Governor Elections 2018 | US Governor Elections | Colorado Races
2018 Colorado Gubernatorial Election Results
Jared Polis
Percent: 53.42%
Votes: 1,348,888
Walker Stapleton
Percent: 42.80%
Votes: 1,080,801
Race Summary
Jared Polis, the Democratic U.S. Representative, from Colorado's 2nd district, was elected governor of Colorado on November 6, 2018, winning 53.42% of the vote and defeating Republican State Treasurer Walker Stapleton, who received 42.80%
Full Results
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 53.42%
Votes: 1,348,888
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 42.80%
Votes: 1,080,801
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 69,519
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.02%
Votes: 25,854
Total votes: 2,525,062
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 54.57%
Votes: 93,449
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 40.57%
Votes: 69,465
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.41%
Votes: 5,841
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.45%
Votes: 2,480
Total votes: 171,235
Baca County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 17.67%
Votes: 331
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 77.63%
Votes: 1,454
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.99%
Votes: 56
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.71%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 1,873
Chaffee County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 49.95%
Votes: 5,461
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 45.90%
Votes: 5,018
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.66%
Votes: 291
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.49%
Votes: 163
Total votes: 10,933
Costilla County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 62.90%
Votes: 1,012
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 31.70%
Votes: 510
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.60%
Votes: 58
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.80%
Votes: 29
Total votes: 1,609
Denver County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 77.39%
Votes: 238,762
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 19.50%
Votes: 60,151
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.21%
Votes: 6,832
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 2,773
Total votes: 308,518
El Paso County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 39.51%
Votes: 109,154
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 56.10%
Votes: 155,006
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.22%
Votes: 8,907
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 3,225
Total votes: 276,292
Gilpin County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 53.71%
Votes: 1,809
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 41.78%
Votes: 1,407
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.33%
Votes: 112
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.19%
Votes: 40
Total votes: 3,368
Huerfano County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 49.79%
Votes: 1,798
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 45.61%
Votes: 1,647
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.96%
Votes: 107
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.63%
Votes: 59
Total votes: 3,611
Kit Carson County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 17.71%
Votes: 547
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 78.25%
Votes: 2,417
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.46%
Votes: 76
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 49
Total votes: 3,089
Las Animas County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 47.27%
Votes: 2,949
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 48.21%
Votes: 3,008
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.56%
Votes: 160
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.96%
Votes: 122
Total votes: 6,239
Mineral County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 43.02%
Votes: 259
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 52.99%
Votes: 319
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.66%
Votes: 16
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 8
Total votes: 602
Morgan County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 26.75%
Votes: 2,844
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 68.93%
Votes: 7,329
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.79%
Votes: 297
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.53%
Votes: 163
Total votes: 10,633
Phillips County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 19.31%
Votes: 397
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 76.99%
Votes: 1,583
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 45
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.51%
Votes: 31
Total votes: 2,056
Rio Blanco County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 15.98%
Votes: 488
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 81.00%
Votes: 2,473
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 74
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.59%
Votes: 18
Total votes: 3,053
San Juan County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 60.22%
Votes: 271
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 37.11%
Votes: 167
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 1.78%
Votes: 8
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.89%
Votes: 4
Total votes: 450
Teller County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 30.96%
Votes: 3,986
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 65.31%
Votes: 8,409
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 354
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 127
Total votes: 12,876
Alamosa County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 50.31%
Votes: 3,039
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 44.64%
Votes: 2,696
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.05%
Votes: 184
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 2.00%
Votes: 121
Total votes: 6,040
Bent County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 34.10%
Votes: 638
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 1,094
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.90%
Votes: 73
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 3.53%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 1,871
Cheyenne County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 14.08%
Votes: 138
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 82.55%
Votes: 809
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 20
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 980
Crowley County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 28.82%
Votes: 400
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 63.98%
Votes: 888
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 4.11%
Votes: 57
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 3.10%
Votes: 43
Total votes: 1,388
Dolores County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 22.80%
Votes: 270
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 73.31%
Votes: 868
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 29
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.44%
Votes: 17
Total votes: 1,184
Elbert County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 22.18%
Votes: 3,242
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 74.29%
Votes: 10,859
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.75%
Votes: 402
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 115
Total votes: 14,618
Grand County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 46.43%
Votes: 3,596
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 49.54%
Votes: 3,837
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.09%
Votes: 239
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.94%
Votes: 73
Total votes: 7,745
Jackson County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 22.62%
Votes: 176
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 72.49%
Votes: 564
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 4.24%
Votes: 33
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 5
Total votes: 778
La Plata County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 55.87%
Votes: 15,859
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 41.32%
Votes: 11,727
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 621
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 177
Total votes: 28,384
Lincoln County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 17.26%
Votes: 358
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 78.06%
Votes: 1,619
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.89%
Votes: 60
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.78%
Votes: 37
Total votes: 2,074
Moffat County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 17.59%
Votes: 946
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 78.63%
Votes: 4,228
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.57%
Votes: 138
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.21%
Votes: 65
Total votes: 5,377
Otero County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 39.16%
Votes: 2,913
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 54.80%
Votes: 4,076
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.59%
Votes: 267
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 2.45%
Votes: 182
Total votes: 7,438
Pitkin County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 73.69%
Votes: 7,244
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 23.95%
Votes: 2,354
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 1.87%
Votes: 184
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.49%
Votes: 48
Total votes: 9,830
Rio Grande County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 38.78%
Votes: 1,912
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 56.68%
Votes: 2,795
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.35%
Votes: 165
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.20%
Votes: 59
Total votes: 4,931
San Miguel County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 74.59%
Votes: 3,047
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 22.59%
Votes: 923
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.30%
Votes: 94
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.51%
Votes: 21
Total votes: 4,085
Washington County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 12.31%
Votes: 294
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 83.88%
Votes: 2,004
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.47%
Votes: 59
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.34%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 2,389
Arapahoe County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 57.19%
Votes: 155,056
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 39.40%
Votes: 106,833
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.42%
Votes: 6,559
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 2,692
Total votes: 271,140
Boulder County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 75.52%
Votes: 133,116
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 21.80%
Votes: 38,423
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.04%
Votes: 3,596
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 1,127
Total votes: 176,262
Clear Creek County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 54.54%
Votes: 2,932
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 41.20%
Votes: 2,215
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.18%
Votes: 171
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.08%
Votes: 58
Total votes: 5,376
Custer County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 31.26%
Votes: 895
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 65.28%
Votes: 1,869
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.34%
Votes: 67
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.12%
Votes: 32
Total votes: 2,863
Douglas County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 40.52%
Votes: 71,573
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 56.12%
Votes: 99,123
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.63%
Votes: 4,643
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.74%
Votes: 1,302
Total votes: 176,641
Fremont County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 30.75%
Votes: 6,022
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 64.22%
Votes: 12,574
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.45%
Votes: 675
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 310
Total votes: 19,581
Gunnison County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 62.90%
Votes: 5,526
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 33.32%
Votes: 2,927
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.98%
Votes: 262
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 70
Total votes: 8,785
Jefferson County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 54.40%
Votes: 166,455
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 41.52%
Votes: 127,038
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.08%
Votes: 9,438
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 3,066
Total votes: 305,997
Lake County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 58.47%
Votes: 1,678
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 34.77%
Votes: 998
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 4.70%
Votes: 135
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 2.06%
Votes: 59
Total votes: 2,870
Logan County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 21.74%
Votes: 1,867
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 73.93%
Votes: 6,349
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.93%
Votes: 252
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.40%
Votes: 120
Total votes: 8,588
Montezuma County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 37.59%
Votes: 4,403
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 59.19%
Votes: 6,933
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.48%
Votes: 290
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 88
Total votes: 11,714
Ouray County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 58.52%
Votes: 1,868
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 38.75%
Votes: 1,237
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.10%
Votes: 67
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.63%
Votes: 20
Total votes: 3,192
Prowers County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 26.27%
Votes: 1,090
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 69.83%
Votes: 2,898
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.58%
Votes: 107
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 4,150
Routt County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 61.11%
Votes: 8,163
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 35.84%
Votes: 4,787
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.28%
Votes: 305
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 102
Total votes: 13,357
Sedgwick County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 23.99%
Votes: 290
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 71.05%
Votes: 859
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.81%
Votes: 34
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 2.15%
Votes: 26
Total votes: 1,209
Weld County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 37.21%
Votes: 46,653
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 58.14%
Votes: 72,886
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.38%
Votes: 4,242
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 1,591
Total votes: 125,372
Archuleta County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 41.32%
Votes: 2,800
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 55.14%
Votes: 3,736
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.38%
Votes: 161
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.17%
Votes: 79
Total votes: 6,776
Broomfield County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 59.21%
Votes: 21,405
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 37.57%
Votes: 13,582
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.41%
Votes: 871
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 290
Total votes: 36,148
Conejos County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 46.65%
Votes: 1,652
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 49.59%
Votes: 1,756
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 86
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.33%
Votes: 47
Total votes: 3,541
Delta County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 31.85%
Votes: 4,817
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 64.12%
Votes: 9,699
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.94%
Votes: 445
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.09%
Votes: 165
Total votes: 15,126
Eagle County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 61.82%
Votes: 13,802
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 34.95%
Votes: 7,804
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.43%
Votes: 542
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.80%
Votes: 178
Total votes: 22,326
Garfield County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 49.01%
Votes: 11,791
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 47.54%
Votes: 11,436
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.50%
Votes: 601
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.96%
Votes: 230
Total votes: 24,058
Hinsdale County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 39.21%
Votes: 218
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 57.19%
Votes: 318
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.42%
Votes: 19
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.18%
Votes: 1
Total votes: 556
Kiowa County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 12.26%
Votes: 94
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 83.18%
Votes: 638
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.87%
Votes: 22
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.69%
Votes: 13
Total votes: 767
Larimer County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 54.76%
Votes: 98,361
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 41.75%
Votes: 75,002
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.63%
Votes: 4,732
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.86%
Votes: 1,541
Total votes: 179,636
Mesa County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 35.33%
Votes: 23,873
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 60.97%
Votes: 41,193
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.71%
Votes: 1,828
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.99%
Votes: 672
Total votes: 67,566
Montrose County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 30.92%
Votes: 5,855
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 65.83%
Votes: 12,466
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.35%
Votes: 445
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 171
Total votes: 18,937
Park County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 38.28%
Votes: 3,645
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 57.26%
Votes: 5,452
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.40%
Votes: 324
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.06%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 9,522
Pueblo County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 50.67%
Votes: 33,674
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 44.46%
Votes: 29,545
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.28%
Votes: 2,179
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.59%
Votes: 1,058
Total votes: 66,456
Saguache County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 57.27%
Votes: 1,529
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 37.98%
Votes: 1,014
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 3.48%
Votes: 93
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.27%
Votes: 34
Total votes: 2,670
Summit County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 66.76%
Votes: 9,499
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 29.82%
Votes: 4,243
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.66%
Votes: 379
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 108
Total votes: 14,229
Yuma County
Jared Polis (DEM)
Percent: 16.99%
Votes: 697
Walker Stapleton (REP)
Percent: 79.57%
Votes: 3,264
Scott Helker (LIB)
Percent: 2.19%
Votes: 90
Bill Hammons (IND)
Percent: 1.24%
Votes: 51
Total votes: 4,102