2007 Colorado State Election Results
2007 was a banner year for Progressive Majority Colorado, as we achieved many of our longstanding goals, including the first Colorado pipeline election when Jacob Smith moved up from Councilman to Mayor.
During Spring Elections, two Progressive Majority recruited and trained candidates shifted the balance of power of the Fort Collins City Council to a progressive majority! David Roy easily won re-election with 71% of the vote for District 6 and Lisa Poppaw took the open seat in District 2 by 58 votes to give progressives a 4-3 majority.
In the fall, we flipped two city councils and four mayor's offices from conservative to progressive. Four Progressive Majority candidates - Bob Murphy, Cindy Baroway, Karen Kellen, and Tom Quinn - make up the new progressive Lakewood City Council. In Longmont, Sean McCoy helped flip the city council to a 4-2 progressive majority.
Four of our five Fall mayoral candidates were victorious. Bob Murphy of Lakewood, Pat Quinn of Broomfield, Jacob Smith of Golden, and Eric Drummond of Manitou Springs all won and are now in prime position to launch progressive initiatives.
These are all huge victories and once again demonstrate that voters identify with progressive values and want more progressives in power in Colorado.
Click below to jump to results of Progressive Majority candidates running for:
Fall Election
City Offices
Alfonso Nunez
Aurora City Council, Ward 5
Lost in the general election.
Pat Quinn
Broomfield Mayor
Won with 48% of the vote.
Kevin Jacobs
Broomfield City Council, Ward 3
Won with 59% of the vote.
Judy Enderle
Broomfield City Council, Ward 4
Lost with 47% of the vote.
Angelique Espinoza
Boulder City Council, At Large
Won one of seven seats up on the Boulder City Council in a field of 22.
Eugene Pearson
Boulder City Council, At Large
Lost in a 22 candidate field for seven seats up on the Boulder City Council.
Russ Arensman
Glenwood Springs City Council, District 1
Won with 100% of the vote.
Jacob Smith
Golden Mayor
Won by 141 votes in a three way race.
Bob Murphy
Lakewood Mayor
Won with 49% of the vote.
Karen Kellen
Lakewood City Council, District 1
Won with 53% of the vote.
Cindy Baroway
Lakewood City Council, District 2
Won with 55% of the vote.
Tom Quinn
Lakewood City Council, District 5
Won with 67% of the vote.
Karen Benker
Longmont Mayor
Lost with 43% of the vote.
Sean McCoy
Longmont City Council, District 3
Won with 53% of the vote.
Eric Drummond
Manitou Springs Mayor
Won with 75% of the vote.
Karen Post
Steamboat Springs City Council, District 3
Lost with 44% of the vote.
Vince Arroyo
Steamboat Springs City Council, District 3
Lost with 43% of the vote.
Towny Anderson
Steamboat Springs City Council, At Large
Lost with 36% of the vote.
Eva Henry
Thornton City Council, Ward 1
Won with 62% of the vote.
Faith Winter
Westminster City Council, At Large
Was elected out of a seven candidate field.
School Boards
Jennifer Herrera
Cherry Creek School Board, District A
Lost with 43% of the vote.
Jan Tanner
D-11 School Board, At Large
Was elected out of a seven candidate field with 20% of the vote.
Tom Strand
D-11 School Board, At Large
Was elected out of a seven candidate field with 19% of the vote.
Chyrese Exline
D-11 School Board, At Large
Was not elected out of a seven candidate field with 12% of the vote.
Naomi Helterbran
Douglas County School Board
Was not elected out of a five candidate field with 17% of the vote.
Trena Anastasia
Poudre Valley School Board, District A
Lost with 34% of the vote.
Spring Election
City Offices
Denver City Council - District 3
Won with 62% of the vote.
Chris Nevitt
Denver City Council - District 7
Won with 63% of the vote.
Darrell Watson
Denver City Council - District 8
Lost by 74 votes.
Lisa Poppaw
Fort Collins City Council - District 2
Won by 58 votes.
David Roy
Fort Collins City Council - District 6
Won with 71% of the vote.