2010 Colorado gubernatorial election

2010 Colorado gubernatorial election

November 2, 2010
 
Nominee John Hickenlooper Tom Tancredo Dan Maes
Party Democratic Constitution Republican
Running mate Joe Garcia Pat Miller Tambor Williams
Popular vote 915,436 652,376 199,792
Percentage 51.05% 36.38% 11.14%

Hickenlooper:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tancredo:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Maes:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      30–40%      40–50%      No Data

Governor before election

Bill Ritter
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Hickenlooper
Democratic

The 2010 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the Governor of Colorado, who would serve a four-year term that began in January 2011. One-term incumbent Democrat Bill Ritter announced that he would not run for re-election in 2010.[1] Dan Maes, backed by the Tea Party movement, won the Republican nomination in the primary with 50.6% of the vote and a 1.3% margin over rival Scott McInnis. In claiming victory, Maes called on former representative Tom Tancredo, running as the Constitution Party's nominee to "stop your campaign tonight." Denver mayor John Hickenlooper was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Hickenlooper won the race with over 50% of the vote.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Hickenlooper 303,245 100.00
Total votes 303,245 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Pre-primary polling and developments

While a head-to-head polling matchup of McInnis against Maes by Survey USA was not reported for July 2010, the McInnis plagiarism story and the entry of Tom Tancredo into the race led to a changed landscape in advance of the August 10 Republican primary. "When asked who would be the 'strongest Republican gubernatorial candidate,' ... Tancredo easily led the pack of six choices with 29 percent. McInnis followed with 19 percent, and ... Maes, had 13 percent. Another 17 percent ... were not sure", in the Survey USA poll commissioned by the Denver Post and 9News. While Tancredo's run was on the Constitution Party ticket, he spoke as a Republican in responding to the poll results. "Tancredo, originally a McInnis supporter, has said that both Maes and McInnis should 'both eventually drop out' of the race even if it's after one wins the primary. 'Neither can win the general election,' he said. Tancredo said he was 'surprised and flattered' by the poll results. 'I want us as a party to get this governor's seat,' he said. 'If I can do it, believe me, I will.'"[14] Tancredo was delivered a "message, signed by tea party, 9-12 Project and constitutionalist groups, [which] read in part: 'Withdraw your ultimatum, stay in the Republican Party, let the process play out for the governor's race within the rules already set forth, and continue to help us improve this party, its candidates, and the process — in other words to trust and respect the newly awakened, energized and informed voters of Colorado.'"[15] As of late July, both McInnis and Maes had rejected Tancredo's ultimatum that they withdraw before or after the primary. And "political observers — and even state GOP chairman Dick Wadhams — were already predicting [Tancredo]'s entry into the race sounded the death knell for the party's gubernatorial bid and may cause problems for state legislative races. 'It's difficult if not impossible to beat ... Hickenlooper with Tancredo in the race,' said Wadhams, noting that Tancredo will siphon just enough votes away from the GOP nominee to give Hickenlooper a win."[16] Post-primary polling (see below), however, showed growing support for Tancredo with Maes in danger of receiving a vote share in the single digits.

McInnis vs. Maes

Poll source Dates administered Dan
Maes
Scott
McInnis
Public Policy Polling[17] August 7–8, 2010 40% 41%
Survey USA[18] August 1, 2010 43% 39%
Survey USA[19] June 15–17, 2010 29% 57%

Results

Results by county:
  Maes
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  McInnis
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Maes 197,629 50.66
Republican Scott McInnis 192,479 49.34
Total votes 390,108 100.00

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Jaimes Brown 1,438 64.03
Libertarian Dan Sallis 808 35.98
Total votes 2,246 100.00

American Constitution Party

Confirmed

General election

Tom Tancredo supporters

Candidates

  • Tom Tancredo (ACP), former Republican U.S. Representative
  • Jaimes Brown (L)
  • Running mate: Ken Wyble
  • Jason R. Clark (UAF)
  • Paul Fiorino (I)
  • Running mate: Heather McKibbin
  • John Hickenlooper (D), Mayor of Denver
  • Dan Maes (R), businessman

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report[23] Likely D October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[24] Lean D October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[25] Tossup November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[26] Likely D October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[27] Tossup October 28, 2010

Debates

Polling

Graphical summary

% support010203040506/14/20108/8/20109/25/201010/29/2010HickenlooperMaesTancredoOpinion polling for the 2010 Colorado gubern...
Poll source Dates administered John
Hickenlooper (D)
Dan
Maes (R)
Tom
Tancredo (ACP)
Public Policy Polling[28] October 30–31, 2010 47% 8% 43%
Rasmussen Reports[29] October 29, 2010 49% 5% 42%
Public Policy Polling[30] October 21–23, 2010 47% 5% 44%
Magellan Strategies[31] October 22, 2010 44% 9% 43%
Rasmussen Reports[29] October 15, 2010 42% 12% 38%
Rasmussen Reports[29] October 3, 2010 43% 16% 35%
Public Policy Polling[32] September 30 – October 2, 2010 47% 13% 33%
Survey USA[33] September 28–30, 2010 46% 15% 34%
Fox News[34] September 25, 2010 44% 15% 34%
CNN/Time[35] September 17–21, 2010 47% 21% 29%
Rasmussen Reports[29] September 14, 2010 46% 21% 25%
Rasmussen Reports[36] August 29, 2010 36% 24% 14%
Ipsos/Reuters[37] August 20–22, 2010 41% 33% 16%
45% 45% ––
Rasmussen Reports[38] August 11, 2010 43% 31% 18%
Public Policy Polling[39] August 7–8, 2010 48% 23% 22%
50% 38% ––
Rasmussen Reports[40] August 2, 2010 42% 27% 24%
Survey USA[41] July 27–29, 2010 46% 24% 24%
50% 41% ––
Rasmussen Reports[42] July 15, 2010 46% 43% ––
Survey USA[19] June 15–17, 2010 44% 45% ––
Rasmussen Reports[43] June 14, 2010 41% 41% ––

Results

2010 Colorado gubernatorial election[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Hickenlooper 915,436 51.05% −5.93%
Constitution Tom Tancredo 652,376 36.38% +35.76%
Republican Dan Maes 199,792 11.14% −29.02%
Libertarian Jaimes Brown 13,365 0.75% −0.75%
Independent Jason R. Clark 8,601 0.48%
Independent Paul Noel Fiorino 3,492 0.19%
Write-ins 86 0.00%
Majority 263,060 14.67% −2.15%
Turnout 1,793,148
Democratic hold

By county

County[45] John Hickenlooper
Democratic
Tom Tancredo
Constitution
Dan Maes
Republican
James Brown
Libertarian
Jason R. Clark
Independent
Paul Noel Fiorino
Independent
Write-in Margin Total
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
Adams 55,805 49.78% 44,738 39.90% 9,851 8.79% 735 0.66% 689 0.61% 289 0.26% 5 0.00% 11,067 9.87% 112,112
Alamosa 2,910 58.47% 1,079 21.68% 887 17.82% 48 0.96% 35 0.70% 18 0.36% 0 0.00% 1,831 36.79% 4,977
Arapahoe 104,147 52.56% 76,702 38.71% 15,011 7.57% 1,230 0.62% 776 0.39% 300 0.15% 0 0.00% 27,445 13.85% 198,166
Archuleta 2,133 41.51% 1,329 25.87% 1,554 30.25% 74 1.44% 31 0.60% 17 0.33% 0 0.00% 579[a] 11.27% 5,138
Baca 667 34.03% 738 37.65% 512 26.12% 18 0.92% 19 0.97% 6 0.31% 0 0.00% -71 -3.62% 1,960
Bent 743 46.12% 521 32.34% 314 19.49% 11 0.68% 16 0.99% 6 0.37% 0 0.00% 222 13.78% 1,611
Boulder 87,878 70.03% 29,368 23.40% 6,772 5.40% 1,074 0.86% 267 0.21% 125 0.10% 2 0.00% 58,510 46.63% 125,486
Broomfield 11,996 52.39% 8,666 37.85% 1,987 8.68% 143 0.62% 67 0.29% 39 0.17% 0 0.00% 3,330 14.54% 22,898
Chaffee 4,331 51.11% 2,708 31.96% 1,339 15.80% 44 0.52% 29 0.34% 23 0.27% 0 0.00% 1,323 15.61% 8,474
Cheyenne 237 24.66% 520 54.11% 195 20.29% 2 0.21% 4 0.42% 3 0.31% 0 0.00% -283 -29.45% 961
Clear Creek 2,538 55.25% 1,724 37.53% 278 6.05% 29 0.63% 17 0.37% 8 0.17% 0 0.00% 814 17.72% 4,594
Conejos 1,747 55.90% 738 23.62% 598 19.14% 16 0.51% 17 0.54% 9 0.29% 0 0.00% 1,009 32.29% 3,125
Costilla 1,032 70.11% 237 16.10% 174 11.82% 12 0.82% 15 1.02% 2 0.14% 0 0.00% 795 54.01% 1,472
Crowley 517 39.56% 510 39.02% 245 18.75% 12 0.92% 21 1.61% 2 0.15% 0 0.00% 7 0.54% 1,307
Custer 796 35.05% 952 41.92% 478 21.05% 24 1.06% 17 0.75% 4 0.18% 0 0.00% -156 -6.87% 2,271
Delta 4,469 34.06% 5,176 39.45% 3,158 24.07% 144 1.10% 112 0.85% 61 0.46% 1 0.01% -707 -5.39% 13,121
Denver 142,645 74.35% 39,009 20.33% 8,068 4.21% 1,267 0.66% 552 0.29% 309 0.16% 3 0.00% 103,636 54.02% 191,853
Dolores 337 33.27% 283 27.94% 366 36.13% 15 1.48% 11 1.09% 1 0.10% 0 0.00% -29[b] -2.86% 1,013
Douglas 46,914 40.11% 56,093 47.96% 12,918 11.05% 624 0.53% 313 0.27% 90 0.08% 0 0.00% -9,179 -7.85% 116,952
Eagle 8,557 58.63% 3,632 24.89% 2,168 14.86% 146 1.00% 61 0.42% 18 0.12% 12 0.08% 4,925 33.75% 14,594
El Paso 72,107 37.08% 83,580 42.98% 35,160 18.08% 1,779 0.91% 1,335 0.69% 492 0.25% 1 0.00% -11,473 -5.90% 194,454
Elbert 2,761 25.06% 6,993 63.47% 1,156 10.49% 51 0.46% 44 0.40% 12 0.11% 0 0.00% -4,232 -38.41% 11,017
Fremont 5,832 36.33% 6,371 39.69% 3,436 21.41% 171 1.07% 171 1.07% 70 0.44% 0 0.00% -539 -3.36% 16,051
Garfield 8,624 48.04% 5,780 32.20% 3,242 18.06% 160 0.89% 118 0.66% 27 0.15% 0 0.00% 2,844 15.84% 17,951
Gilpin 1,373 51.29% 1,083 40.46% 176 6.57% 27 1.01% 12 0.45% 6 0.22% 0 0.00% 290 10.83% 2,677
Grand 3,196 48.59% 2,463 37.45% 831 12.63% 52 0.79% 23 0.35% 11 0.17% 1 0.02% 733 11.14% 6,577
Gunnison 3,859 61.07% 1,331 21.06% 1,023 16.19% 63 1.00% 27 0.43% 16 0.25% 0 0.00% 2,528 40.01% 6,319
Hinsdale 291 50.09% 141 24.27% 139 23.92% 6 1.03% 2 0.34% 2 0.34% 0 0.00% 150 25.82% 581
Huerfano 1,628 55.07% 801 27.10% 476 16.10% 17 0.58% 24 0.81% 10 0.34% 0 0.00% 827 27.98% 2,956
Jackson 302 39.27% 279 36.28% 175 22.76% 7 0.91% 6 0.78% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 23 2.99% 769
Jefferson 116,120 50.80% 94,375 41.29% 15,419 6.75% 1,480 0.65% 780 0.34% 401 0.18% 1 0.00% 21,745 9.51% 228,576
Kiowa 204 26.67% 374 48.89% 167 21.83% 9 1.18% 8 1.05% 3 0.39% 0 0.00% -170 -22.22% 765
Kit Carson 941 31.20% 1,450 48.08% 589 19.53% 13 0.43% 15 0.50% 8 0.27% 0 0.00% -509 -16.88% 3,016
La Plata 10,869 53.30% 3,875 19.00% 5,186 25.43% 283 1.39% 122 0.60% 53 0.26% 4 0.02% 5,683[a] 27.87% 20,392
Lake 1,243 56.32% 734 33.26% 192 8.70% 24 1.09% 10 0.45% 4 0.18% 0 0.00% 509 23.06% 2,207
Larimer 64,538 51.38% 45,397 36.14% 13,813 11.00% 1,012 0.81% 592 0.47% 248 0.20% 1 0.00% 19,141 15.24% 125,601
Las Animas 3,075 55.65% 1,420 25.70% 902 16.32% 50 0.90% 52 0.94% 27 0.49% 0 0.00% 1,655 29.95% 5,526
Lincoln 502 26.66% 1,064 56.51% 296 15.72% 4 0.21% 12 0.64% 5 0.27% 0 0.00% -562 -29.85% 1,883
Logan 2,697 35.60% 3,547 46.82% 1,210 15.97% 47 0.62% 58 0.77% 17 0.22% 0 0.00% -850 -11.22% 7,576
Mesa 19,869 36.42% 23,316 42.74% 9,870 18.09% 603 1.11% 621 1.14% 219 0.40% 51 0.09% -3,447 -6.32% 54,549
Mineral 306 52.49% 127 21.78% 138 23.67% 9 1.54% 2 0.34% 1 0.17% 0 0.00% 168[a] 28.82% 583
Moffat 1,021 22.14% 2,092 45.36% 1,393 30.20% 43 0.93% 46 1.00% 17 0.37% 0 0.00% -699[c] -15.16% 4,612
Montezuma 3,570 37.17% 2,146 22.34% 3,644 37.94% 121 1.26% 92 0.96% 31 0.32% 1 0.01% -74[b] -0.77% 9,605
Montrose 5,459 34.50% 5,893 37.25% 4,079 25.78% 187 1.18% 160 1.01% 41 0.26% 3 0.02% -434 -2.74% 15,822
Morgan 2,789 33.81% 4,332 52.52% 1,025 12.43% 27 0.33% 58 0.70% 18 0.22% 0 0.00% -1,543 -18.71% 8,249
Otero 2,894 45.11% 2,121 33.06% 1,286 20.04% 46 0.72% 56 0.87% 13 0.20% 0 0.00% 773 12.05% 6,416
Ouray 1,430 54.85% 655 25.12% 483 18.53% 23 0.88% 14 0.54% 2 0.08% 0 0.00% 775 29.73% 2,607
Park 3,006 39.64% 3,657 48.22% 809 10.67% 58 0.76% 38 0.50% 16 0.21% 0 0.00% -651 -8.58% 7,584
Phillips 647 33.06% 931 47.57% 363 18.55% 7 0.36% 8 0.41% 1 0.05% 0 0.00% -284 -14.51% 1,957
Pitkin 5,258 72.45% 954 13.15% 943 12.99% 74 1.02% 19 0.26% 9 0.12% 0 0.00% 4,304 59.31% 7,257
Prowers 1,388 36.85% 1,621 43.03% 712 18.90% 17 0.45% 22 0.58% 7 0.19% 0 0.00% -233 -6.19% 3,767
Pueblo 30,862 57.44% 15,414 28.69% 6,608 12.30% 326 0.61% 376 0.70% 144 0.27% 0 0.00% 15,448 28.75% 53,730
Rio Blanco 578 22.33% 1,076 41.56% 890 34.38% 26 1.00% 16 0.62% 3 0.12% 0 0.00% -186[c] -7.18% 2,589
Rio Grande 2,107 47.24% 1,384 31.03% 892 20.00% 41 0.92% 25 0.56% 11 0.25% 0 0.00% 723 16.21% 4,460
Routt 5,932 62.69% 1,989 21.02% 1,413 14.93% 87 0.92% 27 0.29% 14 0.15% 0 0.00% 3,943 41.67% 9,462
Saguache 1,482 61.57% 460 19.11% 398 16.54% 40 1.66% 16 0.66% 11 0.46% 0 0.00% 1,022 42.46% 2,407
San Juan 267 58.30% 90 19.65% 79 17.25% 17 3.71% 3 0.66% 2 0.44% 0 0.00% 177 38.65% 458
San Miguel 2,160 71.90% 372 12.38% 402 13.38% 55 1.83% 11 0.37% 4 0.13% 0 0.00% 1,758[a] 58.52% 3,004
Sedgwick 466 41.64% 432 38.61% 199 17.78% 9 0.80% 8 0.71% 5 0.45% 0 0.00% 1,277 62.66% 1,119
Summit 6,455 64.10% 2,571 25.53% 919 9.13% 76 0.75% 34 0.34% 15 0.15% 0 0.00% 3,884 38.57% 10,070
Teller 3,168 32.24% 4,503 45.82% 1,995 20.30% 92 0.94% 55 0.56% 14 0.14% 0 0.00% -1,335 -13.59% 9,827
Washington 533 23.10% 1,377 59.69% 375 16.25% 9 0.39% 12 0.52% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% -844 -36.58% 2,307
Weld 32,056 40.16% 37,149 46.54% 9,652 12.09% 431 0.54% 384 0.48% 146 0.18% 0 0.00% -5,093 -6.38% 79,818
Yuma 1,172 29.97% 1,933 49.44% 764 19.54% 18 0.46% 18 0.46% 5 0.13% 0 0.00% 23,235 28.57% 3,910
Counties that flipped from Republican to Constitution
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Constitution

By congressional district

Hickenlooper won five of seven congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans, with the remaining two going to Tancredo, which both elected Republicans.<[46]

District Hickenlooper Maes Tancredo Representative
1st 73% 5% 22% Diana DeGette
2nd 62% 7% 30% Jared Polis
3rd 49% 20% 32% Scott Tipton
4th 46% 12% 41% Cory Gardner
5th 38% 18% 43% Doug Lamborn
6th 45.1% 9% 45.2% Mike Coffman
7th 53% 7% 38% Ed Perlmutter

Aftermath

A result of Tancredo's ACP candidacy and Maes' political implosion was the party's legal elevation from minor to major party status.

Under state law, Tancredo's showing in the gubernatorial election elevated the American Constitution Party from minor to major party status. Any party that earns 10% or more of the votes cast for governor is a "major party." Major party status gives the party a place at or near the top of the ballot in the 2014 gubernatorial election. However, because of the additional organizational, financial, and compliance requirements triggered by major party status, ACP leaders have been ambivalent about the change.[47][48]

As the campaign wore on, the question was not whether Hickenlooper would win, but whether Maes would get at least 10% of the vote. Had he dropped below 10%, the Republican Party would have been legally defined as a minor party under Colorado law. Maes' campaign received no financial support from the Colorado GOP, RNC, nor the Republican Governor's Association. Ultimately, he finished with 11 percent of the vote, just 20,477 votes over the threshold, allowing the Colorado GOP to retain major party status.[49]

The Constitution Party did not field a candidate in the 2014 election, and thus lost its major party status.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d In counties Maes placed second, ahead of Tancredo and behind Hickenlooper, the margin given is Hickenlooper's vote and percentage minus Maes's vote and percentage.
  2. ^ a b In counties Maes won and Hickenlooper placed second, the margin given is Hickenlooper's vote and percentage minus Maes's vote and percentage.
  3. ^ a b In counties Tancredo won, Maes placed second, and Hickenlooper placed third; the margin given is Maes's vote and percentage minus Tancredo's vote and percentage

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Debate

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