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Colorado

Congressional filing deadline: May 2010
Congressional primary: August 2010

U.S. Senate - Michael Bennet ( Dem)

Michael Bennet (Dem) - Incumbent
Ken Buck (Rep) - Weld County District Attorney
Luke Korkowski (Rep) - Attorney
Jane Norton (Rep) - Former Lt. Governor
Cleve Tidwell (Rep) - Businessman & USMC Veteran
Mark Van Wyk (Rep) - Business Owner
Tom Wiens (Rep) - State Senator

Senator Bennet, a former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, was appointed to this seat following Ken Salazar's appointment to head the U.S. Department of the Interior. It's likely that this race will receive a great deal of attention in 2010, as any statewide election in Colorado is bound to be competitive. As with previous races, the Democrats' fortunes are tied to their victory margin in the five most populous counties in Colorado: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Denver, and Jefferson. President Obama carried these counties by more 310,000 votes, on his way to winning the state.

The Republicans finally landed a stronger candidate, former Lt. Governor Jane Norton, who brings decent name recognition to the race.

1st District - Diana DeGette (Dem)

Denver

Diana DeGette (Dem) - Incumbent

2nd District - Jared Polis (Dem)

Northwest Denver suburbs and Boulder

Jared Polis (Dem) - Incumbent
Bill Hammons (Unity) - Businessman

3rd District - John Salazar (Dem)

Western half/Western Slope, Pueblo

John Salazar (Dem) - Incumbent
Martin Besson (Rep) - District Attorney

4th District - Betsy Markey (Dem) [2008 pickup]

Eastern third, Fort Collins, Greeley

Betsy Markey (Dem) - Incumbent
Corey Gardner (Rep) - State House Minority Whip
Tom Lucero (Rep) - CU Regent

5th District - Doug Lamborn (Rep)

South central, Colorado Springs

Doug Lamborn (Rep) - Incumbent

6th District - Mike Coffman (Rep)

Southern Denver suburbs, part of Aurora, Lakewood

Mike Coffman (Rep) - Incumbent
David Canter (Dem) - Attorney
John Flerlage (Dem) - Airline Pilot & USMC Veteran

7th District - Ed Perlmutter (Dem)

Northern Denver suburbs, Arvada, Commerce City

Ed Perlmutter (Dem) - Incumbent
Brian Campbell (Rep) - Contractor
Ryan Frazier (Rep) - Aurora Citycouncilman