Monday, June 11, 2007

Monday, June 11, 2007 -- CO, CT, DE, FL

Good Morning, Folks!! It is 8:45 am Eastern Daylight Time and 7:45 am in the Central Time Zone, 6:45 in the Mountain, and 5:45 in the Pacific.

Today, I am going to update the Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, and Florida races for 2008.

Colorado:

The State Primary is August 2008

The next State Constitutional Office elections will be in 2010.

Senate:

Incumbent Republican Wayne Allard is retiring.
The Republican candidate is Ex-Congressman Bob Schaffer
The Democratic candidate is Congressman Mark Udall

Ken Salazar is up for re-election in 2010.

House:

1: Incumbent Democrat Diane DeGette is unopposed currently

2: Incumbent Democrat Mark Udall is running for US Senate.

The Democrats vying for this seat are:

State Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald
Attorney Bill Hunt
Attorney Larry Johnson
State House Majority Leader Alice Madden
Businessman Jared Polis
State Conservation Trust Director Will Shaforth
State Senator Ron Tupa

The only Republican candidate is Ex-Eagle County Commissioner Tom Stone

3: Incumbent Democrat John Salazar is currently unopposed

4: Incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave is facing no primary opposition

The Democrats wanting this seat are:

Ex-Reagan Administration EPA Official Eric Eidsness
Bent County Commissioner Bent Long
Congressional Aide Betsy Markey
Ex-State Representative Angie Paccione
State Senator Brandon Schaffer

5: Incumbent Republican Doug Lamborn is facing one primary opponent and that is Ex-Chamber of Commerce Official Jeff Crank

No Democrats currently, but one Reform Party candidate Musician Rich Hand

6: Incumbent Republican Tom Tancredo is facing three primary opponents from:
Mortgage Banker Wil Armstrong
State Senator Ted Harvey
State Senator Tom Wiens

7: Incumbent Democrat Ed Perlmutter is unopposed currently


Connecticut:

The State Primary is in August 2008

The Next State Constitutional Officers are up in 2010.

Senate:

Democratic US Senator Chris Dodd is up in 2010

Independent-Democratic US Senator Joseph Lieberman is up in 2012

US House:

1: Incumbent Democrat John Larson is unopposed currently

2: Incubment Democrat Joe Courtney is facing one primary opponent ex-FEMA Official Dan Craig
Republican Attorney Sean Sullivan is also running.

3: Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro is unopposed currently

4: Incumbent Republican Chris Shays is facing no primary opposition.
5 Democrats want his seat. They are:
State Senator Bob Duff
Greenwich Democratic Chair Jim Himes
Ted Kennedy, Jr.
State Senator Andrew McDonald
State Representative Jim Shapiro

5: Incumbent Democratic Chris Murphy is facing no primary opposition.
6 Republicans want his seat. They are:
State Senator Sam Caligiuri
State Senator David Cappiello
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton
State Senator Tom Herlihy
New Britain Mayor Tim Stewart


Delaware:

The State Primary is September 2008

Governor:

Incumbent Democrat Ruth Ann Minner is not eligible to seek re-election in 2008.

2 Democrats want her seat:
Lt Governor John Carney
State Treasurer Jack Markell

5 Republicans want the seat:
State Senator Charlie Copeland
State Representative Deborah Hudson
State House Majority Leader Wayne Smith
State House Speaker Terry Spence
State Senate Minority Leader John Still

Senate:

Incumbent Democrat Joe Biden is unopposed currently

Incumbent Democrat Tom Carper is up in 2012

House:

At-Large: Incumbent Republican Mike Castle is facing no primary opposition at this time

5 Democrats want his seat:
Wilmington City Council President Ted Blunt
New Castle County Executive Chris Coons
State Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn
State Representative Peter Schwartzkopf
Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor

The Independent Party candidate is Children Rights Advocate Karen Hartley-Nagle


Florida:

The State Primary is September 2008

The State Constitional Office Elections are in 2010.

Senate:

US Senator Mel Martinez is up in 2010

US Senator Bill Nelson is up in 2012

House:

1: Incumbent Republican Jeff Miller is facing no primary opposition.
The Democrat is Carpenter Joe Roberts

2: Incubment Democrat Allen Boyd is unopposed currently

3: Incumbent Democrat Corrine Brown is unopposed currently

4: Incumbent Republican Ander Crenshaw is unopposed currently

5: Incumbent Republican Genny Brown-Waite is unopposed currently

6: Incumbent Republican Cliff Stearns is facing no primary oppostion.
The Democrat is Environmental Engineer Dave Bruderly

7: Incumbent Republican John Mica is unopposed currently.

8: Incumbent Republican Ric Keller is facing Attorney Todd Long in the primary.
The Democrat is Attorney Mike Smith

9: Incumbent Republican Gus Bilirakis is facing no primary opposition.
The Democrat is Attorney Bill Mitchell

10: Incumbent Republican C.W. "Bill" Young is facing no primary opposition.

8 Democrats want the seat:
Ex-State Representative Lars Hafner
Pinellas County Commissioner Calvin Harris
State Representative Bill Heller
State Senator Charlie Justice
State Representative Rick Kriseman
Businessman Karl Nurse
Cable TV Show Producer Samm Simpson
Ex-State House Speaker Peter Rudy Wallace

11: Incumbent Democrat Kathy Castor is unopposed currently

12: Incumbent Republican Adam Putnam is unopposed currently

13: Incumbent Republican Vern Buchanan is facing 2 primary opponents:
Ex-Congresswoman Katherine Harris
Banker Tramm Hudson

2 Democrats want the seat:
Bank President Christine Jennings
AIDS Activist Mike LaFevers

14: Incumbent Republican Connie Mack IV is facing no primary opposition.
No Democrats, but the Independent candidate is State Senator Burt Saunders

15: Incumbent Republican Dave Weldon is facing no primary opposition.

2 Democrats want the seat:
Retired Army Officer Bob Bowman
Airline Pilot Paul Rancatore

16: Incubment Democrat Tim Mahoney is facing no primary opposition.

5 Republicans want the seat:
State Representative Gayle Harrell
Real Estate Developer Mike Mett
Attorney Tim Rooney
Attorney Rob Siedlecki
Palm Beach Gardens City Councilman Hal Veleche

17: Incumbent Democrat Kendrick Meek is unopposed currently

18: Incumbent Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is unopposed currently

19: Incumbent Democrat Robert Wexler is facing Ex-State Representative Ben Graber
No Republicans:

20: Incumbent Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz is unopposed currently

21: Incumbent Republican Lincoln Diaz Balart is facing no primary opposition.
The Democrat is Mortgage Broker Mike Gonzalez

22: Incumbent Democrat Ron Klein is facing no primary opposition.

4 Republicans:
Neurosurgeon Robert Brodner
Flight Engineer Marc Flagg
Ex-Connecticut State Representative Alan Schlesinger
Retired Army Officer Allen West

23: Incumbent Democrat Alcee Hastings is unopposed currently

24: Incumbent Republican Tom Feeney is facing no primary opposition.
Democrat Computer Programmer Clint Curtis is running.

25: Incumbent Republican Mario Diaz-Balart is facing no primary opposition.
Democrat Computer Programmer Michael Calderin is running.


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