2020 is still an election year. Here are the candidates running for the Weld County Primary election June 30
The Weld County Primary Election will take place June 30. Photo illustration by Josh Polson.
By Kelly Ragan
Whether you love or hate how your local representatives are handling the firehose that has been 2020, you’ll soon have the chance to let them know. It’s an election year.
June 30 marks the next event: The Weld County Primary Election.
The primary will determine who will be in the running for local offices for Republican and Democratic seats.
Who’s in the running for the Republican party?
For U.S. Senator
Cory Gardner, incumbent
For Representative to the 117th United States Congress District 4
Ken Buck, incumbent
State senator, district 23
Rupert Parchment, small business owner
Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County commissioner District 3 incumbent
State representative, district 48
Grady Nouis, utility services employee
Tonya Van Beber, Weld County Council at-large incumbent
State representative, district 49
Vicki Marble, Senate District 23 incumbent
Mike Lynch, U.S. Army veteran and businessman
State representative, district 50
None
State representative, district 63
Patricia Miller, former House District 27 representative
Dan Woog, Erie Board of Trustees incumbent
Write-in
District Attorney, 19th judicial district
Michael Rourke, incumbent
County Commissioner At-Large
Perry Buck, House District 49 incumbent
Kevin Ross, appointed incumbent
County commissioner district 3
Lori Saine, House District 63 incumbent
Lynette Kilpatrick, homeschooling advocate and volunteer
Tommy Holton, Fort Lupton mayor
Who’s running for the Democratic party?
U.S. Senator
Andrew Romanoff, former Colorado Speaker of the House
John Hickenlooper, former governor
Representative to the 117th U.S. Congress, district 4
Ike McCorkle, U.S. Marine Corps veteran
State senator, district 23
Sally Boccella, community organizer
Galina Nicoll, instructor at the University of Colorado Boulder
State representative, district 48
Holly Herson, ophthalmic assistant
State representative district 49
Yara Hanlin Zokaie, tax attorney
State representative, district 50
Mary Young, appointed incumbent
State representative, district 63
Gen Schneider, former Dacono city councilor
District Attorney, 19th judicial district
None
County commissioner at-large
Paul Echternacht, information technology consultant
County commissioner district 1
John Shull, retired actor
County commissioner district 3
Michael Welch, doctor
Who’s running for the Libertarian party?
U.S. Senator
Gaylon Kent, U.S. Navy veteran and author
Raymon Anthony Doane, tax analyst for the state Department of Revenue
County commissioner district 3
Matthew Hess, systems administrator
Ballots will be mailed out by June 8.
If you want to register for a different party, you’ll be able to do so until June 1. You can do that here.
Remember, unaffiliated voters in Colorado can now vote in the primaries. If you’re an unaffiliated voter, you’ll get ballots for both major political parties, according to the Colorado Secretary of State website. You’ll only be able to return one. If you try to return both, neither ballot will count.
Need a visual?
Keeping track of all the different districts can be confusing.
You can find the Weld County district map here.
You can find the House district map here.
You can find the Senate district map here.