Walker Stapleton, Gubernatorial candidate

Walker Stapleton

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
April 15, 1974
Current age
52
Home state
Colorado
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2018

Photo: Jeffrey Beall from Colorado, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Stapleton1.1M
Opponents1.3M
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Elections run

Walker Stapleton, a Republican politician from Colorado, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2018 governor election in Colorado to Jared Polis, receiving 1,080,801 votes (42.8%).

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How many votes has Walker Stapleton received?

Walker Stapleton has received 1,080,801 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Walker Stapleton’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018GovernorColoradoLost1,080,80142.8%Jared Polis
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q7962321). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Walker Stapleton: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/walker-stapleton. 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.