2014 Colorado Attorney General election
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November 4, 2014
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  Coffman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Quick: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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] As of 2026, this is the last time a Republican was elected Attorney General of Colorado.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Cynthia Coffman, Chief Deputy Attorney General and wife of U.S. Representative Mike Coffman[2]
Withdrew
[edit]- Mark Waller, former Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives[3]
Declined
[edit]- Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (ran for senate, then for U.S. House)[4]
- Mario Nicolais, attorney (ran for state senate)[5]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Cynthia Coffman | 321,062 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 321,062 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Don Quick, former deputy attorney general and former District Attorney from the Seventeenth Judicial District[7]
Declined
[edit]- Morgan Carroll, President of the Colorado Senate[8]
- Stan Garnett, district attorney and Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2010[9]
- Mitch Morrissey, district attorney[9]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Quick | 196,645 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 196,645 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Coffman won five of seven 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% | Cory 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
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Official Results November 4, 2014 General Election". Colorado Secretary of State. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Eli Stokols (April 28, 2014). "Waller ends campaign for attorney general, calls for GOP to unify behind Coffman". KDVR. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Official Colorado Secretary of State Results". Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ Ivan Moreno (February 11, 2014). "Gay Marriage Emerges As Issue In Colorado's Attorney General Race". CBS Denver. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ Lynn Bartels (June 24, 2013). "Sen. Morgan Carroll says "no" to AG's race". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- 1 2 Lynn Bartels (November 7, 2012). "And now, onto 2014 and the race for Colorado attorney general". The Denver Post. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ "State of Colorado Elections Database » 2014 Nov 4 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Colorado". State of Colorado Elections Database. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.