Colorado 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Colorado
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	4,311,882	(1.53% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2010 Census:	5,044,930	(1.63% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
Capital:	Denver

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Colorado State and Local Government

Colorado 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

On Friday 27 May 2011, Governor John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic) signed SB11-189. The law moves the state's partisan primary from the 2nd Tuesday in August to the last Tuesday in June-- 26 June 2012-- ("... a primary election shall be held ... on the last Tuesday in June of even-numbered years ..." [CO Revised Statutes 1-4-101(1)]) and moves the Democratic and Republican Presidential Precinct caucuses from the 1st Tuesday in February to the 1st Tuesday in March-- 6 March 2012-- ("the precinct caucuses shall be held on the first Tuesday in March ..." [CO Revised Statutes 1-3-102 (1) (a) (I)]).



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark E. Udall • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Michael F. Bennet • Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Ken Salazar on 21 January 2009 after entering upon his duties as Secretary of the Interior; appointed 21 January 2009 and sworn 22 January 2009. First elected: 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Undetermined); 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Diana L. DeGette* • FEC H6CO01141; 30 Sep 11; Tot $285,815; Dsb $262,488

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Jared Polis • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Jared Polis* • FEC H8CO02137; 30 Sep 11; Tot $318,792; Dsb $473,582

		Republican		state Senator Kevin Lundberg

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Scott Randall Tipton • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		state Representative Salvatore "Sal" Pace, II • FEC H2CO03138; 30 Sep 11; Tot $267,685; Dsb $55,059

		*Republican*		*Congressman Scott Randall Tipton* • FEC H6CO03139; 30 Sep 11; Tot $642,281; Dsb $155,577

		Independent		Tisha Trinette Casida • FEC H2CO03146
		Independent		John W. Hargis, Sr.

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Cory Scott Gardner • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		state Senator Brandon C. Shaffer • FEC H2CO04094; 30 Sep 11; Tot $179,503; Dsb $58,471

		*Republican*		*Congressman Cory Scott Gardner* • FEC H0CO04122; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,005,047; Dsb $404,734

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Robert Eugene "Bob" Evans, III • FEC H2CO05075

		*Republican*		*Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn* • FEC H6CO05159; 30 Sep 11; Tot $174,021; Dsb $114,807

		Libertarian; (Citizens; Unity)		James Clifford "Jim" Pirtle • 22 April 2011: Filed with the FEC as a Unity Party candidate. 17 August 2011: Filed with the FEC as a Libertarian candidate. • FEC H2CO05067; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,146; Dsb $887

		No Party Affiliation		David C. "Dave" Anderson • FEC H2CO05059; 30 Sep 11; Tot $16,498; Dsb $16,002

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Perry Haney • 17 October 2011: Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC but did not specify a Congressional District. 9 December 2011: Media reports indicate he will run in CD 6. • FEC H2CO00035
		Democratic		state Representative Joe Miklosi • FEC H2CO06123; 30 Sep 11; Tot $130,505; Dsb $33,960

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman* • FEC H8CO06138; 30 Sep 11; Tot $870,441; Dsb $679,663

		Independent		John Taylor DeGraffenried • FEC H2CO06131

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter* • FEC H6CO07023; 30 Sep 11; Tot $671,298; Dsb $263,202

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Scott E. Gessler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Walker Stapleton • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General John W. Suthers • Appointed: 5 January 2005 as an Independent; First elected as a Republican: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

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): 7 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 5 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution)
	• Citizens: 1 candidate
	• Conservative USA
	• Right to Life
	• Unity: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• No Party Affiliation: 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution Links to State Constitutions
	• Colorado Constitution and Revised Statutes
Election Authority
	• Colorado Secretary of State
	• Colorado Secretary of State - Elections Center
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Colorado General Assembly
Democratic
	• Colorado Democratic Party
	• Democratic Caucus
Republican
	• Colorado Republican Party
Third Party
	• America First Party of Colorado
	• American Constitution Party of Colorado
	• Colorado Affiliate Of The Constitution Party
	• Colorado Right to Life
	• Conservative Party USA Colorado
	• Libertarian Party of Colorado
	• The Green Party of Colorado
	• The Unity Party of America
	• The Unity Party of Colorado
Media & others
	• Aspen Daily News
	• Aurora Daily Sun & Sentinel
	• Carbondale Valley Journal
	• 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
	• Grand Junction Free Press
	• 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
	• Snowmass Village Sun
	• SquareState.net - The Progressive Political Blog for Colorado
	• Summit Daily News - Frisco
	• The Aspen Times
	• The Canyon Courier - Evergreen
	• The Colorado Statesman - Denver
	• 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