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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]

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2022 Colorado Attorney General election
← 2018
November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08)
2026 →
 
Nominee Phil Weiser John Kellner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,349,133 1,060,866
Percentage 54.74% 43.04%
Weiser:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Kellner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      No votes
Attorney General before election

Phil Weiser
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Phil Weiser
Democratic

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Phil Weiser (incumbent) 504,071 100.0%
Total votes 504,071 100.0%
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

  • Stanley Thorne[6] (running as independent)

Declined

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kellner 504,631 100.0%
Total votes 504,631 100.0%
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Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Stanley Thorne, attorney (write-in candidate)[8]

General election

Debate

More information No., Date ...
2022 Colorado Attorney General debate
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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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
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Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] Leans D November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[10] Likely D November 1, 2022
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Endorsements

John Kellner (R)

Newspapers

Organizations

Phil Weiser (D)

State officials

State senators

  • All 20 Democratic state senators[14]

State representatives

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Phil
Weiser (D)		 John
Kellner (R)		 Other Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D)[23][A] October 6–11, 2022 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 44% 36% 7%[b] 12%
48% 41% – 11%
The Tarrance Group (R)[24][B] August 22–25, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.1% 44% 44% – 12%
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
2022 Colorado Attorney General election[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Phil Weiser (incumbent) 1,349,133 54.74% +3.16%
Republican John Kellner 1,060,866 43.04% −2.10%
Libertarian William F. Robinson III 54,557 2.21% −1.07%
Total votes 2,464,556 100.0%
Democratic hold
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By county

More information County, Phil Weiser Democratic ...
County Phil Weiser
Democratic		 John Kellner
Republican		 William F. Robinson III
Libertarian
# % # % # %
Adams 91,442 55.75% 68,357 41.68% 4,214 2.57%
Alamosa 2,945 50.11% 2,806 47.75% 126 2.14%
Arapahoe 148,940 58.91% 96,549 38.98% 5,342 2.11%
Archuleta 3,243 42.16% 4,247 55.21% 202 2.63%
Baca 276 16.46% 1,360 81.10% 41 2.44%
Bent 578 32.11% 1,177 65.39% 45 2.50%
Boulder 125,025 77.15% 34,081 21.03% 2,945 1.82%
Broomfield 22,967 62.29% 13,182 35.75% 725 1.97%
Chaffee 6,364 54.81% 4,976 42.86% 270 2.33%
Cheyenne 106 11.86% 771 86.24% 17 1.90%
Clear Creek 2,876 56.43% 2,051 40.24% 170 3.34%
Conejos 1,594 47.29% 1,735 51.47% 42 1.25%
Costilla 1,084 66.42% 510 31.25% 38 2.33%
Crowley 358 27.29% 908 69.21% 46 3.51%
Custer 974 29.78% 2,215 67.72% 82 2.51%
Delta 5,136 32.75% 10,179 64.90% 368 2.35%
Denver 221,964 79.18% 53,321 19.02% 5,035 1.80%
Dolores 297 23.48% 925 73.12% 43 3.40%
Douglas 80,862 43.22% 102,683 54.89% 3,535 1.89%
Eagle 13,348 61.55% 7,851 36.20% 489 2.25%
El Paso 116,688 42.03% 153,731 55.37% 7,205 2.60%
Elbert 3,556 22.31% 12,068 75.73% 312 1.96%
Fremont 6,264 31.60% 13,066 65.92% 492 2.48%
Garfield 12,175 50.89% 11,113 46.45% 638 2.67%
Gilpin 1,835 54.89% 1,394 41.70% 114 3.41%
Grand 3,724 47.88% 3,844 49.43% 209 2.69%
Gunnison 5,717 64.01% 2,967 33.22% 248 2.78%
Hinsdale 204 41.55% 270 54.99% 17 3.46%
Huerfano 1,917 50.78% 1,766 46.78% 92 2.44%
Jackson 126 19.09% 513 77.73% 21 3.18%
Jefferson 171,279 57.77% 119,011 40.14% 6,188 2.09%
Kiowa 104 14.13% 620 84.24% 12 1.63%
Kit Carson 441 15.13% 2,424 83.16% 50 1.72%
La Plata 17,259 59.04% 11,265 38.54% 707 2.42%
Lake 1,694 58.43% 1,093 37.70% 112 3.86%
Larimer 98,518 56.32% 72,402 41.39% 3,994 2.28%
Las Animas 3,073 47.02% 3,326 50.90% 136 2.08%
Lincoln 353 16.95% 1,675 80.45% 54 2.59%
Logan 1,791 22.31% 6,041 75.25% 196 2.44%
Mesa 27,657 38.44% 42,369 58.88% 1,929 2.68%
Mineral 286 42.50% 369 54.83% 18 2.67%
Moffat 1,000 18.73% 4,207 78.78% 133 2.49%
Montezuma 4,859 39.44% 7,175 58.24% 285 2.31%
Montrose 7,054 34.45% 13,021 63.59% 400 1.95%
Morgan 2,515 25.15% 7,265 72.65% 220 2.20%
Otero 2,751 38.69% 4,178 58.76% 181 2.55%
Ouray 2,087 59.61% 1,345 38.42% 69 1.97%
Park 4,107 41.61% 5,475 55.47% 288 2.92%
Phillips 324 17.09% 1,526 80.49% 46 2.43%
Pitkin 6,785 73.26% 2,277 24.58% 200 2.16%
Prowers 1,052 24.95% 3,077 72.97% 88 2.09%
Pueblo 33,282 50.34% 31,285 47.32% 1,544 2.34%
Rio Blanco 465 15.51% 2,463 82.13% 71 2.37%
Rio Grande 2,047 42.17% 2,693 55.48% 114 2.35%
Routt 8,252 61.60% 4,832 36.07% 313 2.34%
Saguache 1,530 55.88% 1,132 41.34% 76 2.78%
San Juan 343 65.46% 171 32.63% 10 1.91%
San Miguel 2,991 74.91% 892 22.34% 110 2.75%
Sedgwick 255 22.95% 826 74.35% 30 2.70%
Summit 9,295 67.04% 4,202 30.31% 367 2.65%
Teller 4,216 31.45% 8,866 66.14% 323 2.41%
Washington 296 12.70% 1,981 85.02% 53 2.27%
Weld 47,978 37.90% 75,572 59.70% 3,040 2.40%
Yuma 609 15.70% 3,194 82.32% 77 1.98%
Totals1,349,13354.74%1,060,86643.04%54,5772.21%
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Weiser won five of eight congressional districts.[26]

More information District, Weiser ...
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
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. [b]
    Robinson (L) with 7%

Partisan clients

  1. [A]
    This poll was sponsored by ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal nonprofit organization.
  2. [B]
    This poll was sponsored by the Republican Attorneys General Association.

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