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The gov primary tally: $25M spent by candidates, $10M by PACs...

We’ve written quite a bit about how much Colorado’s eight candidates in the June 26 gubernatorial primary raised. When loans are included, those candidates took...

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

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...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week 13

We believe in honesty here at the Littwin gov panel headquarters. So, as we present our final pre-primary rankings, we readily concede that the...

Read our in-depth profiles of all eight candidates for governor

The Colorado Independent has spent the past months interviewing each candidate, observing them on the campaign trail, digging into their records, and speaking with...

CARY KENNEDY | The public education candidate has the base. Is...

The Cary Kennedy for Governor campaign is headquartered near downtown Denver in a converted classroom of a restored, century-old red brick elementary school. The...

JARED POLIS | Boulder congressman has big plans and big money...

Jared Polis wants you to know he doesn’t answer to anyone but the people of Colorado. No “special interests” or corporations. No big individual...

MIKE JOHNSTON | A charismatic campaigner trying to build bridges in...

In a wide-open Democratic primary for governor, it might be surprising that Colorado’s teachers unions oppose the only educator in the race. That’s Mike...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Twelve

I know we’ve been calling it the home stretch for a couple of weeks here at the Littwin gov rankings home base. But now...

Littwin: So much for the Dem civil war. In CO gov...

The strangest thing happened in the Democratic primary race a couple weeks ago. It finally got started. I know, it has been a year since...

Littwin’s Official Unofficial #CO2018 governor’s race rankings, Week Eleven

The question now for the Littwin gov panel and everyone else in Colorado — and the one we’ll keep asking until June 26, the...