Colorado Treasurer election, 2018
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- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 29[2]
- Early voting: Mail ballots available Oct. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID required for in-person voting
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Colorado Treasurer |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 20, 2018 |
| Primary: June 26, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Walker Stapleton (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Colorado |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Colorado held an election for treasurer on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 20, 2018.
Candidates and election results[edit]
General election
General election for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Brian Watson and Gerald Kilpatrick in the general election for Colorado Treasurer on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Young (D) | 52.2 | 1,292,281 |
| Brian Watson (R) | 44.9 | 1,111,641 | ||
| Gerald Kilpatrick (American Constitution Party) | 2.8 | 70,475 | ||
| Total votes: 2,474,397 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer
Dave Young defeated Bernard Douthit in the Democratic primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Young | 67.5 | 363,295 |
 | Bernard Douthit | 32.5 | 175,116 | |
| Total votes: 538,411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer
Brian Watson defeated Justin Everett and Polly Lawrence in the Republican primary for Colorado Treasurer on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brian Watson | 38.0 | 171,823 | |
 | Justin Everett | 36.9 | 167,045 | |
 | Polly Lawrence | 25.1 | 113,673 | |
| Total votes: 452,541 | |||
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State overview[edit]
Partisan control[edit]
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Colorado heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation[edit]
- The state had a split delegation (one Democrat, one Republican) in the U.S. Senate. Colorado did not hold elections for either U.S. Senate seat in 2018.
- Republicans held four of seven U.S. House seats in Colorado, and Democrats held three.
State executives[edit]
- As of May 2018, Republicans held three of 10 state executive positions. Democrats held two, and five were nonpartisan.
- The governor of Colorado was Democrat John Hickenlooper, who was term-limited and unable to run for re-election in 2018. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.
State legislature[edit]
- The Colorado state legislature was under divided control. Republicans had an 18-16 majority in the state Senate, with one Independent who caucused with the Democrats. Democrats had a 36-29 majority in the state House.
Trifecta status[edit]
- Heading into the 2018 elections, Colorado was under divided government.
2018 elections[edit]
- See also: Colorado elections, 2018
Colorado held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- All seven U.S. House seats
- Governor and lieutenant governor
- Attorney general
- Secretary of state
- Treasurer
- Seventeen of 35 seats in the state Senate
- All 65 seats in the state House of Representatives
- Two of seven seats on the state board of education
- Three of nine seats on the state board of regents
- One justice of the Colorado Supreme Court (retention election)
- Five members of the Colorado Court of Appeals (retention election)
- Local judicial offices
- Municipal elections in Adams County, Arapahoe County and El Paso County
Demographics[edit]
| Demographic data for Colorado | ||
|---|---|---|
| Colorado | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 84.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2.9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 21.1% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 90.7% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.1% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $60,629 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2017, Colorado had a population of approximately 5.6 million people, and its two largest cities were Denver (pop. est. 719,000) and Colorado Springs (pop. est. 484,000).[3][4]
State election history[edit]
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Colorado from 2000 to 2016.
Historical elections[edit]
Presidential elections, 2000-2016[edit]
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Colorado every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), Colorado 2000-2016[5] | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Hillary Clinton |
48.2% |  Donald Trump |
43.3% | 4.9% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama |
51.5% | Mitt Romney |
46.1% | 5.4% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama |
53.7% | John McCain |
44.7% | 9.0% |
| 2004 | George W. Bush |
51.7% | John Kerry |
47.0% | 4.7% |
| 2000 | George W. Bush |
50.8% | Al Gore |
42.4% | 8.4% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016[edit]
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Colorado from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), Colorado 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016[6] | Michael Bennet |
50.0% | Darryl Glenn |
44.3% | 5.7% |
| 2014[7] | Cory Gardner |
48.2% | Mark Udall |
46.3% | 1.9% |
| 2010[8] | Michael Bennet |
48.1% | Ken Buck |
46.4% | 1.7% |
| 2008[9] | Mark Udall |
52.8% | Bob Schaffer |
42.5% | 10.3% |
| 2004[10] | Ken Salazar |
50.4% | Pete Coors |
45.7% | 4.7% |
| 2002[11] | Wayne Allard |
50.1% | Tom Strickland |
45.2% | 4.9% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016[edit]
This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Colorado, and take place in even-numbered years between presidential elections.
| Election results (Governor), Colorado 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014[7] | John Hickenlooper |
49.3% | Bob Beauprez |
46.0% | 3.3% |
| 2010[8] | John Hickenlooper |
51.1% |  Tom Tancredo |
36.4% | 14.7% |
| 2006[12] | Bill Ritter |
56.0% | Bob Beauprez |
39.5% | 16.5% |
| 2002[11] | Bill Owens |
61.7% | Rollie Heath |
33.2% | 28.5% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016[edit]
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Colorado in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, Colorado 2000-2016 | |||||
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| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016[6] | 4 |
57.1% | 3 |
42.9% | R+1 |
| 2014[7] | 4 |
57.1% | 3 |
42.9% | R+1 |
| 2012[13] | 4 |
57.1% | 3 |
42.9% | R+1 |
| 2010[8] | 4 |
57.1% | 3 |
42.9% | R+1 |
| 2008[9] | 2 |
28.6% | 5 |
71.4% | D+3 |
| 2006[12] | 3 |
42.9% | 4 |
57.1% | D+1 |
| 2004[10] | 4 |
57.1% | 3 |
42.9% | R+1 |
| 2002[11] | 5 |
71.4% | 2 |
28.6% | R+3 |
| 2000[14] | 4 |
66.7% | 2 |
33.3% | R+2 |
Trifectas, 1992-2018[edit]
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
Colorado Party Control: 1992-2026
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Same-day registration was available for those voting in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers,
- ↑ Same-day registration was available for those voting in person at Voter Service and Polling Centers,
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts Colorado," accessed April 2, 2018
- ↑ World Population Review, "Population of Cities in Colorado (2018)," accessed April 2, 2018
- ↑ US Election Atlas, "United States Presidential Election Results," accessed April 2, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed April 3, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed April 3, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "2010 Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2008 Primary & 2008 General," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2003 Coordinated, 2004 Primary, & 2004 General," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2001 Coordinated, 2002 Primary, & 2002 General," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2005 Coordinated, 2006 Primary, & 2006 General," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2012 Abstract of Votes Cast," accessed April 4, 2018
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2000 Presidential, 2000 Primary, & 2000 General," accessed April 4, 2018
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