There are six candidates for one of the Senate seats from Colorado. The other candidate will not face re-election until 2016. Mark Udall is the Democratic candidate in the primary. Colorado has a semi-closed primary election system. On the primary day, citizens can change their party preference. This means that previously registered voters can, if they choose, change their party affiliation and vote for a candidate in a different party.
This website: http://elections.mytimetovote.com/colorado.html has many interesting statistics and facts related to the Colorado elections this year. For example: here are the registered voter stats:
| Total Registered: | 2,869,245 |
| Democratic: | 899,031 |
| Republican: | 938,939 |
| Libertarian: | 20,890 |
| Unaffiliated: | 997,461 |
| Green: | 7,079 |
| As of: 03/04/2014 | |
Also interesting is the fact that Colorado allows same day voter registration. That means that unregistered voters can show up with proper documents, register, and vote at the same time.
Two other sources for information about Colorado's elections are: http://ballotpedia.org/Colorado#tab=Overview__26_Elections
Senator Mark Udall is in difficult primary next Tuesday. He faces a challenge from Rep. Cory Gardner(R). The situation is so critical that President Obama is coming to Colorado to campaign for Udall. Per: http://coloradopols.com/diary/category/udall
For more information on Colorado elections check the Secretary of State's website FAQ's: http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/ElectionDay.html
If you live in Colorado and want to keep your state Blue, please be sure to vote for Democrats next Tuesday.
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