GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Republican party officials are publicly trying to push their candidate for governor, Dan Maes, out of the race so someone else can run in his spot. But the Primary ballots were certified Friday, and Maes says he's in it to win it.

Dan Maes has faced some rough controversies during his campaign. He's been caught up in a campaign finance scandal and accused of embellishing his record. Just this week, an allegation arose that he exaggerated his past police work in Kansas. But Maes says party members trying to kick him out, the candidate for whom the people voted for, is just the kind of politics that he's trying to change.

"(Voters) are sick and tired of the party picking people and telling people who they're supposed to vote for. The people made it clear to me, don't you dare go anywhere. We put you there. We want you there," says Maes.

Some political analysts say Maes lucked into the Republican seat, after Scott McInnis's campaign blew up from a plagiarism scandal.

"Dan Maes was never the choice of the leadership of the party, and he was really an accidental winner of the Primary," says Floyd Circuli, a pollster and independent political analyst in Denver.

Now some Republican heads say they're left with a candidate who isn't their first choice. The Colorado Republican Chairman, Dick Wadhams, released this statement Friday.

"Revelations before and especially after the August 10th primary have raised serious questions about the veracity of how he has presented his professional background and career and have virtually destroyed any possibility of running a viable campaign."

Republican Senate candidate Ken Buck also pulled his support from Maes, reportedly along with Republican Senator Hank Brown and Senate President John Andrews, a Republican as well.

"In my opinion, he's a horrible candidate considering all the campaign finance violations and all the allegations that he embellished his record," says Kelly Sloan, a conservative columnist.

Some Democrats believe the Republican party is doing an injustice to their followers.

"To have the leaders of the party come and tell him (Maes) that, the vote of the people doesn't count, seems like a democratic travesty, as opposed to supporting democracy," says Democratic candidate for State Senate Claudette Konola.

But Republicans setting up shop at their headquarters in Grand Junction, located right next to the train station, say they'll stay loyal to their party, no matter who's in the seat.

"Here in the headquarters, our duty is to support the Republican candidate," says James Farley, assistant office manager for the Mesa County Republicans. Mesa County Republicans say they're in high-gear trying to deliver voters information and drum up support for their candidates.