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United States Senate election in Colorado, 2014

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983,891
  
944,203

Start date
  
November 4, 2014

48.2%
  
46.3%

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Winner
  
Cory Gardner

United states senate election in colorado 2014


The 2014 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Colorado, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Colorado, other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

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Incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Republican U.S. Representative Cory Gardner by fewer than 40,000 votes out of over 2 million cast.

Democratic primary

Mark Udall was the only Democrat to file to run, and thus at the Democratic state assembly on April 12, 2014, he was renominated unopposed.

Nominated

  • Mark Udall, incumbent U.S. Senator

    • Republican primary

    At the Republican state assembly on April 12, 2014, Cory Gardner received 73% of the votes of over 3,900 delegates. Neither Randy Baumgardner nor Tom Janich received the required 30% make the ballot and thus Gardner received the party's nomination.

    Nominated

  • Cory Gardner, U.S. Representative

    • Rejected

  • Randy Baumgardner, State Senator
  • Tom Janich, perennial candidate

    • Withdrew

  • Mark Aspiri, businessman
  • Ken Buck, Weld County District Attorney and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 (running for CO-04)
  • Owen Hill, State Senator
  • Jaime McMillan, businessman
  • Amy Stephens, State Representative
  • Floyd Trujillo, businessman

    • Declined

  • Bob Beauprez, former U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 2006 (running for Governor)
  • Mike Coffman, U.S. Representative
  • Dan Domenico, Solicitor General of Colorado
  • Doug Lamborn, U.S. Representative
  • Jane E. Norton, former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
  • Scott Renfroe, State Senator
  • Victor E. Renuart, Jr., former commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command
  • Ellen Roberts, State Senator
  • John Suthers, Attorney General of Colorado
  • Scott Tipton, U.S. Representative

    • Nominated

  • Gaylon Kent, candidate for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in 2012

    • Nominated

  • Bill Hammons, founder and National Chairman of the Unity Party of America

    • Declared

  • Raúl Acosta, IT professional
  • Steve Shogan, neurosurgeon

    • References

    United States Senate election in Colorado, 2014 Wikipedia
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