2022 Colorado Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2022 Colorado Attorney General election
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Colorado Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Colorado Attorney General election
Next Year:	2026
Nominee1:	Phil Weiser
Image1:	File:AG Phil Weiser.jpg
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,349,133
Percentage1:	54.70%
Nominee2:	John Kellner
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,060,866
Percentage2:	43.01%
Country:	Colorado
Map Size:	250px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Phil Weiser
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Phil Weiser
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil Weiser, incumbent attorney general^[2]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Kellner, district attorney for the 18th district court of Colorado^{[3] [4]}

Disqualified

• Stanley Thorne^[5] (running as independent)

Declined

• Jason R. Dunn, former United States Attorney for the district of Colorado^[6]
• Mark Waller, former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district^[6]

Results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Stanley Thorne, attorney (write-in candidate)^[7]

General election

Debate

2022 Colorado Attorney General debate

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					John Kellner	Phil Weiser
1	Aug. 2, 2022	Community College of Aurora	Maisha Fields Whitney Taylor	YouTube
2	Oct. 18, 2022	KUSA (TV)	Kyle Clark Marshall Zelinger	YouTube

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[8]		November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[9]		November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Weiser (D)	John Kellner (R)	Other	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D)	October 6–11, 2022	800 (LV)	± 3.5%		44%	36%	7%	12%
					48%	41%	–	11%
The Tarrance Group (R)	August 22–25, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.1%	44%	44%	–	12%

Results

By congressional district

Weiser won 5 of 8 congressional districts.^[10]

District	Weiser	Kellner	Representative
		79%	19%		Diana DeGette
		68%	29%		Joe Neguse
		46%	51%		Lauren Boebert
		38%	60%		Ken Buck
		42%	55%		Doug Lamborn
		58%	39%		Jason Crow
	56%	42%		Ed Perlmutter (117th Congress)
			Brittany Pettersen (118th Congress)
		50%	48%		Yadira Caraveo

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

• John Kellner (R) for Attorney General
• Phil Weiser (D) for Attorney General

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luning . Ernest . Attorney General Phil Weiser launches re-election tour . www.coloradopolitics.com . 22 November 2021 . 17 September 2021.
2. Web site: Election Night Reporting .
3. Web site: Hindi . Saja . 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 . . 11 February 2022 . 27 January 2022.
4. Web site: Election Night Reporting .
5. Web site: Porter . Brian . State AG candidate disqualified from GOP ballot . www.fortmorgantimes.com . . 27 May 2022 . 12 April 2022.
6. Web site: Republicans Can't Find an Attorney General Candidate . www.coloradopols.com . 13 January 2022 . 17 December 2021.
7. Web site: Luning . Ernest . Thorne files to run for Colorado attorney general as an independent after failing to make GOP ballot . www.coloradopolitics.com . 27 May 2022.
8. Web site: Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 3, 2022 . November 3, 2022.
9. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
10. Web site: State of Colorado Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado. State of Colorado Elections Database. August 21, 2024.