Denver Voter Guide For State Primary: Candidates, Ballot Return

Amber Fisher
Updated ·3 min read

DENVER, CO — The state primary is June 30, and thousands of ballots have already been returned by drop box and mail in Denver. In-person vote centers opened June 22, but elections officials are urging voters to return their ballots in drop boxes amid the spread of the coronavirus. Ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on election day.

Drop boxes

The 24-hour drop boxes remain the most efficient and secure way to return your ballot, officials said. Find the latest locations in Denver here.

Vote centers

Few voters will need to vote in person, elections officials said. If you need to vote in person however, Denver vote centers can be found here.

Sample ballots for Denver voters can be found here.

Important voting information

  • If you are a Democrat, you will receive a Democratic primary ballot.

  • If you are a Republican, you will receive a Republican primary ballot.

  • If you are a Libertarian, you will receive a Libertarian primary ballot.

  • If you are unaffiliated, you will receive both a Democratic and a Republican ballot, but you may only return one of the two.

  • Minor parties other than the Libertarian Party do not have a primary election, so voters registered with those parties are not eligible to participate in this election.

  • 17-year-olds are eligible to vote – and will receive a ballot if they are pre-registered – as long as they will be 18 by the general election on Nov. 3, 2020.

  • You can register to vote or check or update your voter registration at GoVoteColorado.

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Seats up for election

The top race on the ballot is the U.S. Senate seat:

Democratic candidates

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Republican candidate

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Libertarian candidates

For the major parties, the U.S. Senate race is followed by candidates for U.S. house, the state board of education and/or CU regent (depending on your district), the state legislature, district attorney, and county commissioner.

Denver Democratic candidates

Representative to U.S. Congress

  • Diana DeGette (uncontested)

State Board of Education Member - Congressional District 1:

State Senator - District 31

State Senator - District 33

  • James Coleman (uncontested)

State Representative - District 1

  • Susan Lontine (uncontested)

State Representative - District 2

  • Alec Garnett (uncontested)

State Representative - District 4

  • Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez (uncontested)

State Representative - District 5

  • Alex Valdez (uncontested)

State Representative - District 6

State Representative - District 7

  • Jennifer Bacon (uncontested)

State Representative - District 8

  • Leslie Herod (uncontested)

State Representative - District 9

  • Emily Sirota (uncontested)

District Attorney - 2nd Judicial District

  • Beth McCann (uncontested)

Denver Republican candidates

Representative to U.S. Congress

  • Shane Bolling (uncontested)

State Board of Education Member - Congressional District 1

  • Sydnnia Wulff (uncontested)

State Senator - District 31

  • Doug Townsend (uncontested)

State Representative - District 1

  • Samantha Koch (uncontested)

State Representative - District 2

  • Victoria Partridge (uncontested)

State Representative - District 4

  • Grant Price (uncontested)

State Representative - District 5

  • Jonathan Woodley (uncontested)

State Representative - District 6

  • Bill McAleb (uncontested)

State Representative - District 9

  • Larry Braig (uncontested)


>> More information for Denver voters can be found here.


This article originally appeared on the Denver Patch