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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Last Day for State/District Conventions for Primary: May 2008
Primary Filing Deadline (All Parties): May 29, 2008
Primary Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): June 2008
General Election Filing Deadline (Third Party & Independent Candidates): June 2008
Primary: August 12, 2008
General Election Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2008

This page was last updated on May 30, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Bill Ritter (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Barbara O'Brien (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Mike Coffman (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Cary Kennedy (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
John Suthers (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Wayne Allard (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Bob Schaffer (R) - State Board of Education Member, Ex-Congressman & '04 Candidate
Mark Udall (D) - Congressman & Ex-State Rep.
Bob Kinsey (Green) - Retired Teacher, USMC Veteran, Peace Activist & '04 US Rep. Nominee
Buddy Moore (Independent) - Ski Patrolman & Painting Contractor

Ken Salazar (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Tom Tancredo (R) - Congressman, Anti-Immigration Activist & '08 Presidential Candidate

District 1:
Diana DeGette (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Lilly (R) - Selasman, Army Veteran, Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '02 Candidate
Martin Buchanan (Libertarian) - Software Engineer & Author

District 2:
[ Mark Udall (D)* - Candidate for US Senator in 2008. ]
Joan Fitz-Gerald (D) - Ex-State Senate President & Ex-Jefferson County Clerk
Larry Johnson (D) - Attorney, Teacher & Frequent Candidate
Jared Polis (D) - Ex-State Board of Education Chair, Businessman & Philanthropist
Will Shafroth (D) - State Conservation Trust Director
Scott Starin (R) - Electronical Engineer
Bill Hammons (Unity) - Internet Businessman

District 3:
John Salazar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Wayne Wolf (R) - Delta County Commissioner, Rancher & Ex-Teacher

District 4:
Marilyn Musgrave (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Betsy Markey (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Businesswoman & Community Activist

District 5:
Doug Lamborn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeff Crank (R) - Ex-Chamber of Commerce Official, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06 Candidate
Bentley Rayburn (R) - Retired USAF Major General & '06 Candidate
Hal Bidlack (D) - Retired USAF Officer & Educator
Rich Hand (Independent) - IT Profesionals Group Executive Director, Musician & '06 Write-In Candidate

District 6:
[ Tom Tancredo (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Wil Armstrong (R) - Mortgage Banker & Son of Ex-US Senator Bill Armstrong
Mike Coffman (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Treasurer, Ex-State Sen. & Iraq War Veteran
Ted Harvey (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Reagan White House Aide
Steve Ward (R) - State Sen., Ex-Arapahoe County Commissioner, Ex-Glendale Mayor & Iraq War Veteran
Hank Eng (D) - Aviation Consultant, Aeronautical Engineer & Ex-Appleton (WI) City Councilman

District 7:
Ed Perlmutter (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Lerew (R) - Financial Planner

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

American Constitution Party of Colorado
Colorado Democratic Party
Green Party of Colorado
Libertarian Party of Colorado
Colorado Republican Party
Unity Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Aspen Times
Aspen Daily News
Aurora Sentinel
Boulder Colorado Daily
Boulder County Business Report
Boulder Daily Camera
Canon City Daily Record
Carbondale Valley Journal
Center Post-Dispatch
Colorado Central Magazine
Colorado Confidential
ColoradoPols.com
Colorado Springs Business Journal
Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Independent
Cortez Journal
Craig Daily Press
Crested Butte News
Delta County Independent
Denver Business Journal
Denver Post
Denver Rocky Mountain News
Denver Westword (Alternative)
Douglas County News-Press
Durango Herald
Estes Park Trail Gazette
Evergreen Canyon Courier
Fort Collins Coloradoan
Fort Morgan Times
Four Corners Business Journal
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Greeley Tribune
Gunnison Country Times
Haxtun-Fleming Herald
Jefferson County Transcript
La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Lamar Daily News
Leadville Herald Democrat
Longmont Daily Times-Call
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Mineral County Miner
Monte Vista Journal
Montrose Daily Press
Nederland Mountain-Ear
Northern Colorado Business Report
Pagosa Springs Sun
Park County Bulletin
Park County Republican / Fairplay Flume
Pine River Times
Pueblo Chieftain
Rifle Citizen Telegram
Salida Mountain Mail
Snowmass Village Sun
Steamboat Pilot
Sterling Journal-Advocate
Summit Daily News
Telluride Daily Planet
Telluride Times-Journal
Vail Daily
Vail Trail

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