Tomorrow is Election Day, Colorado. If you still haven’t voted and are looking for a quick guide to the major statewide races, the congressional races, and the 11 statewide ballot measures, we’ve got you covered.
DENVER — Ballots went out earlier this month for the Nov. 8 midterm election in Colorado, during which voters will decide on 11 statewide ballot initiatives, the state's top offices, a U.S. Senate seat, eight Congressional seats, and the balance of the state House and Senate.
Election 2022 Special: Colorado's US Senate and governor candidates GovernorJared Polis Gov. Jared Polis beat Republican Walker Stapleton by more than 10 percentage points in 2018 to win the governor’s seat, and polling released in the weeks before Election Day this year have shown he could be headed to another wide-margin victory over Republican challenger Heidi Ganahl, as he has generally led those polls by 10+ percentage points. Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera is again his running mate.
If Polis gets a second term, he says he hopes to continue to push for more affordable housing across the state and putting the state on a path to using only renewable energy by 2040 while upping the number of electric vehicles on Colorado roads. He also wants Colorado to become one of the nation’s safest states after spikes in crime during the pandemic, and says he wants to continue to push for higher pay for teachers and smaller class sizes.Election 2022 interviews: Colorado Gov.
More recently, she has focused her energy on schools and claims that Colorado children are identifying as cats, “furries,” and are using litterboxes – claims that have widely been debunked, but which come from a conservative school movement that also favors more charter schools. She acknowledges that humans play a role in causing climate change and said she would take a “more balanced” approach to renewable energy that would include producing more oil and gas in Colorado.
Bennet helped Amache get designated as a national historic site, voted in favor of the American Rescue Plan Act and infrastructure bill, voted twice to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trials.
His bid to unseat Bennet is his first foray into seeking political office and he has tried to paint himself as an outsider because of that.
O’Dea said he was opposed to the federal gun regulation bill passed by members of both parties in Congress earlier this year, which was signed into law by President Biden. That came after O’Dea said he would campaign against Trump, though he has also said he would vote for Trump in 2024 if he runs and is the Republican nominee.
DeGette defeated Neal Walia 85% - 15% in this summer’s primary. She handily won the midterm election in 2018, 74%-23% over Republican Casper Stockham. In 2020, she beat Republican Shane Bolling in the General Election 74%-24%. Jennifer Qualteri Jennifer Qualteri is an accountant who is running as a longshot Republican candidate in a district her opponent has served in the U.S. House for 13 terms.
Neguse has taken on a larger role in his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was one of the impeachment managers, along with DeGette, for former President Trump’s second impeachment trial. Neguse has raised about $2.2 million this cycle and spent $1.2 million as of Oct. 19. He has about $1.85 million cash on hand.
He says he wants to investigate the Biden administration, repeal the PATRIOT Act, put more regulatory power in the hands of Congress, add sunset clauses to all major legislation and have roll call votes for “all consequential legislation.” He calls the Inflation Reduction Act a “harmful piece of legislation.”
She was involved in pushing false election conspiracy theories that led to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Some of her votes against bills have made bigger news than legislation she has voted to pass – including votes against bills aimed at addressing the formula shortage and a bone marrow registry. She also objected to the certification of Joe Biden as the next president on Jan. 6.
Adam Frisch Adam Frisch is a former Aspen City Council member and businessman who is trying to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert in the 3rd Congressional District, which got more conservative during redistricting according to an average of statewide elections since 2016. He has also talked about wanting to push for more renewable energy in Colorado but said he is supportive of the oil and gas and coal industries on the Western Slope.
Buck was the Weld County District Attorney before he became a congressman and unsuccessfully ran against Michael Bennet in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. He sits on the House Foreign Affairs and Judiciary Committee and is the ranking member on the Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law subcommittee.
Six other measures Buck cosponsored have become law over the past two years. In total, 20 measures he cosponsored passed at least one chamber during the 117th Congress. On his website, McCorkle lists 20 policy areas he’d like to focus on, including agriculture, climate, the military and veterans, campaign finance reform, health care and more.
Before this year, he last faced a primary challenger in 2018, when he beat Darryl Glenn, Owen Hill, Bill Rhea and Tyler Stevens, before defeating Stephany Rose Spaulding in the General Election by more than 17 percentage points. Since taking office in 2007, Lamborn has sponsored four pieces of legislation that have become law, two of which involved designating post offices and a VA outpatient clinic.
After serving as one of the impeachment managers during former President Trump’s first impeachment trial, Crow’s second term has also been marked by his response to several major events. He became one of the major voices in the push to impeach Trump a second time after the events of Jan. 6, when he was one of the lawmakers trapped in the House chambers initially.
Steven Monahan Steven Monahan is a Navy veteran who ran unopposed in the Republican primary in the district, which leans Democratic after redistricting. She won election to the Senate in 2018 by more than 16 percentage points and served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013 to 2018 prior to that.
She said she also wants to work on implementing more gun safety laws, focus heavily on things that can address the changing climate, and build off the Inflation Reduction Act’s investments in Colorado’s water and climate. Aadland has said the 2020 election was “rigged” but more recently acknowledged that President Biden won the election, and has focused on inflation, crime and fentanyl as among his top issues he says he wants to address if he is elected.
She and Barbara Kirkmeyer are squaring off in what has been the most closely watched race in Colorado this year — both in terms of how close the margins are expected to be among Coloradans, but also in terms of how much national money has been spent on the race as the two parties fight for control of the House.
Caraveo says Congress’ top priority should be making life more affordable for Americas and Coloradans and is supportive of most aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act concerning lower drug prices, investments in renewable energy, and lowering health care premiums. As a senator, Kirkmeyer serves on the Senate Education, Health and Human Services, and Local Government committees. She was the prime sponsor, along with Democrats at times, of several bills signed by the governor, including one further funding special education services, another regarding programs for youth in out-of-home placements who have disabilities, and others concerning education, oil and gas property taxes, and government organization.
She said she thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together on immigration reform and drug trafficking, and says she both wants to secure the border and make a plan to allow DACA recipients a path to citizenship.Kirkmeyer has raised about $1.1 million since July 2021 and spent $832,000. As of Oct. 19, she had about $312,000 cash on hand.
Griswold has also faced numerous criminal threats, including one that led to an 18-month prison sentence for a Nebraska man in one of the first federal prosecutions for a new task force aimed at protecting election workers in the face of threats. She handily won the Republican primary in June over Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, the election conspiracy theorist who is under indictment in connection to an election security breach last year, and Mike O’Donnell, garnering nearly 44% of the total vote in a primary that centered on whether to vote for a candidate entrenched in “The Big Lie” or one who does not believe there were improprieties in the 2020 election, as is the case with Anderson.
Bennett Rutledge — Libertarian PartyAttorney GeneralPhil Weiser In his four years as attorney general, Phil Weiser has overseen the wide range of duties of the office, from Supreme Court cases regarding discrimination laws, to a host of consumer protection issues and lawsuits, to investigations into the Aurora Police Department, work on water and air quality policy and lawsuits, securing opioid settlement money that will go toward drug prevention and treatment programs, defending the DACA...
As of mid-October, Weiser had raised $4.4 million and spent $3.7 million. He had $791,000 cash on hand as of Oct. 12. Kellner says though the job is wide-ranging, he believes his top priority if he elected is trying to reduce Colorado’s rising crime rates as the state’s top law enforcement officer. As treasurer, Young is responsible for overseeing the state’s investments and is a board member of PERA, the public pension plan. He also advises on state financial issues and implements programs passed by the legislature.
Lang Sias Lang Sias is a former state representative for District 27 from 2015 to 2019 and was Walker Stapleton’s running mate in the 2018 governor’s race, which they lost. He had about double the cash on hand Young does as of Oct. 12, with $121,000 in the coffers. He has raised $178,000 and spent $52,000.Anthony J. Delgado — Libertarian PartyThe 11 Statewide Ballot QuestionsIn our ballot question guide, you’ll find information about all 11 ballot measures you’ll be voting on. You can find more about each issue by clicking on the name of each issue or the links below to read our full stories about each measure.
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