She defeated Greg Lopez in the June primary 53% - 47%. Heidi Ganahl was the last Republican elected to a statewide office in Colorado when voters elected her to the CU Board of Regents the year Polis was elected governor. He has given his campaign more than $11 million.ĭavid Zalubowski/AP Republican candidate for Colorado governorship, Heidi Ganahl, speaks during a debate on Wednesday, Sept.
He also wants Colorado to become one of the nation’s safest states after spikes in crime during the pandemic, and says he wants to continue to push for higher pay for teachers and smaller class sizes.Īs of Oct. If Polis gets a second term, he says he hopes to continue to push for more affordable housing across the state and putting the state on a path to using only renewable energy by 2040 while upping the number of electric vehicles on Colorado roads. Polis has also guided Colorado through the COVID-19 pandemic, mass shootings at the Boulder King Soopers and STEM School Highlands Ranch, the devastating 2020 wildfire season that brought the three largest wildfires in state history, and the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County that was the most destructive in the state’s history, destroying nearly 1,100 homes. Polis has also signed numerous consequential bills during his four years in office, including the red flag law, the sweeping criminal justice and police reform bill, the bill enshrining abortion access in Colorado statute, bills lowering criminal penalties for certain crimes but also increasing penalties for fentanyl possession and trafficking, and several to address Colorado’s water, drought and wildfire issues.
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Polis has made “saving people money” the focus of his governorship and campaign over the past two years, pushing for free Pre-K and kindergarten, lowering taxes on small business and property owners, implementing the Colorado Option, capping insulin prices, and sending TABOR refunds to Coloradans early this year in the face of inflation. Dianne Primavera is again his running mate. Jared Polis beat Republican Walker Stapleton by more than 10 percentage points in 2018 to win the governor’s seat, and polling released in the weeks before Election Day this year have shown he could be headed to another wide-margin victory over Republican challenger Heidi Ganahl, as he has generally led those polls by 10+ percentage points. Jared Polis, left, speaks before President Joe Biden designates Camp Hale, a World War II era training site, as a national monument Wednesday, Oct. Watch our 360/In Depth Candidate Special in the player embedded below.ĪP Photo Colorado Gov. Senate seat and the eight congressional seats. In our candidate guide, you can find information about each candidate running for the four top statewide seats in Colorado, the U.S.
People can register to vote in Colorado up to and on Election Day. Now that we are a week from Election Day, people are advised to drop their ballots at the nearest dropbox or to vote at an in-person polling place. You can also find information and links about all 11 statewide ballot issues. Senate seat, eight Congressional seats, and the balance of the state House and Senate.īelow, you can find our ballot guide, in which you can find information about each candidate running for the four top statewide seats in Colorado, the U.S. 8 midterm election in Colorado, during which voters will decide on 11 statewide ballot initiatives, the state's top offices, a U.S. DENVER - Ballots went out earlier this month for the Nov.
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