Colorado 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: Colorado 2014 General Election

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Colorado
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 24 June 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Monday 31 March 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 24 June 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 7:00a MDT (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MDT (0100 UTC). Colorado votes mostly by mail.
✓ Thursday 10 July 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 7:00a MST (1400 UTC) to 7:00p MST (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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24 June primary certified returns from the Colorado Secretary of State.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the Colorado Secretary of State.



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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	983,891	48.20%	Congressman Cory Scott Gardner • Congressman CD 4 • FEC S4CO00395; 24 Nov 14; Tot $12,041,373; Dsb $12,385,242

		Democratic	944,203	46.26%	Senator Mark E. Udall • FEC S8CO00172; 24 Nov 14; Tot $17,408,839; Dsb $18,430,993

		Libertarian	52,876	2.59%	Gaylon Kent • FEC S4CO00403

		Unaffiliated	29,472	1.44%	Stephen H. "Steve" Shogan • FEC S4CO00387; 04 Nov 14; Tot $210,301; Dsb $212,365
		Unaffiliated	24,151	1.18%	Raúl Acosta • FEC S4CO00296

		Unity	6,427	0.31%	Bill Hammons • FEC S4CO00411

		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	21	0.00%	Donald Willoughby • On the ballot as "Willoughby" • FEC S4CO00429
		Write-in; (Republican)	17	0.00%	Kathleen Rosewater Cunningham • FEC S4CO00437
Total			2,041,058	100.00%

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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*			*Senator Michael F. Bennet* • FEC S0CO00211

		Unity			Bill Hammons • FEC S4CO00411

		Unaffiliated			Gary Swing • Boiling Frog Party • FEC S8CO00099

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

		Democratic	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Democratic	1,006,433	49.30%	Governor John W. Hickenlooper • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Joseph "Joe" Garcia

		Republican	938,195	45.95%	former Congressman Robert Louis "Bob" Beauprez • for Lieutenant Governor: Douglas County Commissioner Jill Repella

		Libertarian	39,590	1.94%	Matthew Hess • for Lieutenant Governor: Brandon Young

		Green	27,391	1.34%	Harry O. Hempy • for Lieutenant Governor: Scott Olson

		Unaffiliated	24,042	1.18%	Mike Dunafon • for Lieutenant Governor: Robin J. Roberts
		Unaffiliated	5,923	0.29%	Paul Noel Fiorino • for Lieutenant Governor: Charles George Whitley.

		Write-in	33	0.00%	Marcus Giavanni • for Lieutenant Governor: Joshua Yballa
Total			2,041,607	100.00%

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 regular 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 Renominated); 4 Republican (3 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	183,281	65.81%	Congressman Diana L. DeGette • FEC H6CO01141; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,011,275; Dsb $1,050,515

		Republican	80,682	28.97%	Martin H. Walsh • FEC H4CO01112; 24 Nov 14; Tot $16,325; Dsb $15,126

		Libertarian	9,292	3.34%	Frank Atwood • FEC H2CO01140

		Unaffiliated	5,236	1.88%	Danny E. Stroud • FEC H2CO01124; 31 Aug 14; Tot $0; Dsb $0

		Write-in; (Republican)	2	0.00%	Daniel Kirschler • FEC H4CO01146
		Write-in; (Republican)	1	0.00%	Spencer Logan "Logan" Blackburn • FEC H4CO01138
Total			278,494	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Jared Polis • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	196,300	56.74%	Congressman Jared Polis • FEC H8CO02137; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,190,951; Dsb $1,180,280

		Republican	149,645	43.26%	George Leing • FEC H4CO02094; 24 Nov 14; Tot $363,466; Dsb $363,466
Total			345,945	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Scott Randall Tipton • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	163,011	57.98%	Congressman Scott Randall Tipton • FEC H6CO03139; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,307,963; Dsb $1,257,039

		Democratic	100,364	35.70%	Abel J. Tapia • FEC H4CO00023; 31 Dec 14; Tot $295,736; Dsb $294,805

		Unaffiliated	11,294	4.02%	Tisha Trinette Casida • FEC H2CO03146; 15 Oct 14; Tot $11,072; Dsb $9,500

		Libertarian	6,472	2.30%	Travis Mero • FEC H4CO03274
Total			281,141	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Open		Republican	Congressman Cory Scott Gardner • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 26 February 2014: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	185,292	64.67%	Weld County District Attorney Kenneth R. "Ken" Buck • FEC H4CO04090; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,333,044; Dsb $1,221,122

		Democratic	83,727	29.22%	former Trinidad School District Director Victor S. "Vic" Meyers • FEC H4CO04074; 27 Dec 14; Tot $74,379; Dsb $74,379

		Libertarian	9,472	3.31%	Jess Loban • FEC H4CO04140

		Unaffiliated	8,016	2.80%	Grant Doherty • FEC H4CO04082; 24 Nov 14; Tot $13,672; Dsb $13,484
Total			286,507	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	157,182	59.80%	Congressman Douglas L. "Doug" Lamborn • FEC H6CO05159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $590,022; Dsb $463,059

		Democratic	105,673	40.20%	Irving Leslie "Irv" Halter, Jr. • FEC H4CO05055; 22 Dec 14; Tot $834,943; Dsb $833,961
Total			262,855	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	143,467	51.90%	Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman • FEC H8CO06138; 24 Nov 14; Tot $4,700,862; Dsb $4,654,851

		Democratic	118,847	42.99%	former state Representative Andrew Romanoff • FEC H4CO06087; 31 Dec 14; Tot $5,145,370; Dsb $5,145,370

		Libertarian	8,623	3.12%	Norm Olsen • FEC H2CO02122

		Green	5,503	1.99%	Gary Swing • FEC H8CO01089
Total			276,440	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic	148,225	55.07%	Congressman Edwin G. "Ed" Perlmutter • FEC H6CO07023; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,030,872; Dsb $1,857,961

		Republican	120,918	44.93%	Donald G. W. "Don" Ytterberg • FEC H4CO07036; 31 Dec 14; Tot $300,239; Dsb $298,112
Total			269,143	100.00%

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

Open		Republican	Secretary of State Scott E. Gessler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 24 May 2013: Running for Governor in 2014
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	932,588	47.34%	El Paso County Clerk Wayne W. Williams

		Democratic	886,043	44.98%	University of Colorado Regent Joseph "Joe" Neguse

		American Constitution	77,790	3.95%	Amanda Campbell

		Libertarian	73,413	3.73%	David Schambach
Total			1,969,834	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

		Republican	Treasurer Walker Stapleton • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 24 June 2014 Primary
	Candidate list

		Republican	979,281	49.87%	Treasurer Walker Stapleton

		Democratic	882,437	44.94%	former Congressman Elizabeth "Betsy" Markey • Former Congressman first elected November 2008. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2010.

		Libertarian	101,826	5.19%	David Jurist
Total			1,963,544	100.00%

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

Open		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 regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - At Term Limit
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	1,002,626	51.43%	Cynthia Coffman • Wife of Congressman Michael "Mike" Coffman

		Democratic	826,182	42.38%	former Adams County District Attorney Donald S. "Don" Quick

		Libertarian	120,745	6.19%	David K. Williams
Total			1,949,553	100.00%

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, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 9 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America First
	• American Constitution (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 9 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 5 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

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.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Colorado Secretary of State
	• Colorado Secretary of State - Elections Center
	• Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
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Republican
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Third Party
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	• American Constitution Party of Colorado
	• Colorado Affiliate Of The Constitution Party
	• Colorado Center Party
	• Colorado Right to Life
	• Justice Party of Colorado
	• Libertarian Party of Colorado
	• The Green Party of Colorado
	• The Unity Party of Colorado
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	• Politics1.com - Colorado
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