About the format of this abstract

Results contained in the abstract

This publication contains the official certified results for the 2013 Odd-Year, 2014 Primary, and 2014 General Elections for all candidates, judicial retention races, and ballot issues certified to the ballot by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Major changes to Colorado elections law

Since the publication of the 2011-2012 Abstract, Colorado has begun mailing ballots to all active voters in the state. Prior to 2013, Colorado mailed ballots to voters upon request.

Results & officer information reported by the counties

The election results and county officer information in this abstract were obtained from each of Colorado’s 64 counties. The results in this abstract are more accurate than the compiled and totaled returns reported on the Secretary of State’s website immediately after the election because they account for any miscalculations in the totals initially reported by each county.

Judicial officer information

Judicial officer information, including dates of oath and terms of office, was provided by the Office of the State Court Administrator.

Registered voters, ballots cast, & turnout

In the results section of this abstract, the column titled “Registered Voters” is the number of registered voters eligible to vote in each contest. The column titled “Ballots Cast” is the number of voters who cast a ballot in each contest. The column titled “Turnout %” reflects the percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot in each contest.

The county-level turnout, located at the back of the abstract, is provided using both active voters and registered voters. Colorado statute currently requires that county-level turnout be reported by registered voters. However, prior to 2011, statute required that turnout be reported by active voters. To allow comparison of turnout data throughout the years, we have chosen to provide the turnout data for both active and registered voters.