This page is designed to keep track of who is running for what federal or state office in Colorado in the 2010 election. Notes will be made as necessary
to separate fact from rumor. Names are color coded for Party as such: Democrats Republicans Green Libertarian American Constitution
Unaffiliated. (The Unity Party, formed in 2008, is disbanning)
US Senate
Michael Bennet - Incumbent. Was appointed
by the Gov. to fill a vacancy.
Ken Buck - Weld County DA.
Bob Kinsey
Mac Stringer
Charley Miller
Jason Napolitano (Attempting to start new
party - Independent Reform Party)
J. Morismasato
Bruce Lohmiller - (write-in)
CD 1
Diana DeGette - Incumbent. Her seat until she
retires
Mike Fallon
Gary Swing
Clint Jones
Chris Styskal
CD2
Jared Polis - Incumbent
Stephen Bailey
Curtis Harris
Jenna Goss
CD3
John Salazar - Incumbent
Scott Tipton - State Rep.
Gregory Gilman
Jake Segrest
James Fritz (write-in)
Joh Hargis (write-in)
CD4
Betsy Markey - Incumbent. A Dem representing
a heavily GOP district. Will have to fight hard to
hang onto seat.
Cory Gardner - State Rep. Following the Tea
Party trend of dominating GOP assemblies.
Jassen Bowman
Doug Aden
Ken Waszkiwicz
CD5
Doug Lamborn - Incumbent. Typically faces
more serious challenges from own party than
from Dems.
Kevin Bradley - Chair, Fremont County Dems
Jerell Klaver
Brian Scott
CD6
Mike Coffman - Incumbent. District is
overwhelmingly GOP, so not in any danger.
John Flerlage - Defining "sacrifical donkey" for
2010
Rob McNealy - There is usually a Lib in this
race, but it never affects the outcome.
CD7
Ed Perlmutter - Incumbent. District is closely
split in voter registration, but Ed is very popular.
Also GOP has very little to offer here.
Ryan Frazier - Aurora City Council.
Buck Bailey
Governor/ Lt. Gov. Incumbent Bill Ritter (D) is
not running for re-election.
John HIckenlooper/Joseph Garcia - Mayor
of Denver. Has quickly jumped into "leading
contender" category.
Dan Maes/Tambor Williams - Mostly viewed
as a nut case but he did win the primary.
Jaimes Brown/Ken Wyble
Tom Tancredo/Pat Miller - Really! I could not
make this shit up if I tried!
Jason Clark/Victoria Adams
Paul Fiorino/Heather McKibben
Michael Moore/Sherry Cusson (write-in) I
doubt it is the movie maker.
Willie Chambers/Ed Coron (write-in)
Peter Carr/Antoinette Schaeffer (write-in)
Holly Cremeens/Stephanie Mercer (write-in)
Secretary of State
Bernie Buescher - Incumbent. Appointed to
fill a vacancy. Former State Rep. Not expected
to have much trouble getting elected.
Scott Gessler - Attorney who has worked on
several election-related cases. Does not seem
to be getting any early traction though.
Amanda Campbell
State Treasurer
Cary Kennedy - Incumbent. Should have no
trouble with re-election
Walker Stapleton - Has a lot of money raised
so far, but also a lot of bad family baggage: he
is a cousin to the Presidents Bush and a
descendant of Denver's Klansman Mayor of
the 1920's, Ben Stapleton
Attorney General
John Suthers - Incumbent.
Stan Barnett - JD20 District Attorney.
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
CD2
Angelika Schroeder - Incumbent. Appointed
by vacancy committee
Kaye Ferry
CD5 Incumbent Peggy Littleton (R) is not
running for re-election.
Paul Lundeen
Karl Beck
CD6 Incumbent Randy DeHoff (R) is
term-limited.
Debora Scheffel
William Townend
CU BOARD OF REGENTS
At-Large
Steve Bosley - Incumbent
Melissa Hart
Jesse Wallace
CD1
Michael Carrigan - Incumbent
Alex Maller
CD4 - Incumbent Tom Lucero (R) is
term-limited and running for Congress.
Suzanne Sharkey
B.C. Bishop-Cotner
SD1
Greg Brophy - Incumbert
Michael Bowman
SD2 Incumbent Ken Kester (R) is term-limited
Kevin Grantham
Gloria Stultz
SD3 Incumbent Abel Tapia (D) is term-limited
Angela Giron
Vera Ortegon - Placed on ballot by Assembly
SD5
Gail Schwartz - Incumbent
Bob Rankin
SD6
Bruce Whitehead - Incumbent. Appointed by
vacancy committee.
Ellen Roberts - State Rep.
SD7 Incumbent Josh Penry (R) is not running
for re-election.
Steven King - State Rep.
Claudette Konola
Gilbert Fuller
SD9 Incumbent Dave Schulteis is not running
for re-election.
Kent Lambert - State Rep.
SD11
John Morse - Incumbent
Owen Hill
Douglas Randall
SD13
Scott Renfroe - Incumbent
Ken Storck
SD15
Kevin Lundberg - Incumbent. Appointed by
vacancy committee
Richard Ball
SD16 Incumbent Dan Gibbs (D) is running for
County Commissioner
Jeanne Nicholson - County Commissioner
Timothy Leonard
SD20 Incumbent Moe Keller (D) is term-limited
Cheri Jahn - State Rep.
John Odom
SD22
Mike Kopp - Incumbent
SD24
Lois Tochtrop - Incumbent
Luis Alvarez
Robert Stevens (write-in)
SD30
Ted Harvey - Incumbent
Katherine Facchinello
SD31 (2-year term)
Pat Steadman - Incumbent. Appointed by
vacancy committee
Douglas Smith
Cliff Powell
SD32
Chris Romer - Incumbent
Tyler Kolden
SD33 (2-year term)
Michael Johnston - Incumbent. Appointed by
vacancy committee.
Lisa Ringle
Renee Blanchard (write-in)
SD34
Lucia Guzman - Incumbent Appointed by
vacancy committee
Derec Shuler
Last Updated: 12 Sep 2010
JD22
Russell Wasley - Incumbent. Appointed by
Vacancy Committee
Mark Myers