Jared Polis vs. Walker Stapleton: What the polls show in the Colorado governor’s race

The governor’s race in Colorado is the top-of-ticket contest in the 2018 election.

The Colorado Sun is tracking the publicly available polling in the race between Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton. 

Here’s how the polls break down:

Check back for updates as new numbers come available.

A note on methodology

1. Strategies 360 is a Democratic political firm in Colorado that conducted the poll on behalf of the Service Employees International Union. Note: It was conducted during the gubernatorial primaries and asked voters about a hypothetical matchup between Jared Polis and Walker Stapleton. Link to poll data

Margin of Error: 4.4% 

FiveThirtyEight pollster rating: B

2. Public Policy Polling is a Democratic firm based in North Carolina that uses automated dialing, or robo-polling. The poll was conducted on behalf of the Democratic Party of Colorado. Link to poll data

Margin of Error: 4%

FiveThirtyEight pollster rating: B

3. SSRS conducted the poll for the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Colorado Health Foundation. Link to poll data

Margin of Error: 3%

FiveThirtyEight pollster rating: A-

4. Magellan Strategies is a Republican firm and Keating Research is a Democratic firm. Both are based in Colorado. The poll was conducted on behalf of Healthier Colorado, an advocacy organization. Read more about the poll. Link to poll data

Margin of Error: 4%

FiveThirtyEight pollster rating: None

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