The Green Papers: Colorado 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 26 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
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)
2000 Census:4,311,882 (1.53% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:7(1.61% of 435)
Capital:Denver
Tuesday 26 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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Colorado State and Local Government

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

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined);
4 Republican (4 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Diana L. DeGette
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Diana L. DeGette
• FEC H6CO01141; 31 Dec 11; Tot $427,575; Dsb $369,537
    Democratic     Citizen Kane - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     Richard W. Murphy
  Candidate Republican     Danny E. Stroud
• FEC H2CO01124
  Candidate Green     Gary Swing
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Jared Polis
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Jared Polis
• FEC H8CO02137; 31 Dec 11; Tot $353,416; Dsb $570,226
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Kevin Lundberg
• FEC H2CO02148
    Republican     Eric A. Weissmann - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H2CO02130
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Scott Randall Tipton
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Salvatore "Sal" Pace, II
• FEC H2CO03138; 31 Dec 11; Tot $475,317; Dsb $133,887
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Scott Randall Tipton
• FEC H6CO03139; 31 Dec 11; Tot $822,813; Dsb $336,545
  Candidate Libertarian     Gregory Gilman
  Candidate Libertarian     Gaylon Kent
• FEC H2CO03153
  Candidate Independent     Tisha Trinette Casida
• FEC H2CO03146; 31 Dec 11; Tot $12,674; Dsb $7,549
  Candidate Independent     John W. Hargis, Sr.
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Cory Scott Gardner
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Brandon C. Shaffer
• FEC H2CO04094; 31 Dec 11; Tot $292,072; Dsb $126,851
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Cory Scott Gardner
• FEC H0CO04122; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,230,874; Dsb $511,902
  Candidate American Constitution     Doug Aden
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election		 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 - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H2CO05075
    Republican     Douglas Kevin "Doug" Bergeron - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H2CO05083
  Candidate Republican     Robert B. Blaha
• FEC H2CO05091
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• FEC H6CO05159; 31 Dec 11; Tot $232,961; Dsb $138,856
  Candidate 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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $3,380; Dsb $1,981
  Candidate American Constitution     Kenneth R. Harvell
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     David C. "Dave" Anderson
• FEC H2CO05059; 31 Dec 11; Tot $118,147; Dsb $16,698
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election		 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 - apparently not a candidate
• 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.
15 February 2012: "Today I am announcing that I am withdrawing from the 6th Congressional District race."
• FEC H2CO00035; 31 Dec 11; Tot $437,125; Dsb $84,186
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Joe Miklosi
• FEC H2CO06123; 31 Dec 11; Tot $233,756; Dsb $62,181
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael "Mike" Coffman
• FEC H8CO06138; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,294,044; Dsb $744,206
  Candidate Independent     John Taylor DeGraffenried
• FEC H2CO06131
  Candidate Independent     Kathy L. Polhemus
• FEC H2CO06149
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
• FEC H6CO07023; 31 Dec 11; Tot $884,078; Dsb $343,650
    Republican     Matthew Christian "Matt" Ball - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H2CO07139
  Candidate Republican     Joseph "Joe" Coors, Jr.
• FEC H2CO07121; 31 Dec 11; Tot $43,157; Dsb $15,830
  Candidate American Constitution     Doug "Dayhorse" Campbell
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, 6 candidates
 • Republican: 7 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution): 3 candidates
 • Citizens: 1 candidate
 • Conservative USA
 • Right to Life
 • Unity: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 4 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
 

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