Kudos to our favorite underdog. After facing a bruising primary race, Denver Republican - yes, there are a few of them - Joshua Sharf is heading full force toward his general election match up in House District 6, where just a quarter of the district's voters are Republican (compared to 41 percent who are Democrats and 33 percent who are unaffiliated).
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Sharf takes to the airwaves (his own) to promote state house bid
September 22, 2008Primary candidates' election-day routines run the gamut
A Face the State Staff Report
August 12, 2008Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the outcome of Colorado's most competitive primaries, with excitement extending far beyond closely contested match-ups in the state's 2nd and 6th Congressional Districts. Local state House and Senate races also buzzed with activity, with last minute strategies appearing as diverse as the candidates themselves.
Campaign update: A look at donations and spending before the primary
A Face the State Staff Report
August 8, 2008August 8th Update: With primaries less than a week away, contested partisan races have seen money pour in. Third parties are stepping up involvement in local races, and hard hitting 527 mail is showing up in mailboxes around the state. Meanwhile, candidates are trying to max out their donor lists and hit as many houses as possible before Election Day.
New campaign finance numbers are in
A Face the State Staff Report
July 24, 2008As election day approaches, candidates are now required to report their financial status every two weeks. Contributions and spending are on the rise, which means yards signs will be popping up around the state and voters in targeted districts are going to start seeing a lot of campaign mail.
GOP's Balmer State's Top Fundraiser
A Face the State Staff Report
July 22, 2008As Democrat candidates rake in hefty campaign contributions courtesy of Colorado labor unions, one Republican is thumbing his nose at conventional wisdom, having outraised every other state legislative candidate without ever receiving a penny in labor support.
Top State Races See Money Roll In
A Face the State Staff Report
July 15, 2008The latest campaign finance reports are in. Among the highlights: Significant union contributions are beginning to flow into highly contested districts. Some candidates are beginning to print fliers and send out mail, others have focused efforts on getting their websites up and running, and many are busy knocking on doors. It is clear that election season has arrived, and the money trail helps tell the story.
Election Preview: House Races to Watch
A Face the State Staff Report
May 21, 2008With Democrats heading to Denver this August for their national convention, all eyes will be on western states, including Colorado, as models for how the left can win over conservative and moderate voters here. Republicans now say they are ready to fight back and while the money chase will be tough, leaders say they are putting together a ground game that will, in part, exploit a multitude of fee and tax increases passed by the Democrat-led legislature.
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