[Primary Election: Aug. 12, 2008]

Precinct Caucuses  -- Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Libertarians
-On Dec. 21, 2006 the Libertarian National Committee announced that the party will hold its 
2008 national convention at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in Denver from May 23-26, 2008.

Democrats 71 Delegates (55 Pledged and 16 Unpledged) and 9 Alternates. 1.75% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes. Clinton  |  Obama former Kucinich-state coordinator Paige Tomson Richardson Key Dates (See Colorado Democratic Party "How to Participate..." [PDF]) Dec. 5, 2007 - In order to participate in the caucus process, a voter must be registered as a Democrat by Dec. 5. Feb. 5, 2008 - Precinct caucuses. Feb. 20-March 18, 2008 - County assemblies and conventions. May 3-16, 2008 - Congressional district conventions and assemblies. May 17, 2008 - State Assembly/Convention at World Arena in Colorado Springs. Results  3,201 of 3,205 precincts reporting Joe Biden 4 -  Hillary Clinton 38,839 32.26% Chris Dodd 0  -  John Edwards 102 0.08% Mike Gravel 18 0.01% Dennis Kucinich 58 0.05% +Barack Obama 80,113 66.53% Bill Richardson 17 0.01% Not Committed 1,260 1.05% Total 120,411 attendance 120,971

Republicans 46 Delegates: 3 RNC; 22 at-large; 21 by CD (3 x 7) and 43 Alternates. 1.93% of the 2,380 Delegates. Huckabee  |  McCain  |  Paul  |  Romney former Giuliani Tancredo - The Congressman from Colorado's 6th CD formed a presidential exploratory committee in Jan. 2007, announced his candidacy on April 2, 2007, but and ended his campaign and endorsed Romney on Dec. 20, 2007. > Key Dates Feb. 5, 2008 - Precinct caucuses. Feb. 20-March 16, 2008 - County Conventions. between March 16 and May 17, 2008 tbd - CD Conventions. May 31, 2008 - State Convention. Presidential Preference Poll Rudy Giuliani 58 0.08% Mike Huckabee 8,960 12.76% Duncan Hunter 25 0.04% Alan Keyes 67 0.10% John McCain 12,918 18.39% Ron Paul 5,910 8.42% +Mitt Romney 42,218 60.11% Tom Tancredo 10 0.01% Fred Thompson 63 0.09% Total 70,229

Setting the Caucuses Date
H.B. 1376 (“Precinct Caucus Day in Presidential Year”), passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on June 1, 2007, states that a political party may, by decision of its state central committee, hold its precinct caucuses on the first Tuesday in February.  On July 21, 2007 Colorado Democrats voted at their executive committee meeting in Pueblo to hold their caucuses on Feb. 5, 2008.  "By moving this date forward in the election cycle Colorado takes a greater role in deciding the who becomes the next president," stated Pat Waak, Chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, in a press release.  In August 2007 the Colorado Republican State Central Committee likewise voted, by a margin of 71 percent to 29 percent, to change its precinct caucus date from March 18 to Feb. 5.  "This move should increase campaign activity in Colorado by all the Republican presidential candidates," Chair of the Colorado Republican Party Dick Wadhams stated in a press release.
Note: Colorado Democrats were among the state parties that applied [PDF] to the DNC in April 2006 to hold a pre-window caucus (between Iowa and New Hampshire), but the DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee recommended Nevada.  The state legislature would have had to approve the change or the party would have had to split the caucuses.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Last day to register to vote for the General Election: October 4, 2004.
Early voting at the early voters' polling place: October 18-29, 2004.

Results +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 1,101,255 (51.71) Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)  1,001,732 (47.04) Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 7,664 (0.36) Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)  1,591 (0.07) Nader/Camejo (CRP) 12,718 (0.60) Peroutka/Baldwin (ACP) 2,562 (0.12) Amondson/Pletten (COP) 378 (0.02) Andress/Deasy (Un.) 804 (0.04) Brown/Hollis (SP) 216 (0.01) Dodge/Lydick (Prohib.) 140 (0.01) Harris/Trowe (SWP) 241 (0.01) Van Auken/Lawrence (SEP) 329 (0.02) Total........2,129,630 According to unofficial statistics reported by county clerks and recorders 51,529 provisional ballots were cast, of which 39,086 were counted and 12,443 rejected.

2004 Overview Democrats made a play for Colorado, and although the brothers Salazar picked up the open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats, the Kerry-Edwards ticket fell short.  Bush achieved a plurality of 99,523 votes (4.67 percentage points). General Election Details Kerry/Allies  |  Bush-Cheney '04

Past Results

1996 Dole (Rep.).............691,848 (45.80) Clinton (Dem.)........671,152 (44.43) Perot (Ref.)..............99,629 (6.59) Nader (Grn.).............25,070 (1.66) Others (9)................23,005 (1.52) Total........1,510,704 1992 Clinton (Dem.)........629,681 (40.13) Bush (Rep.)............562,850 (35.87) Perot (Ind.).............366,010 (23.32) Others (2+w/ins).......10,639 (0.68) Total........1,569,180	2000 +Bush/Cheney (Rep.) 883,748  (50.75) Gore/Lieberman (Dem.) 738,227 (42.39) Browne/Olivier (Lib.) 12,799 (0.73) Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP) 2,240 (0.13) Nader/LaDuke (Grn.) 91,434 (5.25) Phillips/Frazier (Am.C.) 1,319 (0.08) Buchanan/Foster (Un/Fr.) 10,465  (0.60) Dodge/Watkins (Prohib.) 208 (0.01) Harris/Trowe (SWC) 216 (0.01) McReynolds/Hollis (SP) 712  (0.04) Total........1,741,368 Early voting ran from Oct. 23, 2000 (15 days before the election) to Nov. 3, 2000 (Friday before the election). Total Registration: 2,883,948  -  Rep. 1,022,019 (35.44%)   Dem. 863,740 (29.95%)   Lib. 4,378 (0.15%)   Grn. 3,237 (0.11%)   NLP 1,204 (0.04%)  Unaff. 989,370 (34.31). Turnout as a percentage of voting age population was 56.78%.  (U.S. avg: 53.76%).	2000 Overview Bush won Colorado with a plurality of 145,521 votes (8.36 percentage points) and carried 50 of the state's 63 counties. In contrast to 1996, when Colorado experienced a dogfight in the presidential race, the Gore camp did not target the state, making for a quiet general election campaign. During the post-convention period Colorado only merited one visit each from the running mates.  Ralph Nader made a couple of visits after the Greens convention in June (Sept. 8-10 and a final stop on Nov. 2), and his 5.25% proved to be one of his better showings.  Down-ticket there were various initiative campaigns, and Colorado Democrats managed to wrest control of the State Senate from the GOP, for their only legislative chamber pick-up in the country. General Election Activity

Republicans
Precinct Caucuses - April 13, 2004  ... County Assemblies ...  District Conventions ... State Convention - June 5, 2004
50 Delegates (21 CD and 29 At Large)
 

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