|
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: January 14, 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, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
Mayor John Hickenlooper (D),
|
ex-U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis (R), businessman Dan Maes (R), |
drilling consultant Levi Hancock (Unity), |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 57.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Barbara O'Brien (D), |
St. Sen. Josh Penry (R)?, |
|
Attorney General, 52.5% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
|
John W. Suthers (R), |
|
Secretary of State 50.8% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Mike Coffman (R) elected to Congress,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Bernie Buescher (D), |
|
|
Treasurer, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Cary Kennedy (D), |
|
|
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, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, Ken Rubin: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
Michael F. Bennet (D),
ex-state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D), |
patent attorney Steven Kent "Steve" Barton (R), DA Ken Buck (R), Dr. Robert Greenheck (R), Gary Dean Kennedy (R), Vincent E. Martinez (R), ex-Lt. Gov. Jane E. Norton (R), businessman Cleve Tidwell (R), ex-St. Sen. Tom Wiens (R), Mark Evan Van Wyk (R), ex-Univ. Pres. Bruce Benson (R)?, U.S. Attorney Troy A. Eid (R)?, radio host Daniel J. "Dan" Caplis (R)?, St. Sen. Nancy Spence (R)?, Steve Schuck (R)?, ex-U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R)?, |
navy veteran Ray Roman (Unity), |
Senator, 52.8% in '08, 1st term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Mark Udall (D), |
|
|
1st Congressional District, 71.9% in '08, 7th 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), |
|
|
2nd Congressional District, 62.6% in '08, 1st term, 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, |
Jared Polis (D),
'08 candidate / ex-St. Sen. Joan Fitz-Gerald (D)?, |
Stephen Bailey (R), |
'08 candidate Bill Hammons (Unity), |
3rd Congressional District, 61.6% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, |
| John T. Salazar (D), |
attorney Bob McConnell (R), St. Rep. Scott Tipton (R), |
|
4th Congressional District, 56.2% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, DCCC Frontline member, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| Betsy Markey (D), |
City Councilor Diggs Brown (R),
St. Rep. Cory Gardner (R),
Univ. of CO Regent Tom Lucero (R),
HVA specialist Dean Madere (R),
St. Sen. Greg Brophy (R)?,
DA Ken Buck (R)?,
ex-Co. Comm'r. William H. "Bill" Jerke (R)?,
Co. Comm'r. Steve Johnson (R)?,
'04 & '08 Senate candidate ex-U.S. Rep. Robert W. "Bob" Schaffer (R)?,
|
drilling fluids engineer Mike Nelson (Unity), |
5th Congressional District, 60.0% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
|
Doug Lamborn (R), |
|
6th Congressional District, 60.7% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, Safe Republican |
| attorney David Canter (D), pilot John Flerlage (D), |
Mike Coffman (R), |
|
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, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Ed Perlmutter (D), |
City Councilor Ryan Frazier (R), Air National Guard vet. Lang Sias (R), |
|
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. |
3. Key to Colorado Political Parties:
4. Colorado Media Links:
|
