Colorado Governor: Tancredo (ACP) Gains On Hickenlooper (D)

The Colorado governor’s race is increasingly looking like a contest between Democrat John Hickenlooper and independent Tom Tancredo.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Colorado voters shows Hickenlopper still ahead with 43% support, but Tancredo now earns 35% of the vote, his best showing so far. Republican candidate Dan Maes trails with 16%. One percent (1%) like another candidate in the race, and five percent (5%) are undecided.

This race now moves from Solid Democrat to Leans Democrat in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.

Tancredo, a former GOP congressman, entered the race as a candidate of the American Constitution Party after Maes won the state Republican Primary. He argued that Maes, who has been abandoned by many of the state’s high-level Republicans, could not win the general election, but many saw Tancredo’s entry as guaranteeing a win by Hickenlooper.

Last month, Tancredo moved past Maes to claim second place with 25% of the vote to Hickenlooper’s 46%. Maes picked up 21% at that time. Source