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Colorado Department of State - Election Division
2010 Colorado Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Begins: 4/30/09, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/27/10, Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 6/1/10, Primary Write-in Deadline: 6/4/10, Independents Filing Deadline: 6/15/10, Primary: 8/10/10, Write-in Deadline: 8/24/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: August 24, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 57.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr. (D) not seeking re-election Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Toss Up, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Solid Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Mayor John Hickenlooper (D), |
businessman Dan Maes (R), |
Jaimes Brown (L), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (C), |
| financial advisor Jason R. Clark (I), |
| Willie Travis Chambers (WI), Michael R. "Mike" Moore (WI), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 57.0% in '06, 1st term, Barbara O'Brien (D) not seeking re-election, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| univ. pres. Joe Garcia (D), |
ex-St. Rep. Tambor Williams (R), |
Ken Wyble (L), |
| '94 & '96 congressional nominee / ex-GOP St. Rep. Patricia "Pat" Miller (C), |
| Heather Anne McKibbin (I), |
| financial advisor Victoria A. Adams (I), |
Attorney General, 52.5% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett (D), |
John W. Suthers (R), |
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Secretary of State 50.8% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Mike Coffman (R) elected to Congress, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Bernie Buescher (D), |
attorney Scott Gessler (R), |
Frank Atwood (L), |
| Amanda Campbell (C), |
Treasurer, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Cary Kennedy (D), |
real estate investor Walker Stapleton (R), |
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Senator, 51.3 in '04, 1st term, Next election in 2010, Ken Salazar (D) nominated for Interior Secretary
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Toss Up, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Toss-Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, Ken Rubin: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| Michael F. Bennet (D), |
DA Ken Buck (R), |
Macklyn "Mac" Stringer (L), |
| '04 congressional candidate / '08 Senate nominee Robert A. Kinsey (G), artist Bruce E. Lohmiller (G/WI), |
| Jason Napolitano (Rfm), |
| Charley Miller (I), |
Senator, 52.8% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mark Udall (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 71.9% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, |
| Diana DeGette (D), |
Mike Fallon (R), |
Clint Jones (L), |
'98 Senate candidate, '02 candidate / arts promoter Gary Swing (G), |
Chris Styskal (C), |
2nd Congressional District, 62.6% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic, |
| Jared Polis (D), |
marketing director Stephen Bailey (R), |
Curtis Harris (L), |
| Jenna Goss (C), |
3rd Congressional District, 61.6% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| John T. Salazar (D), |
'06 nominee / St. Rep. Scott R. Tipton (R), |
Gregory Gilman (L), |
| Jake Segrest (I), |
| James Fritz (WI), John W. Hargis Sr. (WI), |
4th Congressional District, 56.2% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, First Read’s Field of 64, |
| Betsy Markey (D), |
St. Rep. Cory Gardner (R), |
Jassen Bowman (L), |
| Doug Aden (C), |
| Ken "Wasko" Waszkiewicz (I), |
5th Congressional District, 60.0% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| Kevin Bradley (D), |
Doug Lamborn (R), |
Jerell Klaver (L), |
| Brian "Constitution" Scott (C), |
6th Congressional District, 60.7% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, Safe Republican |
| pilot John Flerlage (D), |
Mike Coffman (R), |
Rob McNealy (L), |
7th Congressional District, 63.5% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
| Ed Perlmutter (D), |
City Councilor Ryan Frazier (R), |
Buck Bailey (L), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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