The Green Papers: Colorado 2016 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 28 June 2016
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Tuesday 28 June 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MDT (1300-0100 UTC). Colorado votes mostly by mail.
Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-7:00p MST (1400-0200 UTC). Colorado votes mostly by mail.
 
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


2016 Primary Election Candidate List from the Colorado Secretary of State.

2016 General Election Candidate List from the Colorado Secretary of State.


28 June 2016 Primary results from
Returns from the Colorado Secretary of State.
AP
Politico.


8 November 2016 returns from the Colorado Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 9 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2016
 Candidate list (22, 6 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 1,338,870 48.16% former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
(9 Electoral Votes)
FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679
  Candidate Republican 1,202,484 43.25% Donald John Trump, Sr.
for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence
FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857
  Candidate Libertarian 144,121 5.18% former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson
for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld
FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633
  Candidate Green 38,437 1.38% Jill E. Stein
for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka
FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546
  Candidate Unaffiliated 28,917 1.04% David Evan "Evan" McMullin
for Vice President: Nathan Daniel Johnson
FEC P60022654; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,634,839; Dsb $1,618,074
  Candidate American Constitution 11,699 0.42% Darrell Lane Castle
for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley
FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084
  Candidate Veterans Party of America 5,028 0.18% Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston
for Vice President: Deacon Taylor
FEC P60009917
  Candidate Unaffiliated 1,819 0.07% Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith
for Vice President: Daniel Lee White
FEC P60020781
  Candidate American Delta 1,255 0.05% Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra
for Vice President: Michael Alan Steinberg
FEC P60016342; 31 Dec 16; Tot $8,075,960; Dsb $8,074,914
  Candidate Independent American 1,096 0.04% Kyle Kenley Kopitke
for Vice President: Nathan Revo Sorenson
FEC P60015419
  Candidate Independent People of Colorado 872 0.03% Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado
for Vice President: Douglas K. Terranova
FEC P60018249; 30 Sep 16; Tot $12,032; Dsb $4,926
  Candidate American Solidarity 862 0.03% Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen
for Vice President: Juan Antonio Muñoz
FEC P60022787
  Candidate Nutrition 751 0.03% Rod Silva
for Vice President: Richard C. Silva
FEC P60017035
  Candidate Unaffiliated 749 0.03% Ryan Alan Scott
for Vice President: Bruce Kendall Barnard
FEC P60023512
  Candidate America's Party 710 0.03% Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling
for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin
FEC P20005260
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 531 0.02% Gloria Estela La Riva
for Vice President: Dennis J. Banks
FEC P80005572; 28 Nov 16; Tot $30,851; Dsb $36,030
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 452 0.02% Alyson Kennedy
for Vice President: Osborne Hart
FEC P80005473
  Candidate Kotlikoff for President 392 0.01% Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff
for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer
Vice President: Edward "Ed" Leamer

FEC P20004511
  Candidate Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist 382 0.01% Bradford Lyttle
for Vice President: Hannah Walsh
FEC P60023504
  Candidate Approval Voting 337 0.01% Frank Atwood
for Vice President: Blake Huber
FEC P60023496
  Candidate Socialist Party USA 271 0.01% Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik
for Vice President: Angela Nicole Walker
FEC P60018017
  Candidate Prohibition Party 185 0.01% former Fulton County Pennsylvania Tax Assessor James Arthur "Jim" Hedges
for Vice President: Bill V. Bayes
FEC P60017340
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 11 0.00% David "Dave" Perry
for Vice President: Eric "Rick" Seiley
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated / Republican) 6 0.00% Corey Sterner
for Vice President: Jeff Ryan
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 4 0.00% Brian Anthony Perry
for Vice President: Michael Byron Nelson
FEC P60020617
  Candidate Write-in; (Green / Democratic) 3 0.00% Bruce Lohmiller
for Vice President: J.R. Smith
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 2 0.00% Cherunda Lynn Fox
for Vice President: Roger Matthew Kushner
FEC P60005303; 28 Oct 16; Tot $36,288; Dsb $36,288
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated / Libertarian) 1 0.00% Thomas J. Nieman
for Vice President: Bernie Jackson
Total 2,780,247 100.00%  

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
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator Michael F. Bennet
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
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
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (7, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic 1,370,710 49.97% Senator Michael F. Bennet
FEC S0CO00211; 28 Nov 16; Tot $15,539,412; Dsb $14,841,265
  Candidate Republican 1,215,318 44.31% El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn
FEC S6CO00226; 28 Nov 16; Tot $4,135,311; Dsb $3,895,160
  Candidate Libertarian 99,277 3.62% Lily Tang Williams
FEC S6CO00317; 28 Nov 16; Tot $19,789; Dsb $19,788
  Candidate Green 36,805 1.34% Arnold Michael "Arn" Menconi
FEC S6CO00366; 08 Dec 16; Tot $19,420; Dsb $19,211
  Candidate Unity 9,336 0.34% Bill Hammons
FEC S4CO00411
  Candidate Unaffiliated 8,361 0.30% Dan Chapin
FEC S6CO00374
  Candidate Unaffiliated 3,216 0.12% Paul Noel Fiorino
FEC S6CO00382
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 6 0.00% Donald "Don" Willoughby
FEC S4CO00429
Total 2,743,029 100.00%  

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
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Unity     Bill Hammons

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Donna Lynne
Appointed: 6 May 2016. Sworn 12 May 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 

Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia (Democratic) who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 announced 10 November 2015 that he has accepted the position of President of Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and will resign next year. Governor John W. Hickenlooper (Democratic) will appoint a new Lieutenant Governor. On 23 March 2016, Governor Hickenlooper selected Donna Lynne. On 6 May 2016, Donna Lynne was unanimously confirmed as Colorado's next lieutenant governor by the state legislature.


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 Renominated);
4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Diana L. DeGette
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 257,254 67.87% Congressman Diana L. DeGette
FEC H6CO01141; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,255,875; Dsb $1,147,402
  Candidate Republican 105,030 27.71% Charles Wesley "Casper" Stockham
FEC H6CO01208; 28 Nov 16; Tot $61,219; Dsb $60,692
  Candidate Libertarian 16,752 4.42% Darrell Dinges
FEC H6CO01216
Total 379,036 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Jared Polis
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 260,175 56.89% Congressman Jared Polis
FEC H8CO02137; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,388,206; Dsb $1,289,186
  Candidate Republican 170,001 37.17% Nicholas Grant "Nic" Morse
FEC H6CO02149; 29 Nov 16; Tot $167,116; Dsb $167,116
  Candidate Libertarian 27,136 5.93% Richard Tietjen Longstreth, III
FEC H6CO02156
Total 457,312 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Scott Randall Tipton
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 204,220 54.60% Congressman Scott Randall Tipton
FEC H6CO03139; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,964,415; Dsb $1,972,219
  Candidate Democratic 150,914 40.35% former state Senator Gail Sheridan Schwartz
FEC H6CO03170; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,699,638; Dsb $1,662,363
  Candidate Libertarian 18,903 5.05% Gaylon Kent
FEC H6CO03196
Total 374,037 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 248,230 63.55% Congressman Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck
FEC H4CO04090; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,009,339; Dsb $729,463
  Candidate Democratic 123,642 31.65% Bob Seay
FEC H6CO04160; 28 Nov 16; Tot $73,758; Dsb $72,265
  Candidate Libertarian 18,761 4.80% Bruce Griffith
FEC H6CO04178
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 2 0.00% Donald Howbert
FEC H6CO04186
Total 390,635 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 225,445 62.26% Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn
FEC H6CO05159; 28 Nov 16; Tot $590,783; Dsb $331,604
  Candidate Democratic 111,676 30.84% Misty Plowright
FEC H6CO05233; 31 Dec 16; Tot $14,542; Dsb $13,780
  Candidate Libertarian 24,872 6.87% Michael "Mike" McRedmond
FEC H6CO05266
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 121 0.03% Curtis Imrie
FEC H6CO05274
Total 362,114 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (4) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 191,626 50.91% Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman
FEC H8CO06138; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,557,458; Dsb $3,568,857
  Candidate Democratic 160,372 42.60% state Senator Morgan L. Carroll
FEC H6CO06058; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,158,135; Dsb $3,094,915
  Candidate Libertarian 18,778 4.99% Norm Olsen
FEC H2CO02122
  Candidate Green 5,641 1.50% Robert Lee Worthey
FEC H6CO06082
Total 376,417 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 28 June 2016 Primary
 Candidate list (3) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 199,758 55.18% Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter
FEC H6CO07023; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,896,147; Dsb $1,691,763
  Candidate Republican 144,066 39.80% George Athanasopoulos
FEC H6CO07106; 28 Nov 16; Tot $54,354; Dsb $50,717
  Candidate Libertarian 18,186 5.02% Martin L. Buchanan
FEC H6CO07114
Total 362,010 100.00%  

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
Open Seat - At term limit

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, 9 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 3 candidates
  Libertarian: 9 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
  American Delta: 1 candidate
  American Solidarity: 1 candidate
  Approval Voting: 1 candidate
  Green / Democratic: 1 candidate
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
  Independent People of Colorado: 1 candidate
  Kotlikoff for President: 1 candidate
  Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist: 1 candidate
  Nutrition: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Prohibition Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
  Unaffiliated / Libertarian: 1 candidate
  Unaffiliated / Republican: 1 candidate
  Unity: 2 candidates
  Veterans Party of America: 1 candidate
Independents
  Unaffiliated: 9 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 9 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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

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.


 


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