2010 Colorado elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 2, 2010. All of Colorado's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat and all of Colorado's seven seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 10, 2010.

Federal

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Attorney General

2010 Colorado Attorney General election

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Nominee John Suthers Stan Garnett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 960,143 743,750 Percentage 56.35% 43.65%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Suthers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Garnett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%

Attorney General before election John Suthers Republican Elected Attorney General John Suthers Republican

Despite being courted in 2008 and 2010 to run for the U.S. Senate, incumbent Republican Attorney General John Suthers chose to run for re-election. Suthers defeated his Democratic opponent, Stan Garnett, by a 13-point margin^{[citation needed]} – the largest margin of victory in a statewide race in Colorado in 2010.^[1] As of 2026, this was the last time a Republican would win Colorado by double digits.

Secretary of State

2010 Colorado Secretary of State election

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Nominee Scott Gessler Bernie Buescher Amanda Campbell Party Republican Democratic American Constitution Popular vote 852,818 755,522 113,756 Percentage 49.52% 43.87% 6.61%

County results Congressional district results Gessler:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Buescher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Bernie Buescher Democratic Elected Secretary of State Scott Gessler Republican

In 2009, Democrat Bernie Buescher was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter to serve as Colorado Secretary of State, succeeding Republican Mike Coffman. Buescher ran for a full term in 2010 but lost to Republican Scott Gessler by 5.7%.^[2]

State Treasurer

2010 Colorado State Treasurer election

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Nominee Walker Stapleton Cary Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 866,934 842,877 Percentage 50.70% 49.30%

County results Congressional district results Stapleton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kennedy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Treasurer before election Cary Kennedy Democratic Elected Treasurer Walker Stapleton Republican

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Cary Kennedy unsuccessfully ran for re-election, narrowly losing to her Republican opponent Walker Stapleton.^[3][4]

State legislature

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2010.

• Colorado judicial elections, 2010 at Ballotpedia

Ballot measures

Seven measures were certified for the 2010 ballot.

• Colorado 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia
• 2010 Colorado Amendment 62

Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

References

External links

• Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State
  • Official candidate list (general)
• Candidates for Colorado State Offices at Project Vote Smart
• Colorado Smart Voter from the League of Women Voters
• Colorado at Ballotpedia
• Colorado Election Guide at Congress.org
• Colorado at OurCampaigns.com
• Colorado Polls at Pollster.com

Finance

• 2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Colorado at the Federal Election Commission
• Colorado Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• Colorado 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money

Media

• Election 2010 at The Denver Post