2022 Colorado Attorney General election

The 2022 Colorado Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of Colorado.

Incumbent Democrat Phil Weiser is running for re-election.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Phil Weiser, incumbent attorney general

Endorsements[]

Phil Weiser

State officials

Bernie Buescher, former Secretary of State of Colorado (2009-2011)^[2]
Donna Lynne, former lieutenant governor of Colorado (2016-2019)^[2]
Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado (2019-present)^[2]
Dianne Primavera, lieutenant governor of Colorado (2019-present)^[2]
Bill Ritter, former governor of Colorado (2007-2011)^[2]
Roy Romer, former governor of Colorado (1987-1999)^[2]
Dave Young, Colorado State Treasurer (2019-)^[2]

State senators

All 20 Democratic state senators^[2]

State assemblymembers

All 61 Democratic state assemblymembers^[2]

Organizations

End Citizens United^[3]
Let America Vote^[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

John Kellner, district attorney for the 18th district court of Colorado^[4]

Declined[]

Jason R. Dunn, former United States Attorney for the district of Colorado^[5]
Mark Waller, former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 15th district^[5]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[6]	Safe D	January 12, 2022

References[]

^ Luning, Ernest (17 September 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser launches re-election tour". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Luning, Ernest (24 September 2021). "Weiser picks up endorsements from nearly every Democrat holding state office". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Luning, Ernest (4 August 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser lands endorsement from Democratic-alligned election reform group". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ Hindi, Saja (27 January 2022). "Arapahoe County District Attorney John Kellner, a Republican, has announced his decision to run against Democratic incumbent Attorney General Phil Weiser". www.denverpost.com. The Denver Post. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Republicans Can't Find an Attorney General Candidate". www.coloradopols.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "The Battles for Attorney General". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

[COag-1] Luning, Ernest (17 September 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser launches re-election tour". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

[pwe-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Luning, Ernest (24 September 2021). "Weiser picks up endorsements from nearly every Democrat holding state office". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[pwe2-3] Luning, Ernest (4 August 2021). "Attorney General Phil Weiser lands endorsement from Democratic-alligned election reform group". www.coloradopolitics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[4] Hindi, Saja (27 January 2022). "Arapahoe County District Attorney John Kellner, a Republican, has announced his decision to run against Democratic incumbent Attorney General Phil Weiser". www.denverpost.com. The Denver Post. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[repub-5] "Republicans Can't Find an Attorney General Candidate". www.coloradopols.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-6] "The Battles for Attorney General". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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