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Colorado Department of State - Election Division
2008 Colorado Congressional and Statewide Results
Precinct Caucus: 2/5/08, 3rd Party Filing Deadline: 3/3/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/29/08, Primary Write-in Deadline: 6/6/08, Independents Filing Deadline: 6/17/08, Independents Presidential Filing Deadline: 6/17/08, Primary: 8/12/08, Write-in Deadline: 8/26/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 22, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 51.7% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Obama, Cook Political Report: Lean Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leaning Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 53.7%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 44.7%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.6%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.3%, |
| Alan L. Keyes (I-MD) 0.1%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| Frank Edward McEnulty (I-CA) 0.03%, |
| Boston Tea Party nominee Charles Jay (I-FL) 0.02%, |
| Objectivist Party nominee Thomas Robert Stevens (I-NY) 0.01%, |
| Jonathan Allen (I-CO) 0.01%, |
| Brian P. Moore (S-FL) 0.01%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.01%, |
| James Harris (SW-NY) 0.01%, |
| Pacifist Party nominee Braford Lyttle (Pacifist-IL) 0.00%, |
| Gene Amondson (Pro-WA) 0.00%, |
Senator, 50.7% in '02, Wayne A. Allard (R) retiring after 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, National Journal's Rankings: 3rd Most Likely to Switch Parties, Robert Novak: Leaning Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Likely Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| U.S. Rep. Mark Udall (D) 52.8%, |
ex-U.S. Rep. / '04 candidate Robert W. "Bob" Schaffer (R) 42.5%, |
'02 & '04 nominee Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell (C) 2.6%, |
| '04 congressional candidate Robert A. "Bob" Kinsey (G) 2.1%, |
| Buddy Moore (WI) 0.0%, Gary Cooper (WI) 0.0%, Bruce E Lohmiller (G/WI) 0.0%, |
1st Congressional District, 79.8% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Diana DeGette (D) 71.9%, |
'02 candidate / salesman George C. Lilly (R) 23.8%, |
Martin L. Buchanan (L) 4.3%, |
| '98 Senate candidate, '02 candidate arts promoter Gary Swing (WI) 0.0%, |
2nd Congressional District, 68.3% in '06, 5th term, Mark Udall (D) running for Senate in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democrat, |
| ex-St. Board of Education member Jared Polis (D) 62.6%, |
enigneer Scott Starin (R) 33.9%, |
Joe Calhoun (G) 2.9%, |
| Unity Party co-founder Bill Hammons (I) 0.6%, |
3rd Congressional District, 61.6% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| John T. Salazar (D) 61.6%, |
Co. Comm'r. Wayne E. Wolf (R) 38.4%, |
electrical technician Steven McDuffie (L/WI), |
4th Congressional District, 45.6% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| congressional aide Betsy Markey (D) 56.2%, |
Marilyn N. Musgrave (R) 43.9%, |
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5th Congressional District, 59.6% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Ret. USAF Lt. Col. Hal Bidlack (D) 37.0%, |
Doug Lamborn (R) 60.0%, |
'06 write-in candidate Brian X. Scott (C) 2.9%, |
'06 write-in candidate / musician Rich Hand (Rfm/WI) 0.01%, |
6th Congressional District, 58.6% in '06, 5th term, Tom Tancredo (R) ran for President, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Safe Republican |
| Hank Eng (D) 39.3%, |
Sec. of St. Mike Coffman (R) 60.7%, |
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7th Congressional District, 54.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Ed Perlmutter (D) 63.5%, |
financial advisor John W. Lerew (R) 36.5%, |
Steve Lee Childs (G/WI), |
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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