2022 Colorado Attorney General election
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The 2022 Colorado Attorney General election was held on Tuesday, November 8, to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent attorney general Phil Weiser won re-election to a second term, improving on his 2018 results.[1]
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Phil Weiser, incumbent attorney general[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Weiser (incumbent) | 504,071 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 504,071 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Kellner, district attorney for the 18th district court of Colorado[4][5]
Disqualified
[edit]- Stanley Thorne[6] (running as independent)
Declined
[edit]- Jason R. Dunn, former United States Attorney for the district of Colorado[7]
- Mark Waller, former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district[7]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Kellner | 504,631 | 100.0% | |
| Total votes | 504,631 | 100.0% | ||
Independents
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Stanley Thorne, attorney (write-in candidate)[8]
General election
[edit]Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| John Kellner | Phil Weiser | |||||
| 1 | Aug. 2, 2022 | Community College of Aurora | Maisha Fields Whitney Taylor | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 18, 2022 | KUSA (TV) | Kyle Clark Marshall Zelinger | YouTube | P | P |
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Leans D | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[10] | Likely D | November 1, 2022 |
Endorsements
[edit]John Kellner (R)
Phil Weiser (D)
- State officials
- Bernie Buescher, former Secretary of State of Colorado (2009–2011)[14]
- Cynthia Coffman, former attorney general (2015–2019) (Republican)[15]
- Rebecca Love Kourlis, former Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (1995–2006)[16]
- Donna Lynne, former lieutenant governor of Colorado (2016–2019)[14]
- Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado (2019–present)[14]
- Dianne Primavera, lieutenant governor of Colorado (2019–)[14]
- Bill Ritter, former governor of Colorado (2007–2011)[14]
- Roy Romer, former governor of Colorado (1987–1999)[14]
- Dave Young, Colorado State Treasurer (2019–)[14]
- State senators
- All 20 Democratic state senators[14]
- State representatives
- Don Coram, incumbent state representative for the 6th district (Republican)[17]
- Russell George, former Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives (1999–2000) (Republican)[16]
- Cole Wist, former state representative for the 37th district (Independent)[16]
- Rob Witwer, former state representative for the 25th district (Republican)[16]
- All 61 Democratic state representatives[14]
- Organizations
- End Citizens United[18]
- Everytown for Gun Safety[19]
- Let America Vote[18]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[20]
- Newspapers
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Phil Weiser (D) | John Kellner (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D)[A] | October 6–11, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 44% | 36% | 7%[b] | 12% |
| 48% | 41% | – | 11% | ||||
| The Tarrance Group (R)[B] | August 22–25, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 44% | 44% | – | 12% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phil Weiser (incumbent) | 1,349,133 | 54.70% | +3.12% | |
| Republican | John Kellner | 1,060,866 | 43.01% | −2.13% | |
| Libertarian | William F. Robinson III | 54,557 | 2.21% | −1.07% | |
| Independent | Stanley Thorne (write-in) | 1,772 | 0.07% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,466,328 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Weiser won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[24]
| District | Weiser | Kellner | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 79% | 19% | Diana DeGette |
| 2nd | 68% | 29% | Joe Neguse |
| 3rd | 46% | 51% | Lauren Boebert |
| 4th | 38% | 60% | Ken Buck |
| 5th | 42% | 55% | Doug Lamborn |
| 6th | 58% | 39% | Jason Crow |
| 7th | 56% | 42% | Ed Perlmutter (117th Congress) |
| Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress) | |||
| 8th | 50% | 48% | Yadira Caraveo |
Notes
[edit]- Partisan clients
References
[edit]- ^ Luning, Ernest (September 17, 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser launches re-election tour". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting".
- ^ a b "State primary certificate – Statewide Amended Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ Hindi, Saja (January 27, 2022). "Arapahoe County District Attorney John Kellner, a Republican who was accused of arson while in law school, has announced his decision to run against Democratic incumbent Attorney General Phil Weiser". www.denverpost.com. The Denver Post. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ "Election Night Reporting".
- ^ Porter, Brian (April 12, 2022). "State AG candidate disqualified from GOP ballot". www.fortmorgantimes.com. Fort Morgan Times. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Republicans Can't Find an Attorney General Candidate". www.coloradopols.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ Luning, Ernest. "Thorne files to run for Colorado attorney general as an independent after failing to make GOP ballot". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Crime fighter John Kellner for Colorado AG". The Gazette. October 2, 2022. Archived from the original on April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Grades & Endorsements". nrapvf.org. NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Fish, Sandra (October 20, 2022). "Where Phil Weiser and John Kellner, Colorado's attorney general candidates, stand on the issues". The Colorado Sun. Archived from the original on October 20, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
The National Rifle Association has endorsed Kellner
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Luning, Ernest (September 24, 2021). "Weiser picks up endorsements from nearly every Democrat holding state office". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (September 15, 2022). "Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser endorsed by Cynthia Coffman, his Republican predecessor". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Colorado AG Phil Weiser endorsed by current, former Republican and independent officials". September 12, 2022.
- ^ Tackett, Megan (October 17, 2022). "Frisch racks up unlikely endorsements". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
Rather than throw his support behind his party's candidate, however, Coram gave his endorsement to Frisch (as well as Democrat Attorney General Phil Weiser) in an Oct. 10 letter cited in a Newsweek article written about the development.
- ^ a b Luning, Ernest (August 4, 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser lands endorsement from Democratic-aligned election reform group". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Jared Polis for Governor, Dianne Primavera for Lieutenant Governor, Phil Weiser for Attorney General, Jena Griswold for Secretary of State". Everytown for Gun Safety. June 24, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Reproductive Freedom Champions for Attorney General in Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin" (25 January 2022). www.prochoiceamerica.org. NARAL Pro-Choice America. January 25, 2022. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: We need Phil Weiser to protect pregnant women and Colorado doctors". October 19, 2022.
- ^ "ENDORSEMENT: Weiser makes a winning case for his 2nd term; Kellner raises objections for the wrong job". Sentinel Colorado. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "Certificate & Results – General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
- ^ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites
