Photo: Greg Lopez, then a Republican candidate for Colorado governor, attends the Western Conservative Summit in Aurora on June 4, 2022. Former U.S. Rep. Greg Lopez will be on the ballot as an unaffiliated candidate for Colorado governor in November. The secretary of state’s office verified just under 12,000 of the signatures Lopez submitted. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser won the Democratic primary election for Colorado governor in June, defeating U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet. GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert of Windsor won election to a full term representing the 4th District later that year.