
State house
In the 2018 elections
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Africa
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, all 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives
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were up for election. Democrats were able to expand their majority to 41-24, due to gaining five seats from the Republicans.
United States House of Representatives
All of Colorado's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives
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were up for election in 2018.
District 20 District Attorney
General election candidates
* Michael Dougherty, district attorney for Colorado's Twentieth Judicial District
Democratic primary
* Michael Dougherty, district attorney for Colorado's Twentieth Judicial District
References
External links
Candidates
at Vote Smart
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Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance
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;Official Attorney General campaign websites
George Brauchler (R) for Attorney GeneralPhil Weiser (D) for Attorney General
;Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Jena Griswold (D) for Secretary of StateWayne Williams (R) for Secretary of State
;Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Brian Watson (R) for State TreasurerDave Young (D) for State Treasurer
;Official State Board of Education district 2 campaign websites
Johnny Barrett (R) for State Board
Angelika Schroeder (D) for State Board
;Official State Board of Education district 4 campaign websites
Debora Scheffel (R) for State Board
;Official Regents of the University of Colorado at-large campaign websites
Ken Montera (R) for CU RegentLesley Smith (D) for CU Regent
;Official Regents of the University of Colorado district 3 campaign websites
Glen Gallegos (R) for CU RegentAlvin Rivera (D) for CU Regent
;Official Regents of the University of Colorado district 5 campaign websites
Chance Hill (R) for CU RegentTony Wolusky (D) for CU Regent
;Official district 20 District Attorney campaign websites
Michael Dougherty (D) for District Attorney
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Colorado
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