Colorado 2013 General Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2013 General Election

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Colorado
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 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark E. Udall • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

		*Democratic*		*Senator Mark E. Udall* • FEC S8CO00172; 30 Sep 13; Tot $4,084,954; Dsb $1,302,580

		Republican		Mark Handley Aspiri • FEC S4CO00361
		Republican		state Senator Randy L. Baumgardner • FEC S4CO00346
		Republican		Weld County District Attorney Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck • FEC S0CO00237; 30 Sep 13; Tot $228,020; Dsb $53,802
		Republican		state Senator Owen Hill • FEC S4CO00338; 30 Sep 13; Tot $250,411; Dsb $61,151
		~~Republican~~		~~Stephen Patrick Lafley - apparently not a candidate~~
		Republican		Jaime McMillan • FEC S4CO00320; 30 Sep 13; Tot $10,750; Dsb $13,858
		Republican		state Representative Amy Stephens • FEC S4CO00353
		Republican		Floyd Trujillo • FEC S4CO00379

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 election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Republican		state Senator Greg Brophy
		Republican		Secretary of State Scott E. Gessler
		Republican		Steve House
		Republican		former state Senator Mike Kopp
		~~Republican~~		~~former Cranston Rhode Island Mayor Steve Laffey - apparently not a candidate~~ • 24 May 2013: "I have decided to withdraw from the 2014 Governor�s race in Colorado."
		Republican		Jim Rundberg
		Republican		former Congressman Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo • First elected to the U.S. Congress: 1998; re-elected: 2000 - 2008; Unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination: 2008; Unsuccessful American Constitution Party candidate for Colorado Governor: 2010.

		Libertarian		Matthew Hess

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket- and nominated- with the Governor

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Undetermined); 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Diana L. DeGette* • FEC H6CO01141; 30 Sep 13; Tot $326,057; Dsb $316,377

		Republican		Martin H. Walsh • FEC H4CO01112

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Jared Polis • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Jared Polis* • FEC H8CO02137; 30 Sep 13; Tot $285,710; Dsb $195,784

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Scott Randall Tipton • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		Abel Gebre Laeke • FEC H4CO03233; 30 Jun 13; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		*Republican*		*Congressman Scott Randall Tipton* • FEC H6CO03139; 30 Sep 13; Tot $525,562; Dsb $179,877

		Unaffiliated		Tisha Trinette Casida

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Cory Scott Gardner • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		former Trinidad School District Director Victor S. "Vic" Meyers • FEC H4CO04074

		*Republican*		*Congressman Cory Scott Gardner* • FEC H0CO04122; 30 Sep 13; Tot $655,323; Dsb $356,262

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		Irving Leslie "Irv" Halter, Jr. • FEC H4CO05055; 30 Sep 13; Tot $121,024; Dsb $37,857
		Democratic		Leslie Annette Summey • aka Leslie Annette Simpson-Summey • FEC H4CO06095

		*Republican*		*Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn* • FEC H6CO05159; 30 Sep 13; Tot $121,949; Dsb $102,413

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		former state Representative Andrew Romanoff • FEC H4CO06087; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,545,518; Dsb $211,018

		*Republican*		*Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman* • FEC H8CO06138; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,609,679; Dsb $389,854

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter* • FEC H6CO07023; 30 Sep 13; Tot $735,629; Dsb $304,514

		Republican		Donald G. W. "Don" Ytterberg • FEC H4CO07036; 30 Sep 13; Tot $250; Dsb $0

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Secretary of State Scott E. Gessler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 24 May 2013: Running for Governor in 2014

		Democratic		former state Senator Ken Gordon
		Democratic		University of Colorado Regent Joseph "Joe" Neguse

		Republican		El Paso County Clerk Wayne W. Williams

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Walker Stapleton • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

		Democratic		former Congressman Betsy Markey • Former Congressman first elected November 2008. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2010.
		Democratic		Broomfield Mayor Patrick "Pat" Quinn

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Attorney General John W. Suthers • Appointed: 5 January 2005 as an Independent; First elected as a Republican: 2006; re-elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - At Term Limit

		Democratic		former Adams County District Attorney Don Quick

		Republican		Cynthia Coffman • Wife of Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman Coffman
		Republican		state Representative Mark Waller

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): 7 incumbents, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 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.

"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.