The Green Papers: Colorado 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 12 August 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 12 August 2008 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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Colorado State and Local Government

Colorado 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 9 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election
Open		 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
• Open Seat - Announced retirement 15 January 2007 effective at the end of this term.
  Candidate Democratic     Mark D. Benner
• FEC S8CO00206: $339
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Mark E. Udall
• Congressman CD 2
• FEC S8CO00172: $5,158,802
    Republican     Senator A. Wayne Allard - apparently not a candidate
• Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC on 22 May 2007.
• FEC S6CO00168: $13,335
  Candidate Republican     Vincent E. Martinez
• FEC S8CO00156: Financial report not available
    Republican     former Congressman Scott McInnis - apparently not a candidate
• 21 March 2007: Announced that he is no longer a candidate.
• FEC S8CO00164: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Robert W. "Bob" Schaffer
• FEC S4CO00171: $3,213,045
    Republican     Wayne Earl Wolf - apparently not a candidate
• 9 December 2007: Running for Congressman in CD 3
• FEC S8CO00180: $6,355
  Candidate Green     Steven Lee Childs
• FEC S8CO00214: Financial report not available
  Candidate Green     Robert A. "Bob" Kinsey
  Candidate Independent     Jerry Dean Carter
• FEC S8CO00198: Financial report not available
Class 3 Democratic Senator Ken Salazar
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor Willliam "Bill" Ritter, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Barbara O'Brien
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (3 Undetermined, 1 Open);
3 Republican (2 Undetermined, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Diana L. DeGette
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Diana L. DeGette
• FEC H6CO01141: $481,574
CD 2
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Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman Mark E. Udall
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Candidate for the Senate Class 2 seat in 2008
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Joan Fitz-Gerald
• FEC H8CO02129: $1,136,187
    Democratic     Bill Hunt - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Larry E. Johnson - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8CO02046: Financial report not available
    Democratic     state Representative Alice Madden - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Democratic     Jared Polis
• FEC H8CO02137: $1,639,154
  Candidate Democratic     William G. "Will" Shafroth
• FEC H8CO02111: $1,028,859
    Democratic     state Senator Ron Tupa - apparently not a candidate
    Democratic     Congressman Mark E. Udall - apparently not a candidate
• Running for the Class 2 Senate Seat
• FEC H8CO02087: $5,158,802
  Candidate Republican     Scott Howard Starin
• FEC H8CO02152: Financial report not available
    Republican     Tom Stone - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Unity     William Robert "Bill" Hammons
• Filed with the FEC as "Unaffiliated"
• FEC H8CO02145: $6,627
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman John Tony Salazar
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John Tony Salazar
• FEC H4CO03167: $922,091
  Candidate Republican     Scott Randall Tipton
• ?
• FEC H6CO03139: $8,683
  Candidate Republican     Delta County Commissioner Wayne Earl Wolf
• FEC H8CO03184: $6,355
    Libertarian     Steven Daniel McDuffie - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H8CO03176: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Marilyn N. Musgrave
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
    Democratic     Frederic Arnold "Eric" Eidsness - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 2 October 2007. Mr. Eidsness has previously run under the banners of the Reform and Republican Parties.
  Candidate Democratic     Elizabeth Helen "Betsy" Markey
• FEC H8CO04067: $594,510
    Democratic     Angela Veronica "Angie" Paccione - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 26 September 2007
• FEC H6CO04145: $162,168
    Democratic     Brandon Shaffer - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew circa 4 June 2007
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Marilyn N. Musgrave
• FEC H2CO04045: $1,383,191
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Harold Wilford "Hal" Bidlack
• FEC H8CO05106: $5,441
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey G. "Jeff" Crank
• FEC H6CO05142: $203,682
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• FEC H6CO05159: $339,998
  Candidate Republican     Bentley Brooks Rayburn
• FEC H6CO05191: $194,789
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Richard D. "Rich" Hand
CD 6
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - On 29 October 2007 Congressman Tancredo announced he would not seek a 6th term in Congress. He formally entered the 2008 Presidential contest on Monday 2 April 2007 and withdrew on 20 December 2007.
  Candidate Democratic     Ivan J. Botvin
• FEC H8CO06203: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Michael David Collins
• FEC H8CO06146: $8,287
  Candidate Democratic     Henry H. "Hank" Eng
• FEC H8CO06187: $13,185
  Candidate Republican     William L. "Wil" Armstrong, III
• FEC H8CO06153: $445,805
  Candidate Republican     Pepito L. Castellanes
• FEC H8CO06195: $1,676
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State Mike Coffman
• FEC H8CO06138: $457,624
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Ted Harvey
• FEC H8CO06161: $77,608
    Republican     Congressman Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo - apparently not a candidate
• 29 October 2007: Announced he would not seek a 6th term.
• FEC H8CO06054: $15,507
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Stephen P. "Steve" Ward
• FEC H8CO06179: $37,906
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Edwin "Ed" Perlmutter
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Edwin "Ed" Perlmutter
• FEC H6CO07023: $1,149,368
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Merlin Janich
• FEC H8CO07011: $1,130
  Candidate Green; Libertarian     Steven Lee Childs
• FEC H8CO07029: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Secretary of State Mike Coffman
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Running for Congress in CD 6
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Treasurer Cary Kennedy
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Republican Attorney General John W. Suthers
• Appointed: 5 January 2005 as an Independent; First elected as a Republican: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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): 8 incumbents, 13 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution)
 • Right to Life
 • Unity: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
 
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 the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Election Authority
 • Colorado Secretary of State
 • Colorado Secretary of State - Elections Center
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Colorado General Assembly
 • Colorado House of Representatives - Democratic Caucus
Democratic
 • Colorado Democratic Party
Republican
 • Colorado Republican Party
 • Colorado Senate Republicans
Third Party
 • America First Party of Colorado
 • American Constitution Party of Colorado
 • Colorado Libertarian Party Candidates
 • Colorado Right to Life
 • Libertarian Party of Colorado
 • The Green Party of Colorado
 • The Unity Party of America
Media & others
 • Aspen Daily News
 • Aurora Daily Sun & Sentinel
 • Carbondale Valley Journal
 • Colorado Confidential
 • Colorado Daily - Boulder
 • Colorado Political News - ColoradoPols.com
 • Colorado Politics, News and Inside Information
 • Cortez Journal
 • Criag Daily Press
 • Daily Reporter-Herald - Loveland
 • DC's Political Report - Colorado
 • Delta County Independent
 • Denver Post
 • Douglas County News-Press
 • Glenwood Springs Post Independent
 • Greeley Tribune
 • Gunnison Country Times
 • Haxtun-Fleming Herald
 • Lamar Daily News
 • Mineral County Miner
 • Monte Vista Journal
 • Montrose Daily Press
 • Northern Colorado Business Report
 • Pine River Times - Bayfield
 • Politics1.com - Colorado
 • Pueblo Chieftain
 • Rifle Citizen Telegram
 • Rocky Mountain News - Denver
 • Sentinel & Transcript Newspapers - Jefferson County
 • Snowmass Village Sun
 • Summit Daily News - Frisco
 • Telluride Daily Planet
 • The Aspen Times
 • The Canyon Courier - Evergreen
 • The Coloradoan - Fort Collins
 • The Crested Butte News
 • The Daily Camera - Boulder
 • The Daily Sentinel - Grand Junction
 • The Daily Times-Call - Longmont
 • The Denver Business Journal
 • The Durango Herald
 • The Fort Morgan Times
 • The Gazette - Colorado Springs
 • The Herald Democrat - Leadville
 • The Journal Advocate - Sterling
 • The Mountain Mail - Salida
 • The Mountain-Ear - Nederland
 • U.S. Politics Today - Colorado 2008 Presidential Primary News
 • Vail Daily
 

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