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New York Times Race Rating
Tossup
FiveThirtyEight Model
65%
Chance of Republican win
Currently held by
Michael Bennet
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On the Democratic side, Michael Bennet, a surprise appointment to fill a Senate vacancy in 2009, survived a bitter primary challenge from Andrew Romanoff, a former speaker of the Colorado House. In the Republican primary, a Tea Party-backed insurgent, Ken Buck, upended the candidate endorsed by Washington Republicans, Jane Norton, a former lieutenant governor.
— Carl Hulse#2010: Tweets From The Times
Denver Post reporting that Michael Bennet wins in Colorado, defeating Ken Buck for Senate.
Nov. 3 10:07 AM ET
Posted byJeff Zeleny
Nuggets from cmag data: Ds and Rs both spent more than $13 million on TV in #COSEN; basically a draw.
Nov. 1 10:29 PM ET
Posted byMichael Luo
League of Conservation Voters spends $90k on GOTV calls for Michael Bennet (and $15 for a craiglist ad).//bit.ly/bsJCUZ
Oct. 28 9:36 PM ET
Posted byDerek Willis
NRSC does another $862k in ads against Michael Bennet.//bit.ly/ao6ZcO
Oct. 26 10:48 AM ET
Posted byDerek Willis
Incumbent Voting Record
Michael Bennet (D) seeking election after holding the seat for years.
| Major Bills | Incumbent Vote | All Democrats |
| HEALTH CARE BILL | Yes | Yes: 58No: 0 |
| STIMULUS PACKAGE | Yes | Yes: 56No: 0 |
| TARP | N.A. | Yes: 39No: 9 |
Campaign Finances
Michael Bennet as of Oct. 13 | Ken Buck as of Oct. 13 | |||||||||||||
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| Raised | $10,201,200 | $3,716,000 | ||||||||||||
| Spent | $10,698,600 | $3,011,660 | ||||||||||||
| Cash On Hand | $763,541 | $569,246 | ||||||||||||
| Independent expenditures | ||||||||||||||
| For | $1,285,949 | $2,854,897 | ||||||||||||
| Against | $10,224,154 | $11,320,968 | ||||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Election Commission; OpenSecrets.org
Previous Election Results
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100% reporting Aug. 10 Primary Results
| Democrat | Michael Bennet | 183,521 | 54% | |
| Andrew Romanoff | 155,016 | 46% | ||
| Republican | Ken Buck | 209,967 | 52% | |
| Jane Norton | 197,143 | 48% | ||
| Libertarian | Maclyn Stringer | 1,178 | 52% | |
| John Finger | 1,066 | 48% |
Source: Preliminary vote totals from The Associated Press
FiveThirtyEight Forecast
| Bennet | Buck | |
|---|---|---|
Projected Vote Margin of Error: ± 3.5% | 48.2% | 49.2% |
Chance of Winning Seat | 34.9% | 65.1% |
State Demographics
| Race and ethnicity | State | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 71.2% | 65.9% | |
| Black | 3.7% | 12.1% | |
| Hispanic | 19.9% | 15.1% | |
| Asian | 2.6% | 4.3% | |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Income | State | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median income | $56,574 | $52,175 | |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 9.6% | |
| Below $25,000 | 20.2% | 23.2% | |
| $25,000-$50,000 | 24.1% | 24.8% | |
| $50,000-$100,000 | 32.3% | 31.2% | |
| $100,000-$200,000 | 18.9% | 16.6% | |
| $200,000 or more | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| Education | State | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High school graduate | 88.6% | 84.5% | |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 35.0% | 27.4% |
| Age | State | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24.6% | 24.5% | |
| 65 and older | 10.2% | 12.6% |
Source: Census Bureau
