The Green Papers: Colorado 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 10 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
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
Tuesday 10 August 2004 polls close 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p MST (0200 UTC)
 

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Colorado State and Local Government

Colorado 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties


Note: On the ballot this November is Amendment 36 which would make Colorado the first state to allocate electoral votes proportionately according to the popular vote, rather than giving the winner all of the state's electoral votes. Commentary: SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE... Some thoughts on Colorado's plan to divide its 2004 Electoral Vote.

Post election note: Amendment 36 went down to defeat.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. 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 States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 1,101,255 51.69% President George W. Bush
(9 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 1,001,732 47.02% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Reform 12,718 0.60% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 7,664 0.36% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard Campagna
  Candidate American Constitution 2,562 0.12% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
  Candidate Green 1,591 0.07% David Keith Cobb
Vice President: Patricia Helen "Pat" LaMarche
  Candidate Unaffiliated 804 0.04% Stanford E. "Andy" Andress
Vice President: Irene M. Deasy
  Candidate Write-In 700 0.03% John Joseph Kennedy
Vice President: Daniel Robert Rezac
Note: The Federal Election Commission records these votes as "Write-in (Miscellaneous)".
  Candidate Concerns of People 378 0.02% Gene Amondson
Vice President: Leroy Pletten
  Candidate Socialist Equality 329 0.02% Bill Van Auken
Vice President Jim Lawrence
Slogan: Socialist Equality Party
  Candidate Socialist Workers 241 0.01% James Harris
Vice President: Margaret Trowe
  Candidate Socialist 216 0.01% Walter F. Brown
Vice President: Mary Cal Hollis
  Candidate Prohibition 140 0.01% Earl Farwell Dodge
Vice President: Howard Lydick
Total 2,130,330 100.00%  

U.S. 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
Seat up for election
  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
Open Seat - On 3 March 2004, Senator Campbell announced he would not be seeking re-election to a third term.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 1,081,188 51.30% Ken Salazar
  Candidate Republican 980,668 46.53% Pete Coors
  Candidate American Constitution 18,783 0.89% Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell
  Candidate Libertarian 10,160 0.48% Richard Randall
  Candidate Independent 8,442 0.40% John R. Harris
  Candidate Reform 6,481 0.31% Victor Good
  Candidate Unaffiliated 1,750 0.08% Finn Gotaas
  Candidate Write-In     Raul Acosta
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     Daniel James Barnett
Constitution
  Candidate Write-In     Joyce Cumbie Broughton
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     Gary Cooper
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     Robert "Doc" Greenheck
Republican
  Candidate Write-In     John Heckman
Concerns of People
  Candidate Write-In     Dwight Henson
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     Daniel "Muh Sigh Uh" Masia-s
Unaffiliated
  Candidate Write-In     George Walker
Republican
Total 2,107,472 100.00%  

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 for re-election.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

    Republican   Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
2 Democrats (2 Renominated);
5 Republicans (1 Open, 4 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Diana DeGette
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 177,077 73.50% Congressman Diana DeGette
  Candidate Republican 58,659 24.35% Ronald Chicas
  Candidate American Constitution 5,193 2.16% George C. Lilly
Total 240,929 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Mark Udall
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Democrat 207,900 67.20% Congressman Mark Udall
  Candidate Republican 94,160 30.44% Stephen M. Hackman
  Candidate Libertarian 7,304 2.36% Norm Olsen
Total 309,364 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Scott McInnis
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 8 September 2003: Six term Congressman McInnis is retiring and will not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democrat 153,500 50.55% John T. Salazar
  Candidate Republican 141,376 46.56% Greg Walcher
  Candidate Unaffiliated 8,770 2.89% Jim Krug
Total 303,646 100.00%  

CD 4
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Marilyn Musgrave
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 155,958 51.05% Congressman Marilyn Musgrave
  Candidate Democrat 136,812 44.78% Stan Matsunaka
  Candidate Green 12,739 4.17% Robert A. "Bob" Kinsey
Total 305,509 100.00%  

CD 5
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Joel Hefley
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1986
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 193,333 70.54% Congressman Joel Hefley
  Candidate Democrat 74,098 27.04% Fred Hardee
  Candidate Libertarian 6,627 2.42% Arthur "Rob" Roberts
Total 274,058 100.00%  

CD 6
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Tom Tancredo
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 212,778 59.48% Congressman Tom Tancredo
  Candidate Democrat 139,870 39.10% Joanna Conti
  Candidate Libertarian 3,857 1.08% Jack J. Woehr
  Candidate American Constitution 1,236 0.35% Peter Shevchuk
Total 357,741 100.00%  

CD 7
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Bob Beauprez
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 10 August 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 135,571 54.72% Congressman Bob Beauprez
  Candidate Democrat 106,026 42.79% Dave Thomas
  Candidate American Constitution 6,167 2.49% Clyde J. Harkins
Total 247,764 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

    Republican   Secretary of State 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   Treasurer 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   Attorney General Ken Salazar
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Running for the class 3 Senate Seat in 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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