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Colorado Democratic Party

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logoColorado Democratic Party.pngclass=skin-invert
headquartersDenver, Colorado
chairpersonShad Murib
leader1_titleGovernor of Colorado
leader1_nameJared Polis
leader2_titleLieutenant Governor
leader2_nameDianne Primavera
leader4_titleHouse Speaker
leader4_nameJulie McCluskie
leader3_titleSenate President
leader3_nameJames Coleman
seats1_titleUnited States Senate
seats1
seats2_titleUnited States House of Representatives
seats2
seats3_titleGovernment of Colorado
seats3
seats4_titleColorado Senate
seats4
seats5_titleColorado House of Representatives
seats5
seats6_titleColorado State Board of Education
seats6
seats7_titleUniversity of Colorado Board of Regents
seats7
nationalDemocratic Party
colorsBlue
website
countryColorado
membership_year2025
membership1,039,477
symbol[[File:Democratic Disc.svg100px]]

The Colorado Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Colorado. Shad Murib serves as its chair.

The governing body of the party is the State Central Committee, which consists of the chair and vice chair of the county Democratic Party in each of Colorado's 64 counties and "bonus" members for larger counties. In each odd-numbered year, county parties elect officers in February followed by the state party which elects its officers in March.

The party once held weak power in the state, but growing support increased its popularity. Currently, It is the dominant party in the state, controlling both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and all statewide executive offices, including the governorship. The Democrats also have a supermajority in the Colorado House of Representatives, and hold half of its U.S. House districts.

Responsibilities

The Colorado Democratic Party manages and oversees statewide coordinated campaigns and is responsible for arranging and staging the state convention in Presidential years and the state assembly every two years. The state convention selects delegates to the Democratic National Convention and Colorado's Presidential electors. The state's assemblies designate candidates for statewide, congressional, district attorneys, state legislative and county offices, including the offices of Governor, Attorney-General, Secretary of State, Treasurer, C.U. Regent At-Large, Board of Education Director At Large, and United States Senator. The party also adopts its platform at the state convention.

Current elected officials

Democrats hold all of the state's five statewide offices, a majority in the Colorado House of Representatives and a majority in the Colorado Senate. The party also holds both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and four of its eight U.S. House of Representatives seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. Senate

File:John Hickenlooper, official portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpeg|Junior U.S. Senator File:Senator Mike Bennett 2022 (cropped).jpg |Senior U.S. Senator

U.S. House of Representatives

DistrictMemberPhoto
1st[[File:Diana DeGette official photo (cropped).jpgcenterframeless150px]]
2nd[[File:Joe Neguse, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpgcenterframeless150px]]
6th[[File:Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), 119th Congress.jpgcenterframeless150px]]
7th[[File:Rep. Brittany Pettersen 118th Congress.jpgcenterframeless150px]]

Statewide offices

File:Jared Polis official photo (cropped).jpg|Governor File:2010 Official Picture of Representative Dianne Primavera (cropped).jpg|Lieutenant Governor File:AG Phil Weiser.jpg|Attorney General File:Jena Griswold (cropped).JPG|Secretary of State File:Dave Young (Colorado politician) (cropped).JPG|Treasurer

Legislative leadership

  • President of the Senate: James Coleman
  • Senate Majority Leader: Robert Rodriguez
  • Speaker of the House: Julie McCluskie
  • House Majority Leader: Monica Duran

Municipal

The following Democrats hold prominent mayoralties in Colorado:

  • Denver: Mike Johnston (1)
  • Fort Collins: Jennifer Arndt (4)
  • Boulder: Aaron Brockett

Election results

Presidential

ElectionPresidential ticketVotesVote %Electoral votesResult
1876Samuel J. Tilden/Thomas A. HendricksNo popular vote
1880Winfield S. Hancock/William H. English24,64746.03%
1884Grover Cleveland/Thomas A. Hendricks27,72341.68%
1888Grover Cleveland/Allen G. Thurman37,54940.84%
1892State party endorsed James B. Weaver/James G. Field (Populist)N/AN/A
1896William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall161,00584.95%
1900William Jennings Bryan/Adlai E. Stevenson122,73355.43%
1904Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis100,10541.08%
1908William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern126,64448.00%
1912Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall114,23242.80%
1916Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall178,81660.74%
1920James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt104,93635.93%
1924John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan75,23821.98%
1928Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson156,31933.94%
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner250,87754.81%
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner295,02160.37%
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace265,55448.37%
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman234,33146.40%
1948Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley267,28851.88%
1952Adlai Stevenson/John Sparkman245,50438.96%
1956Adlai Stevenson/Estes Kefauver263,99739.81%
1960John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson330,62944.91%
1964Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey476,02461.27%
1968Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie335,17441.32%
1972George McGovern/Sargent Shriver329,98034.59%
1976Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale460,35342.58%
1980Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale367,97331.07%
1984Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro454,97435.12%
1988Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen621,45345.28%
1992Bill Clinton/Al Gore629,68140.13%
1996Bill Clinton/Al Gore671,15244.43%
2000Al Gore/Joe Lieberman738,22742.39%
2004John Kerry/John Edwards1,001,73247.02%
2008Barack Obama/Joe Biden1,288,63353.66%
2012Barack Obama/Joe Biden1,323,10151.49%
2016Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine1,338,87048.16%
2020Joe Biden/Kamala Harris1,804,35255.40%
2024Kamala Harris/Tim Walz1,728,15954.13%

Gubernatorial

ElectionGubernatorial candidate/ticketVotesVote %Result
1876Bela M. Hughes13,31648.47%Lost
**1878**William A. H. Loveland11,53540.30%Lost
**1880**John S. Hough23,54744.08%Lost
1882James Benton Grant31,37551.07%Won
1884Alva Adams30,74346.09%Lost
1886Alva Adams29,23449.66%Won
1888Thomas M. Patterson39,19742.64%Lost
1890Caldwell Yeaman35,35942.36%Lost
1892Joseph H. Maupin8,9449.63%Lost
1894Charles S. Thomas8,3374.63%Lost
1896Alva Adams87,38746.22%Won
1898Charles S. Thomas93,96662.89%Won
1900James Bradley Orman118,64753.78%Won
1902E. C. Stimson80,72743.21%Lost
1904Alva Adams123,09250.64%Won
1906Alva Adams74,41636.63%Lost
1908John F. Shafroth130,14149.41%Won
1910John F. Shafroth114,67651.04%Won
1912Elias M. Ammons114,04442.91%Won
1914Thomas M. Patterson90,64034.17%Lost
1916Julius Caldeen Gunter151,91253.27%Won
1918Thomas J. Tynan102,39746.47%Lost
1920James M. Collins108,73837.11%Lost
1922William Ellery Sweet138,09849.64%Won
1924William Ellery Sweet151,04144.04%Lost
1926Billy Adams183,34259.84%Won
**1928**Billy Adams240,16067.05%Won
1930Billy Adams197,06760.41%Won
1932Edwin C. Johnson257,18857.23%Won
1934Edwin C. Johnson237,02658.11%Won
1936Teller Ammons263,31154.57%Won
1938Teller Ammons199,56240.02%Lost
1940George E. Saunders245,29244.96%Lost
1942Homer Bedford149,40243.41%Lost
1944Roy Phelix Best236,08647.60%Lost
1946William Lee Knous174,60452.11%Won
1948William Lee Knous332,75266.33%Won
1950Walter Walford Johnson212,97647.22%Lost
1952John W. Metzger260,04442.42%Lost
1954Edwin C. Johnson262,20553.56%Won
**1956**Stephen McNichols331,28351.34%Won
1958Stephen McNichols321,16558.41%Won
1962Stephen McNichols262,89042.64%Lost
1966Robert Lee Knous287,13243.50%Lost
1970Mark Anthony Hogan/Charles Grant302,43245.24%Lost
1974Richard Lamm/George Brown441,19953.22%Won
1978Richard Lamm/Nancy Dick483,98558.76%Won
1982Richard Lamm/Nancy Dick627,96065.69%Won
1986Roy Romer/Mike Callihan616,32558.20%Won
1990Roy Romer/Mike Callihan626,03261.89%Won
1994Roy Romer/Gail Schoettler619,20555.47%Won
1998Gail Schoettler/Bernie Buescher639,90548.43%Lost
2002Rollie Heath/Bill Thiebaut475,37333.65%Lost
2006Bill Ritter/Barbara O'Brien888,09556.99%Won
2010John Hickenlooper/Joe Garcia915,43651.05%Won
2014John Hickenlooper/Joe Garcia1,006,43349.30%Won
2018Jared Polis/Dianne Primavera1,348,88853.42%Won
2022Jared Polis/Dianne Primavera1,468,48158.53%Won

References

References

  1. "Total Registered Voters By Party Affiliation".
  2. Fish, Sandra. (2023-04-01). "Shad Murib elected Colorado Democratic Party chairman in three-way contest".
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