The 2018 Colorado Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Colorado, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 26, 2018. A debate was held by KOAA-TV on October 13, 2018.
Incumbent Republican secretary Wayne Williams ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic attorney Jena Griswold. Griswold outraised Williams throughout the campaign. Williams' compliance with a voter fraud commission by the first Trump administration was a key issue throughout the campaign, along with election security. Griswold became the first Democrat to be elected as the Colorado Secretary of State since George Baker in 1958.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Wayne Williams, incumbent secretary of state (2015-present) and former El Paso County Recorder (2011-2015) Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jena Griswold, attorney and former election attorney for Barack Obama's presidential campaign Withdrew before primary Phillip Villard, activist Endorsements
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General election Post-primary endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 11, 2018
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