Candidate slate filled out for Western Slope legislative races
There will be some interesting races for Western Slope political junkies to watch during this year’s election west of the Divide. Three incumbents in House Districts 54, 59 and 61 will get a free ride to re-election this year, except for Rep. Bernie Buescher in HD58, and all open legislative seats will be contested.
Here’s a quick glance of House and Senate races this year on the Western Slope:
House District 54
Mesa County (western half) and Delta (western half)
Rep. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, vs. no opponent
House District 55
Mesa County (eastern half including most of City of Grand Junction)
Rep. Bernie Buescher, D-Grand Junction, vs. Laura Bradford (R) of Collbran
House District 56
Eagle, Summit, Lake Counties
Rep. Christine Scanlan, D-Dillon, vs. Muhammad Ali Hasan (R) of Beaver Creek
House District 57 (Open Seat)
Grand, Routt, Jackson, Moffat, Garfield (western half), Rio Blanco
Robert Hagenbuch (D) of Phippsburg [no campaign Web site found] vs. winner of primary between Randy L. Baumgardner (R) of Hot Sulphur Springs [no campaign Web site found] and Dan Korkowski (R) of Grand Lake
House District 58 (Open Seat)
Montrose, Ouray, Dolores, San Miguel, Ouray, and part of Montezuma and Delta (eastern half)
City Councilwoman Noelle Hagan (D) of Montrose vs. Scott Tipton ( R) of Cortez
House District 59
La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan and part of Montezuma
Rep. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, [no campaign Web site found] vs. no opponent
House District 61
Gunnison, Pitkin, Hinsdale, Roaring Fork area of Eagle and eastern Garfield
Rep. Kathleen Curry, D-Gunnison, [no campaign Web site found] vs. no opponent
Senate District 8 (Open Seat)
Eagle, Jackson, Routt, Moffat, Rio Blanco, most of Garfield
Rep. Al White, R-Hayden, vs. former Councilman Ken Brenner (D) of Steamboat Springs
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