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2022 Colorado Attorney General election

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]

2022 Colorado Attorney General election
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Nominee Phil Weiser John Kellner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,349,133 1,060,866
Percentage 54.70% 43.01%
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

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Results

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

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Disqualified

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  • Stanley Thorne[6] (running as independent)

Declined

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Results

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

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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

General election

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Debate

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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 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn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

Predictions

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

Endorsements

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John Kellner (R)
Newspapers
Organizations
Phil Weiser (D)
State officials
State senators
  • All 20 Democratic state senators[14]
State representatives
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

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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

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2022 Colorado Attorney General election[23]
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

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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

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Robinson (L) with 7%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by ProgressNow Colorado, a liberal nonprofit organization.
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Republican Attorneys General Association

References

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  1. ^ Luning, Ernest (September 17, 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser launches re-election tour". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Night Reporting".
  3. ^ a b "State primary certificate – Statewide Amended Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Election Night Reporting".
  6. ^ Porter, Brian (April 12, 2022). "State AG candidate disqualified from GOP ballot". www.fortmorgantimes.com. Fort Morgan Times. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Republicans Can't Find an Attorney General Candidate". www.coloradopols.com. December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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)
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Luning, Ernest (September 15, 2022). "Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser endorsed by Cynthia Coffman, his Republican predecessor". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d "Colorado AG Phil Weiser endorsed by current, former Republican and independent officials". September 12, 2022.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "Endorsement: We need Phil Weiser to protect pregnant women and Colorado doctors". October 19, 2022.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "Certificate & Results – General Election Statewide Abstract of Votes Cast" (PDF). Colorado Secretary of State.
  24. ^ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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