GOP Challenger Pulls Ahead in Colorado Governor’s Race

Inset: (t) Office of the Governor / (b) US Congress(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Bob Beauprez, the Republican challenger in the Colorado governor’s race, has pulled ahead thanks to male voters, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll out Wednesday.

Beauprez is leading Democratic incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper 45 to 40 percent, with a libertarian candidate receiving 4 percent, a green candidate getting 2 percent, and another 9 percent still undecided.

A poll last week showed Hickenlooper up by just one point, 45 to 44 percent.

Men are backing Beauprez 54 to 33 percent, up five points from last week. Women are backing Hickenlooper 47 to 37 percent, while independent voters are split between the two at 38 percent.

Six days before Election Day, 12 percent of Colorado voters say their mind is not made up, while 88 percent say they are certain about who they are voting for.

As for favorability, Colorado voters have a mixed opinion of their governor, giving him a split 46 to 46 percent rating, compared to a positive 51 to 42 percent last week. Beauprez gets a positive 47 to 34 percent favorability rating, up two points from last week.

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