William Forrester Owens is an American former politician who served as the 40th Governor of Colorado,from 1999 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party,he was re-elected in 2002,amassing 62.6% of the vote,the largest Republican share of the vote in state history. As of 2024,he is the last Republican to serve as Governor of Colorado.
Since Colorado became a U.S. state in 1876,it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives,beginning with the 44th United States Congress. Prior to statehood,the Colorado Territory sent non-voting delegates to the House of Representatives from 1861 to 1876. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years,and members of the House to two-year terms. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years in general elections,with their re-election staggered. Prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were elected by the Colorado General Assembly. Each state elects a varying number of,but at least one,member of the House,depending on population,to two-year terms. Colorado has sent eight members to the House in each congressional delegation since the 2020 United States Census.
Harlan Andrew Romanoff is an American politician and public servant. A Democrat,he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009,serving as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009. He was the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014 and twice sought the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He began his career at the Southern Poverty Law Center,founded the Posner Center for International Development,and has led two nonprofit organizations:Mental Health Colorado,and Great Expectations. On January 16th,2024,he was named Executive Director for Disability Law Colorado,a non-profit legal and advocacy organization which advocates for and provides legal representation for people with disabilities.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 2,2010,alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. In December 2008,President-elect Barack Obama nominated incumbent U.S. Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior. After Salazar resigned from his seat,Democratic governor Bill Ritter appointed Denver Public Schools Superintendent Michael Bennet to fill the seat.
Cindy Acree was a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican in 2008,Acree represented House District 40,which encompasses Elbert County and eastern Arapahoe County from 2008 to 2012.
Michael Farrand Bennet is an American attorney,businessman,and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Colorado,a seat he has held since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed to the seat when Senator Ken Salazar became Secretary of the Interior. Bennet previously worked as a managing director for the Anschutz Investment Company,chief of staff to Denver mayor John Hickenlooper,and superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
The 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Under newly applicable term limits,incumbent Governor Roy Romer,a Democrat,was unable to seek re-election. Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler,ran to succeed Romer,and won the Democratic primary;her running mate,Bernie Buescher,won the lieutenant-gubernatorial primary unopposed. In the Republican primary,Bill Owens,the State Treasurer,and his eventual running mate,Joe Rogers,won their respective primaries by wide margins.
Kenneth Robert Buck is an American lawyer and politician who represented Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 until his resignation in 2024. Buck served as chair of the Colorado Republican Party,from 2019 to 2021. Formerly the District Attorney for Weld County,Colorado,Buck ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2010,narrowly losing to Democrat Michael Bennet.
Joseph A. Garcia is an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado from January 2011 to May 2016. He is currently the chancellor of the Colorado Community College System.
Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican,he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 4,2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Colorado,other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall ran for re-election to a second term,but narrowly lost to Republican U.S. Representative Cory Gardner by a margin of 1.9 percent.
The 2014 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Colorado,concurrently with the election to Colorado's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Colorado was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Colorado on November 6,2018. All of Colorado's executive offices and all seven of its seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats swept the statewide offices up for election,leaving the at-large seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents and the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat as the last statewide offices held by Republicans.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado. Incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet won reelection to a third full term,defeating Republican businessman Joe O'Dea. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009,Bennet won full terms in 2010 and 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado were held on November 6,2018,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The Republican and Democratic Party primaries in Colorado were held on June 26,2018. The elections coincided with the gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado was held on November 3,2020,to elect the seven U.S. representatives from the state of Colorado,one from each of the state's seven congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night. The primary election was held on June 28.
Barbara Jean Kirkmeyer is an American politician serving as a member of the Colorado Senate for District 23,which encompasses parts of Weld and Larimer counties in north-central Colorado. She was the Republican nominee for Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2022 election,losing to Yadira Caraveo in a close race. Kirkmeyer has declined to run for the U.S. House in 2024,instead running for re-election.
