COLORADO

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

Last Day for State/District Conventions for Primary: May 2012
Primary Filing Deadline (All Parties): April 2, 2012
Primary Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): April 20, 2012
General Election Filing Deadline (Independent Candidates): June 4, 2012
Primary: June 26, 2012
General Election Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): July 17, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
John Hickenlooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Joe Garcia (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Scott Gessler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Walker Stapleton (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John Suthers (R)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Michael Bennet (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016

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

District 1:
Diana DeGette (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Danny Stroud (R) - Denver County GOP Chair, Businessman & '10 State Rep. Nominee
Gary Swing (Green) - Festival Promoter, Peace Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jared Polis (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Lundberg (R) - State Sen.

District 3:
Scott Tipton (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sal Pace (D) - State House Minority Leader & Ex-Congressional Aide
Bill Thiebaut (D) - Pueblo County District Attorney & Ex-State Sen.
Tisha Casida (Independent) - Marketing Consultant & Realtor
Gaylon Kent (Independent) - Front Desk Clerk & Navy Veteran
John Hargis (Write-In) - General Contractor, Navy Veteran & '10 Candidate

District 4:
Cory Gardner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Betsy Markey (D) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-Congressional Aide, Businesswoman & Community Activist
Brandon Shaffer (D) - State Senate President, Attorney & Gulf War Veteran

District 5:
Doug Lamborn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Douglas Bergeron (R) - Insurance Agent
Robert Blaha (R) - Businessman
Bob Evans (D) - Educator, Ex-Field Service Engineer & Veteran
Jim Pirtle (Libertarian) - Video Consultant, Commercial Pilot & Army Veteran
Dave Anderson (Independent) - Business Development Consultant

District 6:
Mike Coffman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Perry Haney (D) - Chiropractor
Joe Miklosi (D) - State Rep., Non-Profit Group Executive & Ex-Congressional Aide
John "John D" DeGraffenried (Independent)

District 7:
Ed Perlmutter (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Coors Jr. (R) - Brewery Corporation Executive

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
People's Press Collective
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