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Election Timeline
February 7, 2012 - Presidential caucuses
TBD - Deadline to file for candidacy
June 26, 2012 - Primary elections (non-presidential)
November 6, 2012 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Colorado is the 23rd least conservative state, voting
1.68% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Colorado is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Colorado ranks 33rd among the 50 states.
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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Speaker of the House from Georgia
Ron Paul - U.S. Representative from Texas
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum - Former Senator from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - President of the United States
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
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District 6
Incumbent: Republican incumbent Mike Coffman seeks a third term in 2012. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Mike Coffman - Incumbent
DEM Candidates
Joe Miklosi - Colorado State Representative
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Weak GOP Hold
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Dianna DeGette (D)-inc vs. Danny Stroud (R)
District 2: Jared Polis (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
District 3: Scott Tipton (R)-inc vs. ??? (D) (possibly competitive)
District 4: Cory Gardner (R)-inc vs. Brandon Shaffer (D) (possibly competitive)
District 5: Doug Lamborn (R)-inc vs. Bob Evans, III (D)
District 7: Edwin Perlmutter (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 DEM |
| Representatives |
4 GOP, 3 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
15 GOP, 20 DEM |
| State House - GOP control |
33 GOP, 32 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: John Hickenlooper (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2014
Lt. Governor: Joseph Garcia (D) - 1st term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Mark Udall (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2014
Junior Senator: Michael Bennet (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2016
House District 1: Dianna Degett (D) - 8th term
House District 2: Jared Polis (D) - 2nd term
House District 3: Scott Tipton (R) - 1st term
House District 4: Cory Gardner (R) - 1st term
House District 5: Doug Lamborn (R) - 3rd term
House District 6: Mike Coffman (R) - 2nd term
House District 7: Ed Perlmutter (D) - 3rd term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| President |
Mod R |
-- |
Weak R |
-- |
Mod D |
-- |
Senate |
| Class 2 |
-- |
Weak R |
-- |
-- |
Strong D |
-- |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Weak D |
-- |
-- |
Weak D |
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| Governor |
-- |
Solid R |
-- |
Strong D |
-- |
Solid D |
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| House |
3 GOP
3 DEM |
5 GOP
2 DEM |
4 GOP
3 DEM |
3 GOP
4 DEM |
2 GOP
5 DEM |
4 GOP
3 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-2 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-3 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Weak D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Weak R |
| CD-4 |
Solid R |
Strong R |
Mod R |
Weak R |
Strong D |
Strong R |
| CD-5 |
Solid D |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
| CD-6 |
Strong R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
| CD-7 |
NA |
Weak R |
Strong R |
Strong D |
Solid D |
Strong D |
BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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