Office of SECRETARY OF STATE State of Colorado Scott Gessler, Secretary of State William A. Hobbs, Deputy Secretary of State Judd Choate, Director of Elections Elections Division Office of the Secretary of State 1700 Broadway, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80290 Phone: (303) 894-2200 ext. 6307 2010 ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST Official Publication of the Abstract of Votes Cast for the 2010 Primary 2010 General To the Citizens of Colorado: The information in this abstract is compiled from material filed by each of Colorado’s 64 county clerk and recorders from the 2010 Primary and 2010 General elections. In 2010, more than 1.8 million Colorado citizens turned out to cast a vote for their government leadership. These votes helped elect a U.S. Senator and seven U.S. Representatives. At the state level, voters elected a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, three state board of education members, three CU regents, 19 state senators, 65 state representatives, a district attorney and other county and local elected leaders. Voters also retained numerous judges and weighed in on nine questions regarding changes to state law. I encourage Colorado citizens to be actively involved in the democratic process—our democratic system of government is only as strong as the participation of its citizens. I hope you find this abstract to be informative. Sincerely, Scott Gessler Colorado Secretary of State ii Table of Contents Office Information ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Political Party And Organization Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................... 1 About the Format of This Abstract ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Directory ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 United States Senators ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Congressional Members .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Governor .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Lieutenant Governor ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Secretary of State ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 State Treasurer ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Attorney General ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 State Board of Education ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Regents of the University of Colorado............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Members of the State Senate of The Sixty-Eighth General Assembly .................................................................................................................. 5 Members of the House of Representatives of The Sixty-Eighth General Assembly ............................................................................................. 7 District Attorneys ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 RTD Board of Directors ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Colorado Supreme Court .................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Colorado Court of Appeals ................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Colorado District and County Judges ................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Colorado County Officers ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Primary Election Results - August 10, 2010 ....................................................................................................................................................... 54 Democratic Party Ballot ................................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Republican Party Ballot ................................................................................................................................................................................. 76 Libertarian Party Ballot ................................................................................................................................................................................. 98 General Election Results - November 2, 2010 .................................................................................................................................................. 101 Judicial Retention ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 135 2010 Amendments and Propositions ............................................................................................................................................................ 161 Ballot Language for 2010 Amendments and Propositions ................................................................................................................................ 170 Turnout at the Primary Election ........................................................................................................................................................................ 173 Turnout at the General Election ........................................................................................................................................................................ 174 iii OFFICE INFORMATION Elected Officials Terms of Office United States Senator 6 years United States Representative 2 years Governor/Lieutenant Governor 4 years Secretary of State 4 years State Treasurer 4 years Attorney General 4 years State Board of Education 6 years Regent of the University of Colorado 6 years State Senate 4 years State Representative 2 years District Attorney 4 years Regional Transportation District 4 years POLITICAL PARTY AND ORGANIZATION ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION POLITICAL PARTY ACN American Constitution Party DEM Democratic Party REP Republican Party GRN Green Party of Colorado LIB Libertarian Party of Colorado UPA Unity Party of Colorado DEM/REP Democratic / Republican INR Independent Reform Party UNA Unaffiliated NR Not Registered 1 ABOUT THE FORMAT OF THIS ABSTRACT Results Contained in the Abstract This publication contains the official certified results for the 2010 Primary and 2010 General Elections for all candidates, ballot issues, and ballot questions. There were no statewide ballot issues or questions in 2009; thus, no results are reported. Results & Officer Information Reported by the Counties The election results in this abstract were obtained from each of Colorado’s 64 counties. The results included in this abstract are more accurate than the compiled and totaled returns reported on the Secretary of State website and account for any miscalculations in the totals initially reported by each county. Judicial Officer Information Judicial officer information including dates of oath and terms of office was compiled from information provided by the Office of the State Court Administrator. Total Active Voters, Total Ballots Cast, & Turnout The number of active registered voters eligible to vote in each contest is reported in the column titled “Active Voters”. The column titled