Jared Polis, Governor

Jared Polis

Governor● In office
Born
May 12, 1975
Current age
51
Home state
Colorado
Party
Democratic
In office
Governor of Colorado (present)
On the ballot
2008–2022
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Polis3.9M
Opponents2.8M
7
Elections run

Between 2008 and 2022, Jared Polis ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning all 7. Polis's biggest single-election total was 1,468,481 votes, in the 2022 governor election in Colorado. Polis's closest win came in the 2014 U.S. House election in Colorado's District 2, decided by 46,655 votes.

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How many votes has Jared Polis received?

Jared Polis has received 3,872,893 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

Jared Polis’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2022GovernorColoradoWon1,468,48158.53%Heidi Ganahl
2018GovernorColoradoWon1,348,88853.42%Walker Stapleton
2016U.S. HouseColoradoWon260,17556.89%Nicholas Morse
Richard Longstreth
2014U.S. HouseColoradoWon196,30056.74%George Leing
2012U.S. HouseColoradoWon234,75855.69%Kevin Lundberg
Randy Luallin

Susan P. Hall
2010U.S. HouseColoradoWon148,72057.41%Stephen Bailey
Jenna Goss

Curtis Harris
2008U.S. HouseColoradoWon215,57162.6%Scott Starin
J. A. Calhoun

Bill Hammons
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (P000598) and Wikidata (Q935734). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Jared Polis: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/jared-polis. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.