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

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Declined

Results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Debate

2022 Colorado Attorney General debate
DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDemocratic
Key:
Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
John KellnerPhil Weiser
1Aug. 2, 2022Community College
of Aurora
Maisha Fields
Whitney Taylor
YouTube
2Oct. 18, 2022KUSA (TV)Kyle Clark
Marshall Zelinger
YouTube

Predictions

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

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Phil
Weiser (D)
John
Kellner (R)
OtherUndecided
Global Strategy Group (D)October 6–11, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%44%36%7%12%
48%41%11%
The Tarrance Group (R)August 22–25, 2022600 (LV)± 4.1%44%44%12%

Results

By congressional district

Weiser won 5 of 8 congressional districts.[10]

DistrictWeiserKellnerRepresentative
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

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.