The Green Papers: Colorado 2003 Off Year Election
 
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Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:7(1.61% of 435)
2000 Census:4,311,882 (1.53% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,067,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):2,274,152
Capital:Denver
 

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Colorado State and Local Government
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor Bill Owens
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor
  Republican Jane Norton
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Republican Donetta Davidson
• Appointed by Governor Bill Owens 1999; first elected: 2000; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Republican Mike Coffman
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006
  Democrat Ken Salazar
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Republican Senator Wayne Allard
• First elected: 1996; re-elected 2002
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1990, 1992, 1994]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Class 3 Republican Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell
• First elected as a Democrat: 1992; Changed Party affiliation to Republican: 3 March 1995; re-elected as a Republican: 1998
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990 as a Democrat]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
108th House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (2 Undetermined);
5 Republicans (5 Undetermined)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Diana DeGette
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
CD 2 Democrat Congressman Mark Udall
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
CD 3 Republican Congressman Scott McInnis
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
• 8 September 2003: Reports indicate that 6 term Congressman McInnis will not seek re-election in 2004.
CD 4 Republican Congressman Marilyn Musgrave
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
CD 5 Republican Congressman Joel Hefley
• First elected: 1986
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
CD 6 Republican Congressman Tom Tancredo
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
CD 7 Republican Congressman Bob Beauprez
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
2002-2010 Congressional Districts  2002-2010 CDs

COLORADO
Congressional Districts re: Counties

County District(s)
Adams CDs 1, 2 & 7
Alamosa CD 3
Arapahoe CDs 1, 6 & 7
Archuleta CD 3
Baca CD 4
Bent CD 4
Boulder CDs 2 & 4
Chaffee CD 5
Cheyenne CD 4
Clear Creek CD 2
Conejos CD 3
Costilla CD 3
Crowley CD 5
Custer CD 3
Delta CD 3
Denver (coterminous with the city of Denver) CDs 1 & 6
Dolores CD 3
Douglas CD 6
Eagle CD 2
Elbert CD 6
El Paso CD 5
Fremont CD 5
Garfield CD 3
Gilpin CD 2
Grand CDs 2
Gunnison CD 3
Hinsdale CD 3
Huerfano CD 3
Jackson CD 3
Jefferson CDs 1, 2, 6 & 7
Kiowa CD 4
Kit Carson CD 4
Lake CD 5
La Plata CD 3
Larimer CD 4
Las Animas CD 3
Lincoln CD 4
Logan CD 4
Mesa CD 3
Mineral CD 3
Moffat CD 3
Montezuma CD 3
Montrose CD 3
Morgan CD 4
Otero CD 5
Ouray CD 3
Park CDs 5 & 6
Phillips CD 4
Pitkin CD 3
Prowers CD 4
Pueblo CDs 3
Rio Blanco CD 3
Rio Grande CD 3
Routt CD 3
Saguache CD 3
San Juan CD 3
San Miguel CD 3
Sedgwick CD 4
Summit CD 2
Teller CD 5
Washington CD 4
Weld CD 4
Yuma CD 4
 

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