The Green Papers: Colorado 2015 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2015. Find 2016 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
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)
Capital:Denver
 

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Colorado State and Local Government

Colorado 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Republican Senator Cory Scott Gardner
• First elected: 2014.
Also served in the U.S. House: 2011-2015.
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Michael F. Bennet
• FEC S0CO00211; 30 Sep 15; Tot $5,699,474; Dsb $1,546,322
  Candidate Republican     Robert B. Blaha
  Candidate Republican     Charles Joseph "Charlie" Ehler
• FEC S6CO00234
  Candidate Republican     former Aurora City Councilor Ryan Frazier
  Candidate Republican     El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn
• FEC S6CO00226; 30 Sep 15; Tot $39,419; Dsb $23,808
  Candidate Republican     Tom Janich
  Candidate Republican     Michael Kinlaw
• FEC S6CO00242; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     Peg Littleton
  Candidate Republican     Greg Lopez
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Timothy Patrick "Tim" Neville
• FEC S6CO00259
  Candidate Unity     Bill Hammons
• FEC S4CO00411
  Candidate Unaffiliated     Gary Swing
• Boiling Frog Party
• FEC S8CO00099
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor John W. Hickenlooper
• First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
• Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia
• First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined);
4 Republican (4 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Diana L. DeGette
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Diana L. DeGette
• FEC H6CO01141; 30 Sep 15; Tot $370,905; Dsb $316,460
  Candidate Democratic     Charles H. "Chuck" Norris
• FEC H6CO06017; 30 Sep 15; Tot $3,425; Dsb $346
  Candidate Republican     Charles Wesley "Casper" Stokham
• FEC H6CO01208
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Jared Polis
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Jared Polis
• FEC H8CO02137; 30 Sep 15; Tot $602,917; Dsb $213,882
  Candidate Republican     Nicholas Grant "Nic" Morse
• FEC H6CO02149
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3 Republican Congressman Scott Randall Tipton
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Scott Randall Tipton
• FEC H6CO03139; 30 Sep 15; Tot $542,004; Dsb $160,910
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Larry Johnson
  Candidate Democratic     Bob Seay
• FEC H6CO04160
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck
• FEC H4CO04090; 30 Sep 15; Tot $484,144; Dsb $325,812
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• FEC H6CO05159; 30 Sep 15; Tot $226,873; Dsb $70,491
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6 Republican Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Morgan L. Carroll
• FEC H6CO06058; 30 Sep 15; Tot $377,938; Dsb $70,300
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Edward "Ed" Casso
• ?
  Candidate Democratic     Perry Haney
• FEC H2CO00035; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,001,000; Dsb $45,585
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman
• FEC H8CO06138; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,107,462; Dsb $269,765
Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list - 115th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
• FEC H6CO07023; 30 Sep 15; Tot $743,613; Dsb $342,077
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Secretary of State Wayne W. Williams
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Treasurer Walker Stapleton
• First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018
  Republican Attorney General Cynthia Coffman
• First elected: 2014
• Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Wife of Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman
 
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): 6 incumbents, 10 candidates
 • Republican: 8 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution)
 • Justice Party
 • Right to Life
 • United Party (affiliate of Natural Law)
 • Unity: 1 candidate
Independents
 • 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).
Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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
Election Authority
 • Colorado Secretary of State
 • Colorado Secretary of State - Elections Center
 • Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Colorado General Assembly
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
 • Justice Party of Colorado
 • Libertarian Party of Colorado
 • The Green Party of Colorado
 • The Unity Party of Colorado
 • Unity Party of Colorado
Media & others
 • Aspen Daily News
 • Aurora Daily Sun & Sentinel
 • BizWest - Boulder
 • Colorado Daily - Boulder
 • Colorado Political News - ColoradoPols.com
 • Colorado Politics, News and Inside Information
 • Criag Daily Press
 • Delta County Independent
 • Denver Post
 • Glenwood Springs Post Independent
 • Greeley Tribune
 • Gunnison Country Times
 • Haxtun-Fleming Herald
 • Lamar Daily News
 • Mineral County Miner
 • Monte Vista Journal
 • Montrose Daily Press
 • Pine River Times - Bayfield
 • Politics1.com - Colorado
 • Pueblo Chieftain
 • Rifle Citizen Telegram
 • Rio Blanco Herald Times
 • Rocky Mountain News - Denver
 • Snowmass Village Sun
 • Summit Daily News - Frisco
 • The Aspen Times
 • The Canyon Courier - Evergreen
 • The Colorado Independent - Denver
 • The Coloradoan - Fort Collins
 • The Crested Butte News
 • The Daily Camera - Boulder
 • The Daily Sentinel - Grand Junction
 • The Daily Times-Call - Longmont
 • 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
 • Times-Call - Longmont
 • Vail Daily
 

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  Open Governor's Chairs, Senate and House Seats (the incumbent is not running for re-election)  
  Governor's Chairs, Senate, and U.S. House Seats with no incumbent running for them  
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  2015 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  Statewide Political Party Strength going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
  Statewide Political Party Strength coming out of the 2014 Midterm Elections  
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  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region going into the 2014 Midterm Election  
  Relative Political Party Strength by SECTION and Region coming out of the 2014 Elections  
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  Comparative Political Party Predominance in each State, 2000 thru 2014  
2014 CONGRESSIONAL Political Party Breakdown by SECTION and Region
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History
  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  
  Dates of DIRECT PRIMARY Elections re: Major Party Nominations for Statewide and/or Federal Office  
  Length of Terms of Office of STATE Governors throughout American History  
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