Colorado 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2006 Midterm Election

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Colorado
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 August 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2000 Census:	4,311,882	(1.53% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	3,067,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	2,274,152
Capital:	Denver
Tuesday 8 August 2006 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).

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COLORADO PRIMARY

Tuesday 8 August 2006

COLORADO PRIMARY results from a media source

A primary may be called when two or more candidates for nomination to an office poll 30% or more at a Convention.

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 5:
- Republicans have nominated Doug Lamborn
CD 7:
- Democrats have nominated Ed Perlmutter



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator A. Wayne Allard • First elected: 1996; re-elected 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1990, 1992, 1994] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Ken Salazar • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Open		Republican	Governor Bill Owens • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Current Republican - Possible Democratic takeover - Democratic Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr. vs. Republican Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Democratic	779,741	56.30%	Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr. • For Lt. Governor: Barbara O'Brien

		Republican	566,303	40.89%	Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez • for Lt. Governor: Janet Rowland. Mr. Beauprez, Congressman Congressional District 7, received his party's nomination for Governor on 21 May 2006.

		Libertarian	20,527	1.48%	Dawn Winkler-Kinateder • for Lt. Governor: Richard Randall

		Unaffiliated	9,629	0.70%	Paul Noel Fiorino • for Lt. Governor: Heather Anne McKibbin

		American Constitution	8,705	0.63%	Clyde J. Harkins • for Lt. Governor: Tracy Davison

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Gary Cooper
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Darla Herold
		Write-in; (Republican)			Charles Walter "Chuck" Sylvester, Jr. • for Lt. Governor: Ronita Marlene "Roni" Sylvester
Total			1,384,905	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2006

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 4 Republican (2 Renominated, 2 Open)

CD 1 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Diana L. DeGette

		Democratic	96,324	79.33%	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • FEC: $635,208

		Green	25,096	20.67%	Thomas D. "Tom" Kelly • FEC finanical report not available
Total			121,420	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Mark Udall • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Mark Udall

		Democratic	133,456	66.65%	Congressman Mark Udall • FEC: $1,512,865

		Republican	60,158	30.04%	Richard Anthony "Rich" Mancuso • FEC: $15,150

		Libertarian	4,266	2.13%	Norm Olsen • FEC finanical report not available

		Green	2,357	1.18%	J. A. "Joe" Calhoun • FEC finanical report not available
Total			200,237	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman John Tony Salazar • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman John Tony Salazar

		Democratic	129,833	61.20%	Congressman John Tony Salazar • FEC: $2,028,066

		Republican	78,318	36.92%	Scott Randall Tipton • FEC: $821,303

		Libertarian	3,980	1.88%	Bert L. "Bob" Sargent • FEC: $1,829

		Write-in; (Green)			Bruce Edward Lohmiller • FEC finanical report not available
Total			212,131	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		Republican	Congressman Marilyn N. Musgrave • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman Marilyn N. Musgrave

		Republican	104,876	45.91%	Congressman Marilyn N. Musgrave • FEC: $3,160,640

		Democratic	97,670	42.76%	Angela Veronica "Angie" Paccione • FEC: $1,977,177

		Reform	25,880	11.33%	Frederic Arnold "Eric" Eidsness • Formerly of the Republican Party • FEC: $26,983
Total			228,426	100.00%

CD 5 {map} Open		Republican	Congressman Joel M. Hefley • First elected: 1986 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 16 February 2006: Congressman Hefley announced he would not seek re-election in 2006.
		Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Republican	101,603	59.32%	Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • Recieved 40% of the vote at the GOP convention. • FEC: $1,026,182

		Democratic	69,677	40.68%	Jay Fawcett • FEC: $681,370

		Write-in; (Republican)			Richard D. Hand • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in; (Republican)			Gregory S. Hollister • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in; (Democratic)			Brian X. Scott • FEC finanical report not available
Total			171,280	100.00%

CD 6 {map}		Republican	Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary
		Polls: Republican Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo

		Republican	149,919	58.82%	Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo • FEC: $1,781,975

		Democratic	101,130	39.68%	William Gardner "Bill" Winter • FEC: $807,011

		Libertarian	3,839	1.51%	Jack J. Woehr • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in; (Republican)			Juan Bautista Botero • FEC: $12,735
Total			254,888	100.00%

CD 7 {map} Open		Republican	Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006
		Polls: Leans Democratic - WATCH - Open Republican Seat. Democratic Edwin "Ed" Perlmutter vs. Republican Rick O'Donnell
			Open Seat (no incumbent)

		Democratic	99,824	54.82%	Edwin "Ed" Perlmutter • FEC: $2,996,171

		Republican	76,825	42.19%	Rick O'Donnell • FEC: $2,818,132

		Green	2,964	1.63%	David Joel "Dave" Chandler • FEC finanical report not available

		American Constitution	2,495	1.37%	Roger McCarville • FEC finanical report not available

		Write-in; (Concerns Of People)			John J. Heckman, Jr. • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in; (Democratic)			Steve Moore • FEC finanical report not available
		Write-in			John David Sexton • FEC finanical report not available
Total			182,108	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Gigi Dennis • Appointed by Governor Bill Owens August 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - On 9 March 2006 Secretary of State Dennis announced that she will not run for re-election in 2006.

		Republican	762,384	50.90%	Treasurer Mike Coffman

		Democratic	735,514	49.10%	Ken Gordon
Total			1,497,898	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open		Republican	Treasurer Mike Coffman • First elected: 1998; re-elected in 2002; leave of absence June 2005 through April 2006. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - At term limit, candidate for Secretary of State

		Democratic	723,587	50.99%	Cary Kennedy

		Republican	695,528	49.01%	former Acting Treasurer Mark Hillman
Total			1,419,115	100.00%
	June 2005: Treasurer Mike Coffman will be temporarily stepping down to return to active duty in the Marine Corps. Treasurer Mike Coffman was first elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. Mark Hillman became the acting Colorado State Treasurer on 9 June 2005 when Governor Bill Owens selected him to manage the Department of the Treasury during a military leave of absence by State Treasurer Mike Coffman. In April 2006, Treasurer Mike Coffman returned to his position as State Treasurer.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

		Independent	Attorney General John W. Suthers • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Appointed: 5 January 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 8 August 2006 Primary

		Republican	711,230	53.22%	Attorney General John W. Suthers

		Democratic	569,547	42.62%	Fern O'Brien

		Libertarian	55,552	4.16%	Dwight K. Harding
Total			1,336,329	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
	• Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution): 2 candidates
	• Concerns Of People (affiliate of Prohibition Party): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 incumbent
	• Unaffiliated: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 11 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.