决策台总部（Decision Desk HQ）预测，科罗拉多州检察长菲尔·韦泽尔（Phil Weiser，民主党）将赢得州长选举，成为该州下一任州长。在民主党占优势的科罗拉多州，韦泽尔战胜共和党候选人、宗教领袖维克多·马克斯（Victor Marx）似乎已成定局。韦泽尔将接替因任期限制无法连任的现任州长贾里德·波利斯（Jared Polis，民主党）。在近半数选票统计完毕时，韦泽尔获得了略超64%的得票率。
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) will win his election to be the state's next governor, Decision Desk HQ projects. Weiser's victory seemed all but assured in the Democratic stronghold against Republican Victor Marx, a ministry leader. Weiser will succeed outgoing Gov. Jared Polis (D), who is term-limited. With nearly half of the ballots counted, Weiser had just over 64 percent of the vote.
除了科罗拉多州近年来持续左倾的趋势外，韦泽尔之所以被视为大热门，很大程度上是因为其对手陷入诸多争议。马克斯在竞选期间因多项过往言论引发关注和审查，其中包括声称其继父曾在他7岁时强迫他杀人。在5月一次令人瞠目结舌的采访中，马克斯表示无法确认自己成年后是否杀过其他人。马克斯还因其竞选团队声称他通过传教任务拯救了多少妇女儿童的说法是否准确而受到质疑。
Beyond Colorado's increasing shift to the left in recent years, Weiser was viewed as the favorite particularly because of controversies surrounding his opponent. Marx drew attention and scrutiny during his campaign for various past comments he made, including that his stepfather once forced him to kill a man when he was 7 years old. In an eyebrow-raising interview in May, Marx said he couldn't say whether he had killed other people as an adult. Marx also faced scrutiny over the accuracy of past statements his campaign has asserted about how many women and children he's helped save through missions.
多位知名共和党人拒绝背书马克斯，包括他的两位初选对手。特朗普总统在其为共和党同僚背书的长名单中也未提及马克斯。前共和党联邦众议员肯·巴克（Ken Buck，科罗拉多州），曾任州党主席，甚至背书了韦泽尔。
Several high-profile Republicans refused to endorse Marx, including both of his primary opponents. President Trump hasn't included Marx on his extensive list of endorsements he's made for fellow Republicans. Former GOP Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.), a former state party chair, even endorsed Weiser.
韦泽尔将成为科罗拉多州第二位犹太裔州长，继波利斯之后。这也将是美国历史上首次出现一位犹太裔州长由另一位犹太裔州长继任。
Weiser will become the second Jewish governor of Colorado, following Polis. This will also mark the first time in U.S. history that a Jewish governor of a state is succeeded by another Jewish governor.