2018 primary races
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Lamborn will stay on ballot, judge rules; appeal planned
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn will stay on the Republican primary ballot, a Denver District Court judge ordered Tuesday afternoon in a lawsuit that sought to invalidate hundreds of signatures gathered on the six-term incumbent’s nominating petitions. But an attorney for the group of GOP voters who sued to remove Lamborn from the ballot said he…
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Candidate Stapleton dumps petitions, accuses signature-gathering firm of ‘misconduct’
In a startling turn in Colorado’s race for governor, Republican candidate Walker Stapleton said Tuesday he is withdrawing petitions that won him a spot on the June 26 primary ballot, accusing the firm that gathered signatures on his behalf of engaging in “fraudulent conduct” and lying about it to Stapleton’s campaign and state officials. The Colorado…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Barry Farah kicks off TV ad campaign ahead of state assembly
Republican Barry Farah is launching a brief, statewide TV and digital ad campaign Tuesday aimed at boosting his chances of landing a spot on the primary ballot at Saturday’s state GOP assembly, his campaign said. Farah, a wealthy Colorado Springs businessman and author who joined the crowded primary field just three weeks ago, plans to…
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Stapleton wants to intervene in lawsuit challenging Lamborn’s petitions
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate Walker Stapleton is asking to intervene in a lawsuit filed last week seeking to remove U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from the 5th Congressional District’s GOP primary ballot – a suit that alleges some signatures on Lamborn’s petitions placing him on the ballot were gathered improperly. Five Republican voters have sued Colorado Secretary…
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Trail Mix: The road to Colorado’s 2018 election, April 8 edition
STEP BY STEP … When Democratic gubernatorial candidate Donna Lynne, Colorado’s lieutenant governor and chief operating officer, announced plans to walk the entire 26-mile length of Colfax Avenue on April 8, the stratagem echoed a pair of signature campaign exploits that propelled a couple of Colorado’s most successful politicians in decades past, as well as…
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Rep. Coffman fends off primary challenge in Colorado’s swing 6th District
U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, held off a challenge Saturday at the GOP’s 6th Congressional District assembly from Roger Edwards, a conservative activist who criticized the five-term incumbent’s moderate positions and attempts to distance himself from President Donald Trump. Coffman’s supporters, however, cheered their candidate, who has won an unbroken string of elections…
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Democratic state lawmaker Rosenthal denied spot on primary ballot
Colorado State Rep. Paul Rosenthal’s bid for a third term was cut short Saturday when the Denver Democrat failed to get enough support at a district assembly to make the primary ballot. Facing criticism for straying from the party line on issues including homelessness and restrictions on oil and gas development, Rosenthal was knocked from…
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Walker Stapleton qualifies for gubernatorial primary ballot by petition
State Treasurer Walker Stapleton on Friday became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to qualify for the June primary ballot after state officials determined he submitted enough valid signatures on nominating petitions. Democrat Mike Johnston, a former state senator from Denver, is the only other candidate for governor who has so far made the primary ballot,…
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Teamsters endorse Cary Kennedy in Democratic gubernatorial primary
DENVER – Citing her commitment to working people, the Teamsters Local 455 labor union this week endorsed former State Treasurer Cary Kennedy in the Democratic primary for governor. “Kennedy is the best candidate for Colorado’s working families,” said Steve Vairma, secretary-treasurer of the Denver-based Local 455, in a statement. “She is hardworking and focused on…
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Lawsuit alleging petition fraud seeks to keep Lamborn from primary ballot
DENVER – A lawsuit filed Tuesday by five Republican voters is asking a judge to remove U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn from the 5th Congressional District’s GOP primary ballot, alleging petition circulators hired by Lamborn didn’t meet legal requirements to gather signatures for his campaign. The lawsuit, filed in Denver District Court, claims Lamborn fell more…