Colorado 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2016 General Election

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Colorado
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.

	Candidate list (22, 6 write-ins)

		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

		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

		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

		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

		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

		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

		Veterans Party of America	5,028	0.18%	Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston • for Vice President: Deacon Taylor • FEC P60009917

		Unaffiliated	1,819	0.07%	Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith • for Vice President: Daniel Lee White • FEC P60020781

		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

		Independent American	1,096	0.04%	Kyle Kenley Kopitke • for Vice President: Nathan Revo Sorenson • FEC P60015419

		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

		American Solidarity	862	0.03%	Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen • for Vice President: Juan Antonio Muñoz • FEC P60022787

		Nutrition	751	0.03%	Rod Silva • for Vice President: Richard C. Silva • FEC P60017035

		Unaffiliated	749	0.03%	Ryan Alan Scott • for Vice President: Bruce Kendall Barnard • FEC P60023512

		America's Party	710	0.03%	Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin • FEC P20005260

		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

		Socialist Workers Party	452	0.02%	Alyson Kennedy • for Vice President: Osborne Hart • FEC P80005473

		Kotlikoff for President	392	0.01%	Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff • for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer • Vice President: Edward "Ed" Leamer • FEC P20004511

		Nonviolent Resistance/Pacifist	382	0.01%	Bradford Lyttle • for Vice President: Hannah Walsh • FEC P60023504

		Approval Voting	337	0.01%	Frank Atwood • for Vice President: Blake Huber • FEC P60023496

		Socialist Party USA	271	0.01%	Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik • for Vice President: Angela Nicole Walker • FEC P60018017

		Prohibition Party	185	0.01%	former Fulton County Pennsylvania Tax Assessor James Arthur "Jim" Hedges • for Vice President: Bill V. Bayes • FEC P60017340

		Write-in; (Republican)	11	0.00%	David "Dave" Perry • for Vice President: Eric "Rick" Seiley
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated / Republican)	6	0.00%	Corey Sterner • for Vice President: Jeff Ryan
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	4	0.00%	Brian Anthony Perry • for Vice President: Michael Byron Nelson • FEC P60020617
		Write-in; (Green / Democratic)	3	0.00%	Bruce Lohmiller • for Vice President: J.R. Smith
		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
		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. 114^th 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 • 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)

		Democratic	1,370,710	49.97%	Senator Michael F. Bennet • FEC S0CO00211; 28 Nov 16; Tot $15,539,412; Dsb $14,841,265

		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

		Libertarian	99,277	3.62%	Lily Tang Williams • FEC S6CO00317; 28 Nov 16; Tot $19,789; Dsb $19,788

		Green	36,805	1.34%	Arnold Michael "Arn" Menconi • FEC S6CO00366; 08 Dec 16; Tot $19,420; Dsb $19,211

		Unity	9,336	0.34%	Bill Hammons • FEC S4CO00411

		Unaffiliated	8,361	0.30%	Dan Chapin • FEC S6CO00374
		Unaffiliated	3,216	0.12%	Paul Noel Fiorino • FEC S6CO00382

		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)

		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.

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		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

		Democratic	257,254	67.87%	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • FEC H6CO01141; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,255,875; Dsb $1,147,402

		Republican	105,030	27.71%	Charles Wesley "Casper" Stockham • FEC H6CO01208; 28 Nov 16; Tot $61,219; Dsb $60,692

		Libertarian	16,752	4.42%	Darrell Dinges • FEC H6CO01216
Total			379,036	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		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

		Democratic	260,175	56.89%	Congressman Jared Polis • FEC H8CO02137; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,388,206; Dsb $1,289,186

		Republican	170,001	37.17%	Nicholas Grant "Nic" Morse • FEC H6CO02149; 29 Nov 16; Tot $167,116; Dsb $167,116

		Libertarian	27,136	5.93%	Richard Tietjen Longstreth, III • FEC H6CO02156
Total			457,312	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		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

		Republican	204,220	54.60%	Congressman Scott Randall Tipton • FEC H6CO03139; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,964,415; Dsb $1,972,219

		Democratic	150,914	40.35%	former state Senator Gail Sheridan Schwartz • FEC H6CO03170; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,699,638; Dsb $1,662,363

		Libertarian	18,903	5.05%	Gaylon Kent • FEC H6CO03196
Total			374,037	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		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

		Republican	248,230	63.55%	Congressman Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck • FEC H4CO04090; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,009,339; Dsb $729,463

		Democratic	123,642	31.65%	Bob Seay • FEC H6CO04160; 28 Nov 16; Tot $73,758; Dsb $72,265

		Libertarian	18,761	4.80%	Bruce Griffith • FEC H6CO04178

		Write-in; (Republican)	2	0.00%	Donald Howbert • FEC H6CO04186
Total			390,635	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		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

		Republican	225,445	62.26%	Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • FEC H6CO05159; 28 Nov 16; Tot $590,783; Dsb $331,604

		Democratic	111,676	30.84%	Misty Plowright • FEC H6CO05233; 31 Dec 16; Tot $14,542; Dsb $13,780

		Libertarian	24,872	6.87%	Michael "Mike" McRedmond • FEC H6CO05266

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	121	0.03%	Curtis Imrie • FEC H6CO05274
Total			362,114	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		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

		Republican	191,626	50.91%	Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman • FEC H8CO06138; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,557,458; Dsb $3,568,857

		Democratic	160,372	42.60%	state Senator Morgan L. Carroll • FEC H6CO06058; 28 Nov 16; Tot $3,158,135; Dsb $3,094,915

		Libertarian	18,778	4.99%	Norm Olsen • FEC H2CO02122

		Green	5,641	1.50%	Robert Lee Worthey • FEC H6CO06082
Total			376,417	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		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

		Democratic	199,758	55.18%	Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • FEC H6CO07023; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,896,147; Dsb $1,691,763

		Republican	144,066	39.80%	George Athanasopoulos • FEC H6CO07106; 28 Nov 16; Tot $54,354; Dsb $50,717

		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.