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Matthew Hess
Matthew Hess was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for the District 29 of the Colorado House of Representatives.
Hess was a Libertarian candidate for Governor of Colorado in the 2014 elections.[1] Matthew Hess lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Hess is a systems administrator. He previously ran for Douglas County Commissioner of District 2 in 2012.[2]
Hess describes his political philosophy as follows: "Spreading the message of freedom and liberty in Colorado. Reversing the gun control legislation, cutting taxes, and getting government out of the way of businesses."[2]
Elections
2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Incumbent Tracy Kraft-Tharp defeated Susan Kochevar in the Colorado House of Representatives District 29 general election.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 29 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tracy Kraft-Tharp Incumbent |
54.56% | 21,701 | |
| Republican | Susan Kochevar | 45.44% | 18,072 | |
| Total Votes | 39,773 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Tracy Kraft-Tharp ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 29 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tracy Kraft-Tharp Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Susan Kochevar ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 29 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 29 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Susan Kochevar (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Colorado Gubernatorial election, 2014
Hess ran as a Libertarian candidate for election to the office of Governor of Colorado. His lieutenant gubernatorial running mate was Brandon Young.[7] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Hickenlooper/Joseph Garcia Incumbent |
49.3% | 1,006,433 | |
| Republican | Bob Beauprez/Jill Rapella | 46% | 938,195 | |
| Libertarian | Matthew Hess/Brandon Young | 1.9% | 39,590 | |
| Green | Harry Hempy/Scott Olson | 1.3% | 27,391 | |
| Unaffiliated | Mike Dunafon/Robin Roberts | 1.2% | 24,042 | |
| Unaffiliated | Paul Fiorino/Charles Whitley | 0.3% | 5,923 | |
| Total Votes | 2,041,574 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Race background
Democratic nomination
Democratic incumbent Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ran for re-election in 2014 alongside Lieutenant Governor Joseph Garcia (D). Hickenlooper and Garcia were first elected together in 2010. They were uncontested for re-nomination in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014.
Republican nomination
On June 24, Colorado voters selected Bob Beauprez as the Republican nominee for governor. It was the only contested primary for a statewide office held that day. Beauprez represented Colorado's 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2007 and he was the Republican nominee for governor in 2006.[8] He drew 30 percent of the primary vote, according to unofficial totals, defeating Tom Tancredo (27 percent), Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler (23 percent) and Mike Kopp (20 percent).[9] Gessler passed up a possible second term as secretary of state in 2014 in favor of an attempt to challenge Hickenlooper for the state's top office. Since Gessler was out of the governor's race, he was unable to make a bid for re-election as secretary of state.
According to the candidates' campaign finance reports due July 1, Hickenlooper raised nearly $3 million in preparation for the second phase of the 2014 campaign cycle and ended the reporting period with $579,268 of cash on hand. Beauprez ended the reporting period with $34,921 cash on hand. Beauprez' total fundraising for the cycle as of June 25 was $351,921.[10]
General election
Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Matthew Hess (Libertarian), Harry Hempy (Green) and various unaffiliated candidates competed in the general election on November 4, 2014.[11][12]
In September 2014, Governing rated the race between Hickenlooper and Beauprez as a "Toss-up" while The Cook Political Report gave Hickenlooper a slight advantage with a "Lean D" rating.[13][14]
Polls
General election
| Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez, Hess and Hempy | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Matthew Hess (L) | Harry Hempy (G) | Other | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||
| SurveyUSA October 29, 2014 | 46% | 46% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | +/-4 | 618 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 22-27, 2014 | 40% | 45% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 9% | +/-3.4 | 844 | |||||||||||
| NBC News/Marist October 24, 2014 | 46% | 41% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 6% | +/-3.6 | 755 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 15-21, 2014 | 45% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% | +/-3.1 | 974 | |||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 16-19, 2014 | 45% | 44% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 7% | +/-3.5 | 778 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University October 8-13, 2014 | 42% | 46% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 6% | +/-3.1 | 988 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University September 10-15, 2014 | 40% | 50% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 3% | +/-2.8 | 1,211 | |||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 43.43% | 45.14% | 2.86% | 1.86% | 0.71% | 6% | +/-3.36 | 881.14 | |||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess
| Colorado Governor General Election-Hickenlooper, Beauprez and Hess | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Matthew Hess (L) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing October 16, 2014 | 44% | 48% | 6% | 3% | +/-4 | 695 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez
| Colorado Governor General Election - Hickenlooper vs. Beauprez | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Bob Beauprez (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University October 17-20, 2014 | 50% | 43% | 7% | +/-4.7 | 431 | ||||||||||||||
| CNN/ORC October 9-13, 2014 | 49% | 48% | 3% | +/-4 | 665 | ||||||||||||||
| High Point University October 4-8, 2014 | 44% | 46% | 10% | +/-3.5 | 876 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen September 3-4, 2014 | 44% | 45% | 8% | +/-3.5 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| NBC/Marist September 1-2, 2014 | 43% | 39% | 9% | +/-3.1 | 795 | ||||||||||||||
| CBS/NYT/YouGov July 5-24, 2014 | 48% | 48% | 1% | +/-3.0 | 1,990 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (D) July 17-20, 2014 | 44% | 43% | 12% | +/-3.8 | 653 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University July 10-14, 2014 | 43% | 44% | 10% | +/-2.9 | 1,147 | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing July 8-19, 214 | 49% | 43% | 8% | +/-3.0 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||||
| NBC/Marist July 7-10, 2014 | 49% | 43% | 7% | +/-3.1 | 914 | ||||||||||||||
| Rasmussen June 25-26, 2014 | 44% | 44% | 8% | +/-4.0 | 750 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University April 15-21, 2014 | 48% | 39% | 10% | +/-2.7 | 1,298 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (D-National Coalition for Safer Roads) April 17-20, 2014 | 48% | 41% | 11% | +/-- | 618 | ||||||||||||||
| Magellan (R-Liberty Foundation of America) April 14-15, 2014 | 50% | 35% | 5% | +/-3.7 | 717 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling March 13-16, 2014 | 48% | 38% | 14% | +/-4.1 | 568 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 46.73% | 42.6% | 8.2% | +/-2.91 | 888.53 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hypothetical match-ups
Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo
| Hickenlooper vs. Tancredo | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Tom Tancredo (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 48% | 40% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 46% | 45% | 1% | 9% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 47% | 42.5% | 0.5% | 10.5% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Gessler
| Hickenlooper vs. Gessler | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Scott Gessler (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 47% | 40% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 47% | 42% | 1% | 10% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 47% | 41% | 0.5% | 11% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Brophy
| Hickenlooper vs. Brophy | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Greg Brophy (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 44% | 43% | 0% | 12% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (Aug. 15-21, 2013) | 47% | 40% | 1% | 12% | +/-2.9 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 45.5% | 41.5% | 0.5% | 12% | +/-3.05 | 1,056 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Hickenlooper vs. Kopp
| Hickenlooper vs. Kopp | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Hickenlooper* (D) | Mike Kopp (R) | Someone else | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (December 3-4, 2013) | 45% | 37% | 0% | 17% | +/-3.2 | 928 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
**Incumbency is denoted by asterisk (*)
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Denver Post, "Oh, Hickenlooper has a challenger after all," February 3, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bio submission to Ballotpedia, April 5, 2013
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 General Election Official Candidate List ," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Bob Beauprez for Governor 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Colorado - Summary Vote Results," last updated June 25, 2014
- ↑ The Denver Post, "Hickenlooper fundraising passes $3 million mark," July 1, 2014
- ↑ Reuters, "Former congressman Beauprez to challenge Colorado governor," June 24, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Official Candidate List," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Governing, "2014 Governors Races," September 10, 2014
- ↑ The Cook Political Report, "Governors Race Ratings 2014," September 15, 2014
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