COLORADO

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Last Day for State/District Conventions for Primary: June 1, 2010
Primary Filing Deadline (All Parties): May 27, 2010
Primary Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): June 4, 2010
General Election Filing Deadline (Third Party & Independent Candidates): June 15, 2010
Primary: August 10, 2010
General Election Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 24, 2010

This page was last updated on August 13, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Bill Ritter (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
& [ Barbara O'Brien (D)* - Retiring in 2010. ]

John Hickenlooper (D) - Denver Mayor, Businessman & Geologist
& Joe Garcia (D) - University President

Dan Maes (R) - Employment Agency Executive & Tea Party Activist
& Runningmate Not Yet Named

Tom Tancredo (ACP) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Rep. & '08 Presidential Candidate
& Doug "Dayhorse" Campbell (ACP) - Ex-State Party Chair, Paralegal & Frequent Candidate

Jaimes Brown (Libertarian) - Real Estate Appraiser, Musician & Libertarian Activist
& Ken Wyble (Libertarian) - South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Official, Businessman & Chef

Jason Clark (Independent) - Financial Advisor & Army Veteran
& Victoria Adams (Independent) - Accountant & Iraq War Veteran

Paul Fiorino (Independent) - Businessman, Educator, Arts Community Activist & '06 Candidate
& Heather McKibbin (Independent) - '06 Candidate

Willie Travis Chambers (Write-In)
& Runningmate Not Yet Designated

Michael R. Moore (Write-In)
& Runningmate Not Yet Designated

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Bernie Buescher (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Gessler (R) - Attorney & Ex-State Election Reform Commission Member
Amanda Campbell (ACP) - State Party Treasurer

STATE TREASURER:
Cary Kennedy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Walker Stapleton (R) - Real Estate Investor & Community Activist

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John Suthers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Stan Garnett (D) - Boulder County District Attorney & Ex-Boulder Valley School Board Member

U.S. SENATOR:

2010 SPECIAL ELECTION:
Michael Bennet (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Buck (R) - Weld County District Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Bob Kinsey (Green) - Retired Teacher, USMC Veteran, Peace Activist, '08 Nominee & '04 US Rep. Nominee
Jason Napolitano (Independent Reform) - Corporate Executive
Charley Miller (Independent) - Businessman,Non-Profit Group Executive & USAF Veteran
J. Moromisato (Independent) - Retired Research Scientist & Economist
Bruce Lohmiller (Write-in) - Woodworking Artist & Frequent Candidate

Mark Udall (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

District 1:
Diana DeGette (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Fallon (R) - Physician
Chris Styskal (ACP) - Businessman & USAF Veteran
Gary Swing (Green) - Festival Promoter, Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jared Polis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Stephen Bailey (R) - Marketing Director, Engineer & USAF Veteran
Jenna Goss (ACP)
Curtis Harris (Libertarian) - Investor, Ex-Marketing Director & Army Veteran

District 3:
John Salazar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Scott Tipton (R) - State Rep., Pottery Company Owner & '06 Nominee
Gregory Gilman (Libertarian) - Electrical Engineer
Jake Segrest (Independent) - Businessman & Veteran
James Fritz (Write-In)
John Hargis Sr. (Write-In) - General Contractor & Navy Veteran

District 4:
Betsy Markey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Cory Gardner (R) - State House Minority Whip, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Doug Aden (ACP) - Manufacturing Company Owner, Farmer & Community Activist
Ken "Wasko" Waszkiewicz (Independent)

District 5:
Doug Lamborn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Bradley (D) - Ex-Fremont County Democratic Chair
Brian Scott (ACP) - Contractor, Ex-Foreign Policy Analyst, Army Veteran & '08 Nominee
Jerell Klaver (Libertarian) - Businessman & USMC Veteran

District 6:
Mike Coffman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Flerlage (D) - Airline Pilot, Democratic Activist & Retired USMC Officer
Rob McNealy (Libertarian) - Businessman & Community Activist

District 7:
Ed Perlmutter (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ryan Frazier (R) - Aurora City Councilor, Businessman & Navy Veteran
Buck Bailey (Libertarian)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

American Constitution Party of Colorado
Colorado Democratic Party
Green Party of Colorado
Libertarian Party of Colorado
Colorado Republican Party
Unity Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aspen Times
Aspen Daily News
Aurora Sentinel
Boulder Colorado Daily
Boulder County Business Report
Boulder Daily Camera
Canon City Daily Record
Carbondale Valley Journal
Center Post-Dispatch
Colorado Central Magazine
ColoradoPols.com
Colorado Springs Business Journal
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Independent
Cortez Journal
Craig Daily Press
Crested Butte News
Delta County Independent
Denver Business Journal
Denver Post
Denver Westword (Alternative)
Douglas County News-Press
Durango Herald
Estes Park Trail Gazette
Evergreen Canyon Courier
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Fort Morgan Times
Four Corners Business Journal
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Grand Junction Free Press
Greeley Tribune
Gunnison Country Times
Haxtun-Fleming Herald
Jefferson County Transcript
La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Lamar Daily News
Leadville Herald Democrat
Longmont Daily Times-Call
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Mineral County Miner
Monte Vista Journal
Montrose Daily Press
Nederland Mountain-Ear
Northern Colorado Business Report
Pagosa Springs Sun
Park County Bulletin
Park County Republican / Fairplay Flume
Pine River Times
Pueblo Chieftain
Rifle Citizen Telegram
Salida Mountain Mail
Snowmass Village Sun
Steamboat Pilot
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Summit Daily News
Telluride Daily Planet
Telluride Times-Journal
Vail Daily