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• Candidates ready for Colorado

  February 6, 2012 7:20 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Three of four Republican candidates for president are in Colorado, trying to pin down support in Tuesday's precinct caucuses. Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich all had Colorado stops on their agendas Monday. Only Ron Paul had no announced plans to hold a campaign event here.... more »

• Perry to make bid for GOP nomination official

  August 13, 2011 11:03 AM

  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is opening a second front in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination. Perry's trip to South Carolina to declare his candidacy for the GOP presidential nod draws attention from the Iowa Straw Poll and jolts the field of candidates already competing.... more »

• Gessler's campaign finance rules challenged

  July 29, 2011 4:58 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A watchdog group is challenging the Colorado secretary of state's ruling that political candidates don't have to begin filing biweekly primary campaign reports until next July. The ruling from Scott Gessler came after the legislature moved primaries from August to June. Ethics Watch filed a... more »

• Candidates line up for tough job - Denver mayor

  April 10, 2011 11:18 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Ten candidates are running to be Denver's next mayor to deal with a $100 million budget deficit, an over-budget mass transportation project, and a police department under scrutiny. The long list of candidates makes it almost certain that there will be a runoff between the top... more »

• Candidates line up for tough job - Denver mayor

  April 9, 2011 10:40 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Ten candidates are running to be Denver's next mayor to deal with a $100 million budget deficit, an over-budget mass transportation project, and a police department under scrutiny. The long list of candidates makes it almost certain that there will be a runoff between the top... more »

• City council candidates participate in debate

  March 1, 2011 11:07 PM

  Fourteen people vying for Colorado Springs city council seats take part in a forum, organized by Trails and Open Space Coalition. The council candidates got together with citizens at the Penrose Library Tuesday evening to take questions from the audience. Four people are running for council district 2.... more »

• Informational forum for prospective mayoral candidates

  January 4, 2011 4:27 PM

  People interested in running to become the next Mayor of Colorado Springs are invited to attend a Candidate Information Session tonight at 5:00 p.m. at the City Administration Building, 30 South Nevada Avenue. As of Tuesday afternoon, seven people had declared their candidacy for mayor, with an eighth declaring Tuesday... more »

• Big money spent on Colo. legislative races in 2010

  December 11, 2010 12:28 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Final campaign finance reports show Republican and Democratic candidates spent $2.9 million this year on the top 15 races for Colorado's Legislature. Candidates estimate outside groups spent up to 10 times that amount under new campaign finance laws. Why so much money for state legislative races?... more »

• Campaign trail is well-worn for candidates

  October 31, 2010 11:39 PM

  The campaign trail can be a long one for candidates, but the end is in sight. Colorado candidates spent most of the weekend going from one corner of Colorado to the other to rally supporters and generate votes. In Colorado Springs Sunday, people could shake hands with both... more »

• Candidates Trick or Treating For Votes This Weekend

  October 31, 2010 12:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Having tried to win over undecided voters, Colorado's candidates spent yesterday trying to run up their numbers in places where they're already popular. Senate candidate Ken Buck and other Republicans were focusing on GOP-friendly turf along the Western Slope, around Colorado Springs and in Denver's southern suburbs.... more »

• Bill Clinton to stump for Sen. Bennet in Denver

  October 11, 2010 8:35 AM

  Former President Bill Clinton will be in Denver in support of Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet as early voting begins in Colorado. Clinton has not always been on Bennet's side. He endorsed Bennet's Democratic primary challenger Andrew Romanoff and recorded a telephone appeal urging voters to choose Romanoff. But... more »

• Candidates scramble for early votes

  September 20, 2010 8:36 AM

  It's still six weeks to the midterm elections, but candidates far and wide know the early voters are a prime target. They just differ on how to approach them. The move away from trekking to the polls on Election Day gained popularity after the contentious 2000 presidential election, producing... more »

• Tea party favorite O'Donnell wins in Delaware

  September 15, 2010 8:16 AM

  The candidate backed by establishment Republicans as well as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the lead over a tea-party favorite in New Hampshire's Republican Senate primary. Former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte edged ahead of Ovide Lamontagne as returns piled up after midnight. Her lead was roughly 1,000... more »

• Republican in-fighting in governor's race

  August 18, 2010 1:29 PM

  Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has rejected an offer from former congressman Tom Tancredo for both men to get out of the Colorado governor's race and let the Republican Party pick a new candidate. State Republican Party chairman Dick Wadhams said he delivered the offer to Maes on Wednesday... more »

• President Obama politicking, raising money

  August 16, 2010 8:54 AM

  President Barack Obama is touching nearly every region of the country to stir up cash and attention for Democrats, launching a three-day trip. Obama will spend the heart of his Monday in Wisconsin, raising money for gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett and other Wisconsin Democrats. He will cap his... more »

• Sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates

  August 9, 2010 11:09 AM

  It's sprint time for Colorado Senate candidates in primary elections. They're working the phones, waving signs on busy street corners and putting final touches on what they hope will be victory speeches Tuesday night. Democrats are focusing on Colorado Springs. That's because El Paso is the most populous Colorado... more »

• Candidates withholding some financial statements

  July 21, 2010 12:17 PM

  Several Colorado candidates are refusing to make all financial documents public. GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes is refusing to release his tax returns. Instead, he turned them over to an Internet Web site run by campaign supporters. The site has posted a summary of the returns but not the... more »

• Candidates draw cards for spot on ballot

  May 18, 2010 12:34 PM

  The next likely sheriff of Nebraska's Morrill County might want to try his luck in Vegas next. Milo Cardenas' nine of hearts Monday night beat Travis Petersen's six of spades and handed Cardenas a Republican primary win. The two men agreed to cut a deck of cards after... more »

• Gov. candidate seeks running mate on Craigslist

  May 9, 2010 11:26 PM

  One look at Craigslist and you can find just about anything you could ever need on the internet. It has bikes, cars and even video games. But Colorado's next Lieutenant Governor? You betcha! "It seems non-traditional to say the least." says a Colorado Springs resident we spoke to downtown. It... more »

• Pueblo West election today; polls open until 7 pm

  May 4, 2010 12:18 PM

  There's a special election in Pueblo West today--May 4, 2010. Four candidates are running for seats on the Metro District Board of Directors. Voters will elect three of them to serve on the board for a four year term. The candidates are Mike French, John Lisi, James Maggard and Christine... more »

• Unaffiliated ballot bill advancing in legislature

  February 22, 2010 6:30 PM

  A proposal that would shorten the ballot wait time for unaffiliated candidates has passed its first test at the Capitol. Unaffiliated candidates now have be registered for 17 months before an election to be listed on the ballot. The official wait time for Republicans and Democrats is 12 months... more »

• Forum scheduled for council candidates in Pueblo

  September 15, 2009 11:29 AM

  Eleven candidates are running for three open city council seats in Pueblo. On Wednesday September 16, the public will have a chance to hear where the candidates stand on the issues and ask them questions. A candidate's forum will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fortino... more »