U.S. House, Colorado District 7 (Open) | Elections

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Key Race: U.S. House, Colorado District 7 (Open)

Congressional Quarterly Risk Rating: Leans Democratic

Democratic Candidate
Republican Candidate

Primary Results

August 8, 2006

Democratic Primary Results
Ed Perlmutter 53%
Peggy Lamm 38%
Herb Rubenstein 9%

Republican Primary Results
Rick O'Donnell (Unopposed)

Democratic Candidate

Ed Perlmutter

Occupation
Lawyer

Public Service
State Legislature

Education
B.A., Law Degree, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,111,733	$1,723,292	$388,440

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Republican Candidate

Rick O'Donnell

Occupation
Director, Colorado Commission on Higher Education

Public Service
State Government; Cabinet Member, Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Bill Owens (R)

Education
B.A., Colorado College

Born
Wheat Ridge, CO, USA

Residence
Golden, CO

Religion
Catholic

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Funding

Total Receipts	Total Expenses	Cash On Hand
$2,366,110	$1,587,448	$775,128

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Colorado District 7

Demographic Data (2000 Census)

Population: 614,465
Male: 49.9%
Female: 50.1%
Median Age: 34.4
18 Years and Over: 74.8%
65 Years and Over: 10.2%
Employed: 66.8%
Median Household Income: $46,149
Families Below Poverty Level: 6.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 26.0%
(of those over 25)

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Past Elections

2004 Presidential Election:
Kerry (D) 51%
Bush (R) 48%
2004 House Election:
Beauprez (R) 55%
Thomas (D) 43%
Other 2%

State Political Profile

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Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.