1998 Colorado Attorney General election

none 1998 Colorado Attorney General election presidential no 1994 Colorado Attorney General election 1994 November 3, 1998 2002 Colorado Attorney General election 2002 Ken Salazar File:Kensalazar.jpg Democratic Party (United States) 634,159 49.96% John Suthers JohnWSuthers crop.jpg Republican Party (United States) 601,774 47.41% Colorado 250px 250px County resultsSalazar: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Suthers: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Gale Norton Republican Party (United States) Ken Salazar Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 Colorado Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Colorado Attorney General. Republican incumbent Gale Norton was term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. Democratic nominee, lawyer, and former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources Ken Salazar won the election, defeating Republican nominee and former District Attorney for the 4th Judicial District of Colorado John Suthers by two percentage points and winning a plurality of the vote. Republican primary Candidates John Suthers, former District Attorney for the 4th Judicial District of Colorado (1989–1997) Results Republican primary results1998 Aug 11 • Republican Primary Attorney General • State of Colorado https://historicalelectiondata.coloradosos.gov/contest/15894 June 14, 2026 Republican Party (United States) John Suthers 118,139 100.00% 118,139 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Ken Salazar, lawyer and former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (1990–1994) (Democratic) Results Democratic primary results1998 Aug 11 • Democratic Primary Attorney General • State of Colorado https://historicalelectiondata.coloradosos.gov/contest/8263 June 14, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Ken Salazar 115,815 100.00% 115,815 100.00% General election Candidates Ken Salazar, lawyer and former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources (1990–1994) (Democratic) John Suthers, former District Attorney for the 4th Judicial District of Colorado (1989–1997) (Republican) Results 1998 Colorado Attorney General election results1998 Attorney General General Election Results - Colorado https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=8&year=1998&f=0&off=9&elect=0 U.S. Election Atlas June 14, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Ken Salazar 634,159 49.96% +12.29% Republican Party (United States) John Suthers 601,774 47.41% -14.92% Libertarian Party (United States) Wayne White 33,470 2.64% N/A 1,269,403 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Attorney General Colorado Category:Colorado Attorney General elections