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Phil Weiser (D) defeated George Brauchler (R) and William Robinson III (L) in the November 6, 2018, general election for attorney general of Colorado.
Incumbent Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (R) did not run for re-election.
The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) spent $1.7 million on ads supporting Brauchler through September 20, 2018. This was the most that RAGA had spent in a state in 2018 at that time. As of the 2018 election, Republicans had held the office since 2005.
Other statewide elections had gone to Democrats in the years leading up to the 2018 election. At the time, Colorado had elected Democratic governors since 2007, and the Democratic presidential candidate won the state in 2008, 2012, and 2016.
Governing rated this race as one of six Toss-up attorney general elections in 2018.
As a result of the 2018 elections, Democrats gained a triplex (control of the governorship, attorney general office, and secretary of state office) in Colorado. The attorney general and secretary of state offices had been held by Republicans in 2018.
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In the 2014 attorney general election, Cynthia Coffman (R) defeated Don Quick (D).
Attorney General of Colorado, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Cynthia Coffman |
51.4% | 1,002,626 | |
| Democratic | Don Quick | 42.4% | 826,182 | |
| Libertarian | David K. Williams | 6.2% | 120,745 | |
| Total Votes | 1,949,553 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Colorado Attorney General, 2010
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Suthers Incumbent |
56.3% | 960,995 | |
| Democratic | Stan Garnett | 43.7% | 744,601 | |
| Total Votes | 1,705,596 | |||
| Election results Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Colorado Attorney General, 2006
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Suthers |
52.4% | 789,034 | |
| Democratic | Fern O'Brien | 43.4% | 652,268 | |
| Libertarian | Dwight K. Harding | 4.2% | 63,122 | |
| Total Votes | 1,504,424 | |||
Colorado Attorney General, 2002
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Salazar Incumbent |
57.9% | 803,200 | |
| Republican | Marti Allbright | 37.7% | 522,281 | |
| Green | Alison "Sunny" Maynard | 2.5% | 35,301 | |
| Libertarian | Dwight K. Harding | 1.9% | 26,023 | |
| Total Votes | 1,386,805 | |||
Demographic data for Colorado
| Colorado | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Total population: | 5,448,819 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 103,642 | 3,531,905 |
| Gender | ||
| Female: | 49.8% | 50.8% |
| 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) for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Colorado. | ||
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).
