Colorado

Electoral votes: 9
Poll closing time: 9:00 p.m. EST

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President  Electoral votes: 9  |  FULL RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes George W. Bush (REP)* 1,068,233 52% John F. Kerry (DEM) 960,666 47% Ralph Nader (IND) 12,179 1% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. Senate Candidate Votes % of votes Ken Salazar (DEM) 1,041,018 51% Pete Coors (REP) 953,677 47% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 1 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Diana DeGette (DEM)* 160,169 73% Roland Chicas (REP) 53,662 25% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 2 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Mark Udall (DEM)* 202,050 67% Stephen Hackman (REP) 91,404 30% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 3 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John Salazar (DEM) 151,149 51% Greg Walcher (REP) 139,237 47% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 4 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Marilyn Musgrave (REP)* 153,607 51% Stan Matsunaka (DEM) 134,496 45% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 5 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Joel Hefley (REP)* 189,372 71% Fred Hardee (DEM) 72,714 27% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 6 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Tom Tancredo (REP)* 207,557 60% Joanna Conti (DEM) 136,082 39% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 7 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Bob Beauprez (REP)* 131,753 55% Dave Thomas (DEM) 102,187 43% 100% of precincts reporting   Amendment 36: Proportional allocation of Colorado's electoral votes An amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning popular proportional selection of presidential electors, and, in connection therewith, creating procedures for allocating Colorado's electoral votes for president and vice-president of the United States, based on the proportion of ballots that are cast in this state for each presidential ticket; making the terms of the proposed amendment effective so that popular proportional selection of presidential electors applies to the 2004 general election; setting forth procedures and timelines that govern the certification of election results and the potential recounting of votes in elections for presidential electors and in the election on this proposed amendment; granting the Colorado supreme court original jurisdiction for the adjudication of all contests concerning presidential electors and requiring that such matters be heard and decided on an expedited basis; and authorizing the general assembly to enact legislation to change the manner of selecting presidential electors or any of the procedures contained in this amendment. Votes % of votes No 1,270,635 65% Yes 671,647 35% 100% of precincts reporting