COLORADO
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+John Hickenlooper/Joe Garcia (D) i 
1,006,433 49.30%
Bob Beauprez/Jill Repella (R) 938,195
 45.95%
Matthew Hess/Brandon Young (L) 39,590
 		1.94%
Harry Hempy/Scott Olson (G)
 		27,391
 		1.34%
Mike Dunafon/Robin J. Roberts (Unaff.)
 		24,042
 		1.18%
Paul Noel Fiorino/George Whitley (Unaff.)
 		5,923
 		0.29%
write-in (1)
 		31

2,041,605
Active Voters: 3,649,041.  Ballots Cast: 2,075,837.
Plurality:  68,238 votes (3.34 percentage points).
 CO Secretary of State


Notes:  In a close race Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) won a second term, defeating former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez (R) and four other candidates.

Beauprez emerged as the winner of the  competitive four-way June 24 Republican primary.  He was making his second bid for governor; in 2006 he was the Republican nominee, losing to Bill Ritter (D).  He previously served two terms in the U.S. House (elected in 2002 and 2004) representing the 7th CD, and was chair of the Colorado Republican Party from 1999-2002.  Second was former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo, also making his second run for governor; in Nov. 2010, as the nominee of the American Constitution Party he finished second to Hickenlooper with 36.5% of the vote.  Secretary of State Scott Gessler finished third, and former Senate Minority Leader Mike Kopp rounded out the field.  Results were Beauprez 116,333 (30.24%), former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo 102,830 (26.73%), Scott Gessler 89,213 (23.19%), and Mike Kopp 76,373 (19.85%).  Hickenlooper was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

On July 2 Beauprez announced Douglas Co. Commissioner Jill Repella as his running mate.

There were eight debates (>):
  • Sept. 6 at Club 20 fall meeting in Grand Junction.
  • Sept. 30 at the Denver Post auditorium in Denver. >
  • Oct. 2 Pueblo.
  • Oct. 6 Denver Metro Chamber. >
  • Oct. 9 Coloradoan and KUSA at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
  • Oct. 15 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. >
  • Oct. 23 Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry annual meeting at the Hyatt Regency Denver. >
  • Oct. 24 CBS4 and Colorado Public Television 12. 1, 2
There was a lot of back and forth over negative ads (>); Hickenlooper pledged not to run attack ads but that did not extend to the Democratic Governors Association (or "Making Colorado Great").  Beauprez drew criticism for being heavy handed while seeking to make an issue of release of parolees under Hickenlooper (>).

Campaign Managers:
John Hickenlooper:  Brad Komar
Campaign manager on Ralph Northam for Lt. Governor of Virginia, Feb.-Dec. 2013.  Campaign manager on Larry Maggi for Congress (Washington, PA), Feb.-Nov. 2012.  Campaign manager on NJ Senate/Assembly races, June-Dec 2011.  Field director in CD24 (Utica) for the New York State Democratic Committee, May-Nov. 2010.  Regional field director on the Obama campaign in Rolla, Missouri, June-Nov. 2008.  Field organizer and delegate selection coordinator on Hillary Clinton for President, June 2007-Jan. 2008.  Graduate of The George Washington University's School of Media and Public Affairs, 2011.

Bob Beauprez:  Dustin Olson
(Mar. 2014)  Consultant based in Denver area since Aug. 2006.  Campaign manager on Joe Wilson for Congress (SC), 2009-10.  Campaign manager on Nick Jordan for Congress (KS), Jan.-Nov. 2008.  Campaign manager on Jim Ogonowski for Congress (MA special), June-Oct. 2007.  Deputy campaign manager on Jeff Crank for Congress (CO), 2006.  Political director for the Colorado Republican Committee, June 2005-Apr. 2006.  Presidential appointee at the USDA, Jan.-June 2005.  Minnesota coalitions for Bush-Cheney '04, June-Nov. 2004.  Campaign director on Monty Warner for Governor (WV), Dec. 2003-May 2004.  Campaign manager Christian Hoff for Delegate in Virginia in 2003.  Field director for the Colorado Republican Party for Ed Jones for Senate campaign in 2002.  B.A. in political science from Washington and Lee University, 2002.  Interned at the White House under Ken Mehlman.
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