2014 Colorado Attorney General election

2014 Colorado Attorney General election
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Nominee Cynthia Coffman Don Quick David Williams
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 1,002,626 826,182 120,745
Percentage 51.4% 42.4% 6.2%
Coffman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Quick:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election

John Suthers
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Cynthia Coffman
Republican

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The 2014 Colorado Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Colorado. Incumbent Republican Attorney General John Suthers was term-limited form seeking a third consecutive term. Republican nominee Chief Deputy Attorney General Cynthia Coffman defeated Democratic nominee former deputy attorney general Don Quick with 51.4% of the vote.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Coffman 321,062 100.00%
Total votes 321,062 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Don Quick, former deputy attorney general and former District Attorney from the Seventeenth Judicial District[7]

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Quick 196,645 100.00%
Total votes 196,645 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Cynthia
Coffman (R) 		Don
Quick (D) 		David
Williams (L) 		Undecided
Public Policy Polling November 1–2, 2014 739 ± 3.6% 50% 37% 5% 9%
SurveyUSA October 27–29, 2014 618 ± 4% 45% 38% 6% 11%
Suffolk University October 18–21, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 42% 31% 8% 19%
Public Policy Polling October 16–19, 2014 778 ± 3.5% 46% 32% 7% 15%
Gravis Marketing October 16, 2014 695 ± 4% 44% 32% 11% 13%
Suffolk University September 9–16, 2014 500 ± 4.4% 40% 30% 5% 25%
Public Policy Polling July 17–20, 2014 653 ± 3.8% 38% 29% — 32%
Gravis Marketing July 8–10, 2014 1,106 ± 3% 42% 38% 9% 11%

Results

2014 Colorado Attorney General election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cynthia Coffman 1,002,626 51.43%
Democratic Don Quick 826,182 42.38%
Libertarian David Williams 120,745 6.19%
Total votes 1,949,553 100.00%
Republican hold

By congressional district

Coffman won 5 of 7 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[10]

District Coffman Quick Williams Representative
1st 33% 61% 6% Diana DeGette
2nd 44% 50% 6% Jared Polis
3rd 56% 38% 6% Scott Tipton
4th 65% 29% 6% Corey Gardner (113th Congress)
Ken Buck (114th Congress)
5th 65% 29% 6% Doug Lamborn
6th 52% 42% 6% Mike Coffman
7th 47% 45% 7% Ed Perlmutter

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Kurtis Lee (April 14, 2014). "Cynthia Coffman amasses 69 percent of GOP delegate support, almost keeps Mark Waller off ballot". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  3. ^ Eli Stokols (April 28, 2014). "Waller ends campaign for attorney general, calls for GOP to unify behind Coffman". KDVR. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ken Buck Drops Senate Bid to Run for Cory Gardner's Seat". Roll Call. February 26, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Lynn Bartels (June 23, 2013). "Republican Mario Nicolais thinks he's the candidate to unseat Democrat Andy Kerr". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Official Colorado Secretary of State Results". Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  7. ^ Ivan Moreno (February 11, 2014). "Gay Marriage Emerges As Issue In Colorado's Attorney General Race". CBS Denver. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  8. ^ Lynn Bartels (June 24, 2013). "Sen. Morgan Carroll says "no" to AG's race". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Lynn Bartels (November 7, 2012). "And now, onto 2014 and the race for Colorado attorney general". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  10. ^ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2014 Nov 4 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Retrieved October 7, 2024.