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2018 Governor Race

Jared Polis taps former Broomfield Rep. Dianne Primavera as running mate

Jared Polis has chosen as his gubernatorial running mate Dianne Primavera, former Broomfield state legislator and current CEO of Susan G. Komen Colorado. The Twitter...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial This is Really the Last One #CO2018 governor’s primary post-script

By popular demand, the Littwin gov panel has reconvened for a gov primary postscript. Now that the race is over and Jared Polis and Walker...

6 takeaways from Colorado’s post-election voter data

More than 1.1 million voters cast ballots in Colorado’s midterm election Tuesday night, or roughly 35 percent of the state’s active voting population. For...

What the primary results in Colorado’s governor’s race mean for education

After millions of dollars and what sure felt like millions of mailers and door-knocks, Coloradans have their candidates for governor: Democrat Jared Polis and...

Colorado’s 2018 guv primary breakdown in graphs, maps, and bullet points by county

Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton and Boulder Democratic Congressman Jared Polis won their gubernatorial primaries easily Tuesday, each vanquishing three rivals. Here is the story...
Polis Wins

Littwin: What to expect in next round of gov race —  much more money...

If you’re still astonished by the amount of money — something over $11 million — that Jared Polis spent to win the Democratic primary...

A ‘David versus Goliath race,’ says Republican Walker Stapleton about facing Jared Polis for...

DENVER — Walker Stapleton handily took the Republican nomination for governor, dispatching three rivals including one who outspent him with $5 million of his...

Jared Polis wins Colorado Democratic primary for governor

Jared Polis has won Colorado’s Democratic primary for governor. Polis, 43, is a five-term congressman from Boulder who, if elected in November’s general election, would...

Littwin: Enter the last-minute official unofficial gov pool (and win near-fabulous prizes)

It’s election night, so, of course, it’s time to start our primary-night election pool. I mean, you need something to keep you awake until...

Your last-minute guide to today’s primary elections in Colorado

As of this Election Day morning, 833,638 Coloradans had already cast ballots for today's primary election. That’s about 22 percent of the state’s total...