2014 elections
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Hick wins reelection amidst red tide
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As the crowd that packed the West Foyer of the State Capitol on the morning after Election Day chanted “Four more years!” a smiling Gov. John Hickenlooper encouraged their cheers and then gave a hearty summation: “The voters of Colorado have spoken. What I want to express, first and foremost, is gratitude. We are incredibly…
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Congressional races favor incumbents; Buck wins CD 4; Coffman prevails in tough CD 6
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Colorado’s congressional delegation kept the same partisan distribution — four Republicans and three Democrats — on Tuesday and every incumbent who sought reelection won another term, including U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, the Aurora Republican who triumphed by a wider than anticipated margin in the face of one of the most hard-fought challenges in the country…
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Hickenlooper supporters wait for their train to come in
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Gathered at the newly redeveloped Union Station in downtown Denver after the polls closed Tuesday night, supporters were hopeful that Gov. John Hickenlooper would make his acceptance speech early in the evening before heading over to the Westin Hotel a few blocks away to celebrate with fellow Colorado Democrats. That had been the plan, but…
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GOP sweeps statewide seats for second election in a row
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For the second election in a row, Republicans swept all three of Colorado’s statewide cabinet-level offices on Tuesday, scoring wins for attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state. State Treasurer Walker Stapleton won a second term, besting former U.S. Rep. Betsy Markey, the Democratic nominee, 50 percent to 44.9 percent. Libertarian David Jurist got…
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Bush rallies for Colorado Republicans
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Less than a week before ballots are due, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told several hundred avid Republicans that Colorado voters have the chance to turn the tide of history by sending U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner to the Senate and former U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez to the governor’s mansion. “This is a historic election that’s…
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Former Prez Clinton pitches Dems in Colorado
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A week before ballots are counted, former President Bill Clinton addressed crowds at Hinkley High School in Aurora on Monday night and the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood on Tuesday, sharing the stage with U.S. Sen. Mark Udall and Gov. John Hickenlooper, two incumbent Democrats locked in neck-and-neck races. Congressional candidate Andrew Romanoff made a…
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Candidates move into full campaign mode
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Jodi Garnier was ready to go out walking. Ten days before the election, the Littleton Republican had just met U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner, who is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Udall in what could be tightest U.S. Senate race in the country, and she was fired up to head out into nearby neighborhoods on a…
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2014 Elections Blog: T-Minus 11
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Good morning! Today is Oct. 24, exactly one week before Halloween. But an even bigger day looms a short time afterwards as we get set for the Nov. 4 Election Day. That could be pretty scary for some of our readers who are following the polls, but the results are liable to change from now…
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Clinton stresses importance of election for women
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Hillary Clinton told a packed ballroom full of excited Democratic volunteers in Aurora on Tuesday that embattled U.S. Sen. Mark Udall was “fighting on the frontiers of freedom” by making women’s rights the centerpiece of his campaign against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner. Although Udall has taken heat for his campaign’s focus on Gardner’s…
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First Lady tells Dems to turn out, not tune out
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First Lady Michelle Obama delivered an impassioned defense of the Democratic record while urging a crowd of volunteers to help revive some of the magic that swept her husband, President Barack Obama, into office six years ago, at a campaign rally in Denver on Thursday for U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, who is facing a neck-and-neck…
