Which candidates are the steak and which bring the sizzle? The Colorado Independent is putting the press to the test — we’re compiling newspaper endorsements, analyzing them and then tracking the persuasive talents of editorial boards statewide.
Colorado Senate Races
State Senate District 4 (Douglas, El Paso, Lake, Park, Teller)
Joe Alsup (D)
Denver Post
Mark Sheffel (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 8 (Eagle, Garfield, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt)
Ken Brenner (D)
No endorsements to date.
Al White (R)
Denver Post, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Vail Daily
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State Senate District 10 (El Paso)
Bill Cadman (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Diane Whitley (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 12 (El Paso)
Keith King (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Pete Lee (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
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State Senate District 14 (Larimer)
Bob Bacon (D) – incumbent
Coloradoan, Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
Matt Fries (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 16 (Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Summit, Jefferson)
Dan Gibbs (D) – incumbent
Arvada Press, Daily Camera, Denver Post, Golden Transcript
Don Ytterburg (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 17 (Boulder)
Brandon Schaffer (D) – incumbent
Daily Camera, Denver Post, Lafayette News, Superior Observer
Katie Witt (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 18 (Boulder)
Rollie Heath (D)
Daily Camera, Denver Post
Unopposed
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State Senate District 19 (Jefferson)
Evie Hudak (D)
Arvada Press, Wheat Ridge Transcript
Libby Szabo (R)
Denver Post
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State Senate District 21 (Jefferson)
Betty Boyd (D) – incumbent
Denver Post, Lakewood Sentinel, Wheat Ridge Transcript
Natalie Menten (R)
No endorsements to date.
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Senate District 23 (Adams, Broomfield, Weld)
Shawn Mitchell (R) – incumbent
Broomfield Enterprise, Daily Camera, Daily Camera, Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
Joe Whitcomb (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 25 (Adams)
John Hadfield (R)
No endorsements to date.
Mary Hodge (D)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
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State Senate District 26 (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
Lauri Clapp (R)
Denver Post
Linda Newell (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 27 (Arapahoe)
Nancy Spence (R)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
Nathan Wilkes (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 28 (Arapahoe, Denver)
Suzanne Williams (D)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
Sueyuna Duthie (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 29 (Arapahoe)
Morgan Carroll (D)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
Suzanne Andrews (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 31 (Adams, Denver)
Jennifer Veiga (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
William Leslie (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State Senate District 33 (Adams, Denver)
Peter Groff (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State Senate District 35 (Arapahoe, Denver)
Joyce Foster (D)
Denver Post
Bob Lane (R)
No endorsements to date.
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Colorado House Races
State House District 1 (Arapahoe, Denver, Jefferson)
Jeanne Labuda (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Tom Thomason (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 2 (Denver)
Mark Ferrandino (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Thomas Miller (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 3 (Arapahoe, Denver)
Paul Linton (R)
No endorsements to date.
Anne McGihon (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 4 (Denver)
Jerry Frangas (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Rick Nevin (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 5 (Denver)
Joel Judd (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
JJ Swinotek (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 6 (Arapahoe, Denver)
Lois Court (D)
Denver Post
Joshua Sharf (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 7 (Denver)
Terrance Carroll (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Josh Raines (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 8 (Denver)
Beth McCann (D)
Denver Post
No opponent
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State House District 9 (Arapahoe, Denver)
James Landauer (R)
No endorsements to date.
Joe Miklosi (D)
Denver Post
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State House District 10 (Denver)
Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (D)
Boulder Weekly, Daily Camera
Dorothy Marshall (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 11 (Boulder)
Catherine Jarrett (R)
No endorsements to date.
Jack Pommer (D) – incumbent
Boulder Weekly, Daily Camera, Denver Post
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State House District 12 (Boulder)
Daniel Lucas (R)
No endorsements to date.
Paul Weissman (D) – incumbent
Boulder Weekly, Daily Camera, Denver Post
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State House District 13 (Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin)
Robert Houdeshell (R)
No endorsements to date.
Claire Levy (D) – incumbent
Boulder Weekly, Daily Camera, Denver Post
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State House District 14 (El Paso)
Chyrese Exline (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
Kent Lambert (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 15 (El Paso)
Leslie Maksimowicz (D)
No endorsements to date.
Mark Waller (R)
Colorado Springs Independent, Denver Post
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State House District 16 (El Paso)
Richard Flores (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
Larry Liston (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 17 (El Paso)
Dennis Apuan (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
Catherine “Kit” Roupe (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 18 (El Paso)
Michael Merrifield (D) – incumbent
Colorado Springs Independent, Denver Post
Katherine Szot (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 19 (El Paso)
Marsha Looper (R)
Denver Post
Jimmy Phillips (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 20 (El Paso)
Jan Hejmanek (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
Amy Stephens (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 21 (El Paso County)
Bob Gardner (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Anna Lord (D)
Colorado Springs Independent
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State House District 22 (Jefferson)
Camille Ryckman (D)
No endorsements to date.
Ken Summers (R) – incumbent
Lakewood Sentinel
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State House District 23 (Jefferson)
Gwyn Green (D) – incumbent
Golden Transcript, Lakewood Sentinel
Mary Lynn Wagner (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 24 (Jefferson)
Cheryl Palm (R)
No endorsements to date.
Sue Schafer (D)
Golden Transcript, Wheat Ridge Transcript
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State House District 25 (Jefferson)
Cheri Gerou (R)
Golden Transcript
Andrew Scripter (D)
No endorsements to date.
Jack Woehr (L)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 26 (Jefferson)
Andy Kerr (D)
Denver Post
Ray Warren (R)
Lakewood Sentinel, Wheat Ridge Transcript
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State House District 27 (Jefferson)
John Bodnar (R)
Denver Post
Amanda Campbell (AC)
No endorsements to date.
Sara Gagliardi (D) – incumbent
Arvada Press
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State House District 28 (Jefferson)
Tom Dittemore (R)
No endorsements to date.
Jim Kerr (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 29 (Jefferson)
Mary Arnold (R)
No endorsements to date.
Debbie Benefield (D) – incumbent
Arvada Press, Denver Post, Wheat Ridge Transcript
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State House District 30 (Adams)
Kevin Priola (R)
Denver Post
David Rose (D)
Aurora Sentinel
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State House District 31 (Adams)
Holly Hansen (R)
No endorsements to date.
Judy Solano (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 32 (Adams)
Ed Casso (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
No opponent
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State House District 33 (Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, Weld)
Nick Kliebenstein (R)
No endorsements to date.
Dianne Primavera (D) – incumbent
Boulder Weekly, Broomfield Enterprise, Daily Camera, Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
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State House District 34 (Adams)
Tom Bopp (R)
No endorsements to date.
Tony D’Lallo (G)
No endorsements to date.
John Soper (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 35 (Adams)
Tracy Gimer (R)
No endorsements to date.
Cherylin Peniston (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 36 (Arapahoe)
Kathy Green (R)
No endorsements to date.
Su Ryden (D)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
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State House District 37 (Arapahoe)
Diana Holland (D)
No endorsements to date.
Brian Olds (AC)
No endorsements to date.
Spencer Swalm (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 38 (Arapahoe, Jefferson)
Dave Kerber (R)
No endorsements to date.
Joe Rice (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 39 (Arapahoe)
David Balmer (R) – incumbent
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
Mollie Collum (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 40 (Arapahoe, Elbert)
Cindy Acree (R)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
Karen Wilde (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 41 (Arapahoe)
Nancy Todd (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 42 (Arapahoe)
George Carouthers (R)
No endorsements to date.
James Frye (L)
No endorsements to date.
Karen Middleton (D)
Aurora Sentinel, Denver Post
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State House District 43 (Douglas)
Frank McNulty (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
John Stevens (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 44 (Douglas)
Mike May (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Shelly Tokerud (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 45 (Douglas, Teller)
Holly Gorman (D)
Denver Post
Carole Murray (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 46 (Pueblo)
Sal Pace (D)
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 47 (Pueblo, Fremont)
Buffie McFadyen (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Troy Sammons (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 48 (Weld)
Glenn Vaad (R) – incumbent
Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
Bill Williams (D)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 49 (Larimer, Weld)
Kevin Lundberg – incumbent
Longmont Times Call, Loveland Reporter Herald,
James Ross (D)
Denver Post, Windsor Beacon, Windsor Now
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State House District 50 (Weld)
Scott Helman (R)
No endorsements to date.
Jim Riesberg (D) – incumbent
Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
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State Houser District 51 (Larimer)
Ken Bennet (D)
No endorsements to date.
Don Marostica (R) – incumbent
Denver Post, Loveland Reporter Herald, Windsor Beacon
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State House District 52 (Larimer)
John Kefalas (D) – incumbent
Coloradoan, Windsor Beacon
Bob McCluskey (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 53 (Larimer)
Randy Fischer (D) – incumbent
Coloradoan, Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
Donna Gallup (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 54 (Delta, Mesa)
Steve King (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 55 (Mesa)
Laura Bradford (R)
No endorsements to date.
Bernie Buescher (D) – incumbent
Denver Post,
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State House District 56 (Eagle, Lake, Summit)
Ali Hasan (R)
Vail Daily
Christine Scanlan (D)
Denver Post
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State House District 57 (Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt)
Randy Baumgardner (D)
Denver Post
Todd Hagenbuch (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 58 (Delta, Dolores, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel)
Noelle Hagan (D)
Denver Post, Montrose Daily Press
Scott Tipton (R)
No endorsements to date.
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State House District 59 (Archuleta, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan)
Ellen Roberts (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 60 (Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Park, Pueblo, Saguache)
Michael Cali (D)
No endorsements to date.
Tom Massey (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
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State House District 61 (Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Pitkin)
Kathleen Curry (D) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 62 (Conejos, Alamosa, Costilla, Huerfano, Mineral, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache)
Randy Jackson (R)
No endorsements to date.
Edward Vigil (D)
Denver Post
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State House District 63 (Adams, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Morgan, Washington, Yuma)
Cory Gardner (R) – incumbent
Denver Post
Unopposed
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State House District 64 (Baca, Bent, Huerfano, Las Animas, Otero, Prowers)
Wes McKinley (D) – incumbent
No endorsements to date.
Ken Torres (R)
Denver Post
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State House District 65 (Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Weld)
Dan Conn (WI)
No endorsements to date.
Jerry Sonnenberg (R) – incumbent
Denver Post, Windsor Beacon
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Legend: AC=American Constitution Party D=Democratic Party, G=Green Party L=Libertarian Party, R=Republican Party, WI=Write-in
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