Denver November 2004 Election
The U.S. Senate race seems pretty settled on the Democratic side but now the Republicans are trying to sort it out, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 12, 2004, "Wheel of Candidates"]. From the article, "U.S. Rep. Bob Beauprez announced he won't run for Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell's seat, despite urging from the White House. Rep. Tom Tancredo said he won't run, either. National Republican leaders also had courted State Treasurer Mike Coffman for the race, but he pulled his name from consideration Thursday. Meanwhile, two new GOP possibilities emerged a day after prominent Democrats rallied around Attorney General Ken Salazar as their leading candidate. Jane Norton, Colorado's lieutenant governor, spoke with state GOP leaders and said she's weighing a run. And James Nicholson, the former Republican National Committee chairman and Colorado developer who is now ambassador to the Vatican, indicated he may announce as early as today whether he'll join the race. Rep. Scott McInnis said he plans to make his intentions known today. The Republican primary already includes former Rep. Bob Schaffer. Ted Halaby, chairman of the state Republican Party, said he hopes the rest of the field will be set soon."
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