Greg
Lopez

Colorado Republican Party Secretary Russ Andrews publicly endorsed unaffiliated candidate Greg Lopez over GOP nominee Victor Marx. Andrews said it had become 'impossible' to support Marx in good conscience, citing Marx-related campaign-finance and personal-conduct revelations.

The Sentinel Colorado reported Lopez had $16,265 cash on hand as of October 1, had raised about $128,000 from supporters, and had personally loaned his campaign $65,000 — well behind the cash positions of Weiser and Marx.

In a Summit Daily opinion piece, Lopez outlined three priorities: affordability (proposing starter homes of 1,100 sq ft at $235,000), protecting water and rural communities (defending Colorado's water rights and basing Colorado River decisions on science), and fiscal discipline. On wolves, he stated: 'I will stop additional translocations.'

A September analysis by Discover DougCo explicitly noted there was no polling available for the three-way race between Lopez, Weiser, and Marx, a limitation also reflected in Colorado Pols commentary around the same time.

Lopez and Weiser debated at Club 20's Western Colorado candidate debates at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Marx did not participate. Lopez called for lower state spending, questioned costs of Weiser's proposals, said Colorado was 'out of water,' and argued the wolf reintroduction program had failed, saying he would defer to the U.S. Interior Department on wolf removal.

Lopez and Democrat Phil Weiser debated at a Pikes Peak Center event, according to Colorado Politics' later coverage. Republican Victor Marx did not participate.

According to the Colorado Times Recorder, Denver GOP Vice Chair Hugo Chavez-Rey endorsed Lopez over Republican nominee Victor Marx in August before resigning his party position. This predated the later endorsement by GOP Secretary Russ Andrews.

The Gazette reported Lopez had submitted enough petition signatures to qualify for the November ballot as an unaffiliated candidate for governor.