Archive for Tuesday, November 7, 2006
GOP on defensive as Colorado Democrats seek to gain House seats
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Firebrand Republican Rep. Marilyn Musgrave was in a dead heat for a third term Tuesday while a Democrat opened an early lead in the expensive and high-profile battle for a GOP-held seat in suburban Denver.
With 20 percent of the projected vote counted, Musgrave trailed Democrat Angie Paccione 44.9 percent to 44.3 percent, or 56,485 to 55,805. Reform Party candidate Eric Eidsness had 10.8 percent of the vote in the heavily Republican district covering much of eastern Colorado.
In Denver's northern suburbs, Democrat Ed Perlmutter led Republican Rick O'Donnell 55 percent to 42.3 percent, 45,184 to 34,779, with 8 percent of the projected vote counted. The seat was given up by two-term GOP Rep. Bob Beauprez, who lost a bid for governor.
In the conservative 5th District, Republican Doug Lamborn held a 57.3 percent to 42.6 percent lead over Democrat Jay Fawcett with 56 percent of the projected vote counted. Fawcett, an Air Force veteran, had mounted a surprisingly strong campaign in a district that's been held by the GOP since its creation in 1972.
Democratic Reps. Mark Udall and Diane DeGette easily won re-election and the bids of Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo and Democratic Rep. John Salazar were considered safe.
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