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Election 2018 Results

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2018 Colorado governor election

Jared Polis (Democrat) beat Walker Stapleton (Republican) in Colorado in 2018, 53.4% to 42.8%, a margin of 10.6 points and 268,087 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2014, when John Hickenlooper won.

Republicans led in 38 of the 64 counties and Democrats in 26. The largest, Denver, cast 308,518 votes and went to the Democrat by 57.9 points. The closest was Las Animas, where 59 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jared Polis won Democratic 1,348,888 53.4%
Walker Stapleton Republican 1,080,801 42.8%
All other candidates 95,373 3.8%
Total2,525,062

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Denver 238,762 77.4% 60,151 19.5% 9,605 308,518 D+57.9
Jefferson 166,455 54.4% 127,038 41.5% 12,504 305,997 D+12.9
El Paso 109,154 39.5% 155,006 56.1% 12,132 276,292 R+16.6
Arapahoe 155,056 57.2% 106,833 39.4% 9,251 271,140 D+17.8
Larimer 98,361 54.8% 75,002 41.8% 6,273 179,636 D+13.0
Douglas 71,573 40.5% 99,123 56.1% 5,945 176,641 R+15.6
Boulder 133,116 75.5% 38,423 21.8% 4,723 176,262 D+53.7
Adams 93,449 54.6% 69,465 40.6% 8,321 171,235 D+14.0
Weld 46,653 37.2% 72,886 58.1% 5,833 125,372 R+20.9
Mesa 23,873 35.3% 41,193 61.0% 2,500 67,566 R+25.6
Pueblo 33,674 50.7% 29,545 44.5% 3,237 66,456 D+6.2
Broomfield 21,405 59.2% 13,582 37.6% 1,161 36,148 D+21.6
La Plata 15,859 55.9% 11,727 41.3% 798 28,384 D+14.6
Garfield 11,791 49.0% 11,436 47.5% 831 24,058 D+1.5
Eagle 13,802 61.8% 7,804 35.0% 720 22,326 D+26.9
Fremont 6,022 30.8% 12,574 64.2% 985 19,581 R+33.5
Montrose 5,855 30.9% 12,466 65.8% 616 18,937 R+34.9
Delta 4,817 31.8% 9,699 64.1% 610 15,126 R+32.3
Elbert 3,242 22.2% 10,859 74.3% 517 14,618 R+52.1
Summit 9,499 66.8% 4,243 29.8% 487 14,229 D+36.9
Routt 8,163 61.1% 4,787 35.8% 407 13,357 D+25.3
Teller 3,986 31.0% 8,409 65.3% 481 12,876 R+34.4
Montezuma 4,403 37.6% 6,933 59.2% 378 11,714 R+21.6
Chaffee 5,461 49.9% 5,018 45.9% 454 10,933 D+4.1
Morgan 2,844 26.7% 7,329 68.9% 460 10,633 R+42.2
Pitkin 7,244 73.7% 2,354 23.9% 232 9,830 D+49.7
Park 3,645 38.3% 5,452 57.3% 425 9,522 R+19.0
Gunnison 5,526 62.9% 2,927 33.3% 332 8,785 D+29.6
Logan 1,867 21.7% 6,349 73.9% 372 8,588 R+52.2
Grand 3,596 46.4% 3,837 49.5% 312 7,745 R+3.1
Otero 2,913 39.2% 4,076 54.8% 449 7,438 R+15.6
Archuleta 2,800 41.3% 3,736 55.1% 240 6,776 R+13.8
Las Animas 2,949 47.3% 3,008 48.2% 282 6,239 R+0.9
Alamosa 3,039 50.3% 2,696 44.6% 305 6,040 D+5.7
Moffat 946 17.6% 4,228 78.6% 203 5,377 R+61.0
Clear Creek 2,932 54.5% 2,215 41.2% 229 5,376 D+13.3
Rio Grande 1,912 38.8% 2,795 56.7% 224 4,931 R+17.9
Prowers 1,090 26.3% 2,898 69.8% 162 4,150 R+43.6
Yuma 697 17.0% 3,264 79.6% 141 4,102 R+62.6
San Miguel 3,047 74.6% 923 22.6% 115 4,085 D+52.0
Huerfano 1,798 49.8% 1,647 45.6% 166 3,611 D+4.2
Conejos 1,652 46.7% 1,756 49.6% 133 3,541 R+2.9
Gilpin 1,809 53.7% 1,407 41.8% 152 3,368 D+11.9
Ouray 1,868 58.5% 1,237 38.8% 87 3,192 D+19.8
Kit Carson 547 17.7% 2,417 78.2% 125 3,089 R+60.5
Rio Blanco 488 16.0% 2,473 81.0% 92 3,053 R+65.0
Lake 1,678 58.5% 998 34.8% 194 2,870 D+23.7
Custer 895 31.3% 1,869 65.3% 99 2,863 R+34.0
Saguache 1,529 57.3% 1,014 38.0% 127 2,670 D+19.3
Washington 294 12.3% 2,004 83.9% 91 2,389 R+71.6
Lincoln 358 17.3% 1,619 78.1% 97 2,074 R+60.8
Phillips 397 19.3% 1,583 77.0% 76 2,056 R+57.7
Baca 331 17.7% 1,454 77.6% 88 1,873 R+60.0
Bent 638 34.1% 1,094 58.5% 139 1,871 R+24.4
Costilla 1,012 62.9% 510 31.7% 87 1,609 D+31.2
Crowley 400 28.8% 888 64.0% 100 1,388 R+35.2
Sedgwick 290 24.0% 859 71.1% 60 1,209 R+47.1
Dolores 270 22.8% 868 73.3% 46 1,184 R+50.5
Cheyenne 138 14.1% 809 82.6% 33 980 R+68.5
Jackson 176 22.6% 564 72.5% 38 778 R+49.9
Kiowa 94 12.3% 638 83.2% 35 767 R+70.9
Mineral 259 43.0% 319 53.0% 24 602 R+10.0
Hinsdale 218 39.2% 318 57.2% 20 556 R+18.0
San Juan 271 60.2% 167 37.1% 12 450 D+23.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Colorado governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Jared Polis (D) D+19.1
2018 Jared Polis (D) D+10.6
2014 John Hickenlooper (D) D+3.3
2010 John Hickenlooper (D) D+39.9
2006 Bill Ritter (D) D+16.8
2002 Bill Owens (R) R+29.0
1998 Bill Owens (R) R+0.6
1994 Roy Romer (D) D+16.8
1990 Roy Romer (D) D+26.5
1986 Roy Romer (D) D+17.2
1982 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+34.0
1978 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+20.2
1974 Richard D. Lamm (D) D+7.5
1970 John A. Love (R) R+7.2
1966 John A. Love (R) R+10.5
1962 John A. Love (R) R+14.0
1958 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+16.8
1956 Stephen L.R. McNichols (D) D+2.7
1954 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+7.1
1952 Dan Thornton (R) R+14.7
1950 Dan Thornton (R) R+5.2
1948 William Lee Knous (D) D+32.7
1946 William Lee Knous (D) D+4.2
1944 John C. Vivian (R) R+4.8
1942 John C. Vivian (R) R+12.8
1940 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+9.4
1938 Ralph L. Carr (R) R+12.2
1936 Teller Ammons (D) D+10.9
1934 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+18.2
1932 Edwin C. Johnson (D) D+16.5
1930 William H. Adams (D) D+22.3
1928 Billy Adams (D) D+35.2
1926 William H. Adams (D) D+21.7
1924 Clarence J. Morley (R) R+7.9
1922 William E. Sweet (D) D+1.3
1920 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+22.4
1918 Oliver H. Shoup (R) R+4.7
1916 Julius C. Gunter (D) D+12.0
1914 George Alfred Carlson (R) R+14.5
1912 Elias M. Ammons (D) D+19.2
1910 John F. Shafroth (D) D+7.6
1908 John F. Shafroth (D) D+4.2
1906 Henry Augustus Buchtel (R) R+9.0
1904 Alva Adams (D) D+3.8
1902 James H. Peabody (R) R+3.7
1900 James Bradley Orman (D) D+10.3
1898 Charles S. Thomas (D) D+28.7
1896 Alva Adams (D) D+34.0
1894 Albert McIntire (R) R+47.3
1892 Davis Hanson Waite (other)
1890 John L. Routt (R) R+7.8
1888 Job A. Cooper (R) R+11.2
1886 Alva Adams (D) D+4.1
1884 Benjamin H. Eaton (R) R+4.7
1882 James B. Grant (D) D+4.2
1880 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.2
1878 Frederick W. Pitkin (R) R+9.7
1876 John L. Routt (R) R+3.1