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2018 Colorado Attorney General election|
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County results
Precinct results 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 |
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The 2018 Colorado Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next
attorney general of
Colorado.
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]
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]
Candidate
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Total Raw Votes
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Percentage of Vote Won (%)
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Phil Weiser
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1,805
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52.87
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Joe Salazar
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1,249
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36.59
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Amy Padden
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360
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10.55
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Primary results
Weiser narrowly defeated Salazar by a 50.43% to 49.57% margin.
[10]
Democratic Primary Results by County
Libertarian nomination
Attorney William F. Robinson, III was the
Libertarian nominee.
[11]
General election
Supporters of Weiser at a rally
Weiser won the general election by a 6.5%
margin of victory.
[12]
[13]
References
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"Hickenlooper, in extraordinary move, endorses Phil Weiser in Democratic primary for Colorado attorney general". The Denver Post. June 18, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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^ Luning, Ernest.
"Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Salazar in Democratic attorney general's race". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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^ Luning, Ernest.
"Democrat Joe Salazar endorsed by Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution group for attorney general". Colorado Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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