Important Swing Races - How to Help

Submitted by julie_kronenberger1 on Wed, 08/15/2012 - 1:33am

HELP ORPHAN PRECINCTS and SWING RACES:

 

With the October 9 deadline for voter registration approaching, orphan precincts in Denver may need your help. Email GOTV@denverdemocrats.org to be put to work!  Candidates in tough but very winnable races also need Denver's help. If Colorado turns out, we will take back our State House and keep our State Senate Blue!

 

Here is a list of the top Swing Races, with website links and events (if we know about them).  Jump in and help canvass, phone bank, deliver literature, etc.: 

 

Senate District 22 - Representative Andy Kerr* (running for Senate)

OCTOBER 14 EVENT

(Lakewood, Edgewater, South Jeffco). Total active voters: 66,598  || D’s: 21,808 (32.7%) || R’s: 24,052 (36.1%) || U’s: 20,221 (30.4%). Bennet won 49.41% to Buck’s 44.89%**
 

House District 3 – Representative Daniel Kagan*, Incumbent

(Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Greenwood Village, parts of Littleton) Total active voters: 36,859**  || D’s: 12,045 (32.7%) || R’s: 13,494 (36.6%) || U’s: 10,993 (29.8%). Bennet won 50.25% to Buck’s 44.71%***

House District 28 – Brittany Pettersen*

(Lakewood) Total active voters: 33,285**  || D’s: 11,661 (35.0%) || R’s: 11,144 (33.5%) || U’s: 10,225 (30.7%). Bennet won 51.69% to Buck’s 42.53%***
 

Senate District 26 – Senator Linda Newell*, Incumbent 

(Englewood, Littleton, and a meandering stretch of Aurora, Foxfield and Centennial) Total active voters: 68,319**  || D’s: 22,820 (33.4%) || R’s: 24,903 (36.5%) || U’s: 20,017 (29.3%). Bennet won 50.45% to Buck’s 44.49%***
 

House District 40 – John Buckner*

(Southwest Aurora) Total active voters: 31,802**  || D’s: 11,205 (35.2%) || R’s: 10,673 (33.6%) || U’s: 9,641 (30.3%). Bennet won 51.24% to Buck’s 42.48%***
 

Senate District 19 – Senator Evie Hudak*, Incumbent

(Westminster, Arvada) Total active voters: 68,201** ||  D’s: 21,753 (31.9%) || R’s: 24,460 (35.9%) || U’s: 21,451 (31.5%). Bennet won 48.54% to Buck’s 45.16%***
  • Walk with Evie Sat. September 1 (Meet at 9:00am at Evie's house).
  • RSVP to either at EvieRHudak@gmail.com.  

House District 23 – Representative Max Tyler*, Incumbent

(Lakewood) Total active voters: 36,864**  || D’s: 12,937 (35.1%) || R’s: 12,251 (33.2%) || U’s: 11,326 (30.7%). Bennet won 52.53% to Buck’s 41.54%***
 

House District 29 – Tracy Kraft-Tharp*

(Westminster, Arvada) Total active voters: 33,764**  || D’s: 11,309 (33.5%) || R’s: 11,245 (33.3%) || U’s: 10,927 (32.3%). Bennet won 50.70% to Buck’s 42.37%***
 

House District 27 - Tim Allport

(Arvada) - details coming.
 

House District 33 – Dianne Primavera

(Broomfield, Superior, Erie) - details coming.
 
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*These folks are on the Statesman’s July “Top 12 Legislative Races" in Colorado list, which is also where the stats are from.  Thank you Ernest Luning - 7/27/12 issue (presumably updated monthly).
 
**Voter registration figures are current through the last day of June (thank you Mr. Luning) and reflect active voters as reported by the Colorado Secretary of State. Numbers could be changing dramatically - both parties are conducting registration drives and working to activate voters. Percentages of the total might not equal 100 because of rounding and third-party registration.  
 
***2010 voting performance numbers list how U.S. Senate candidates Democrat Michael Bennet and Republican Ken Buck did within each newly drawn legislative district’s lines.