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Colorado Department of State - Election Division
2006 Colorado Congressional and Statewide Races
Precinct Caucus: 3/21/06, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/25/06, Primary Write-in Deadline: 6/2/06, Independents Filing Deadline: 6/20/06, Minor parties Filing Deadline: 7/10/06, Primary: 8/8/06, Write-in / Withdrawal Deadline: 8/29/06, General Election 11/7/06,
Last Updated: December 2, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 62.6% in '02, 2nd term, Bill Owens (R) barred from 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Likely Governorship to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Likely Democrat, Chuck Todd: 3rd Most Vulnerable Governor, |
| ex-D.A. August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr. (D) 57.0%, |
U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez (R) 40.2%, |
Dawn Winkler-Kinateder (L) 1.5%, |
| dance instructor Paul N. Fiorino (I) 0.7%, |
| Clyde J. Harkins (C) 0.6%, |
| Gary Cooper (WI), Darla Herold (WI), Charles W. "Chuck" Sylvester, Jr. (R/WI) 0.0%, |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 62.6% in '02, 2nd term, Jane Norton (R) barred from 3rd term, next election in 2006
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| CO Children's Campaign Pres Barbara O'Brien (D) 57.0%, |
Mesa Co. Comm'r. Janet Rowland (R) 40.2%, |
Richard Randall (L) 1.5%, |
| Heather Anne McKibbin (I) 0.7%, |
| Tracy Davison (C) 0.6%, |
| Ronita M. Sylvester (R/WI) 0.0%, |
Attorney General, 57.9% in '02, 1st term, Ken Salazar (D) elected to U.S. Senate,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| attorney Fern O'Brien (D) 43.4%, |
John W. Suthers (R) 52.5%, |
Dwight K. Harding (L) 4.1%, |
Secretary of State 58.2% in '02, 2nd term, Donetta Davidson (R) barred from 3rd term, ex-St. Sen. Gigi Dennis (R) not seeking re-election,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| St. Sen. Ken Gordon (D) 49.2%, |
St. Treas. Mike Coffman (R) 50.8%, |
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Treasurer, 56.1% in '02, 2nd term, Mike Coffman (R) barred from 3rd term and running for Sec. of St.,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| legislative aide Cary Kennedy (D) 51.3%, |
ex-St. Sen. Mark Hillman (R) 48.7%, |
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1st Congressional District, 73.5% in '04, 5th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Dianna DeGette (D) 79.8%, |
No Republican |
Thomas D. "Tom" Kelly (G) 20.2%, |
2nd Congressional District, 67.2% in '04, 4th term, running for Senate in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, |
| Mark Udall (D) 68.3%, |
teacher Rich Mancuso (R) 28.3%, |
'04 nominee Norm Olsen (L) 2.2%, |
| J.A. "Joe" Calhoun (G) 1.3%, |
3rd Congressional District, 50.5% in '04, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic, |
| John T. Salazar (D) 61.6%, |
businessman Scott Tipton (R) 36.6%, |
Bert L."Bob" Sargent (L) 1.9%, |
| artist Bruce E. Lohmiller (G/WI) 0.0%, |
4th Congressional District, 51.0% in '04, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss up, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Leans Republican, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, Chuck Todd: 38th Most Vulnerable House Seat, Washington Post's Countdown: Tossup |
| St. Rep. Angie Paccione (D) 43.1%, |
Marilyn N. Musgrave (R) 45.6%, |
ex-EPA admin. Eric Eidsness (Rfm) 11.3%, |
5th Congressional District, 70.5% in '04, Joel M. Hefley (R) retiring after 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Leans Republican, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Chuck Todd: 54th Vulnerable House Seat, |
| ex-U.S.A.F. Lt. Col. Jay Fawcett (D) 40.4%, |
St. Sen. Doug Lamborn (R) 59.6%, |
Richard D. Hand (R/WI) 0.0%, Gregory S. Hollister (R/WI) 0.0%, Brian X. Scott (D/WI) 0.0%, |
6th Congressional District, 59.5% in '04, 4th term, broke term limit pledge,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| attorney Bill Winter (D) 39.9%, |
Tom Tancredo (R) 58.6%, |
'04 nominee Jack J. Woehr (L) 1.5%, |
| Juan B. Botero (R/WI) 0.0%, |
7th Congressional District, 54.7% in '04, 2nd term, Bob Beauprez (R) running for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, Roll Call Analysis: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Chuck Todd: 4th Most Vulnerable House Seat, Washington Post's Countdown: Leans Democrat, |
| ex-St. Sen. Ed Perlmutter (D) 54.9%, |
'02 candidate / Comm. of Higher Ed. dir. Rick O'Donnell (R) 42.1%, |
internet editor Dave Chandler (G) 1.6%, |
| Roger McCarville (C) 1.4%, |
| '00 Congressional candidate / '02 Senate candidate John J. Heckman, Jr. (Pro/WI) 0.0%, John Davis Sexton (WI) 0.0%, Steve Moore (D/WI) 0.0%, |
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:
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