Craig Daily Press / Baumgardner leads Korkowski

Archive for Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Election Judge Colleen Snow separates precinct ballots Tuesday at Centennial Mall during the 2008 Colorado primaries. Voter turnout was low in the primary election in Moffat County, only about 7 percent of registered voters.

By Collin Smith

August 13, 2008

Photo by Hans Hallgren

Arylle Rademacher, student election judge, checks the registration of Sonja Gumber on Tuesday at Centennial Mall.

Election results from Moffat, Routt, Rio Blanco, Grand and Garfield counties for the 2008 Colorado primaries as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. All results are preliminary and incomplete. For complete results, see www.craigdailypress.com or Thursday's Daily Press. • House District 57 Republican primary Randy Baumgardner: 1,597, 66 percent Dan Korkowski: 816, 34 percent Democrat primary Todd Hagenbuch: 928 • U.S. Senate Republican primary Bob Schaffer: 2,567 Democrat Primary Mark Udall: 1,347 • U.S. Congressional District 3 (does not include Grand County) Republican primary Wayne Wolf: 1,870 Democrat Primary John Salazar: 1,031 • State Senate District 8 (does not include Grand County) Republican primary Al White: 1,960 Democrat primary Ken Brenner: 854 • 14th Judicial District Attorney (Moffat, Routt and Grand counties) Republican primary Elizabeth Oldham: 1,547 Democrat Primary Tammy Stewart: 771

Craig — Early results from the 2008 Colorado primaries indicated that Randy Baumgardner, 51, of Hot Sulphur Springs, led the Republican primary race for Colorado House District 57 against fellow Republican candidate Dan Korkowski, 53, of Grand Lake.

The House District 57 Republican primary was the only contested primary election in Moffat County.

Across five of the six counties encompassed by House District 57 - Moffat, Routt, Rio Blanco, Grand and Garfield - Baumgarder tallied 66 percent of the vote, or 1,597 votes, as of 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Korkowski trailed with about 34 percent, or 816 votes.

The Jackson County Clerk and Recorder's Office could not provide election data as of press time.

In Moffat County, Baumgardner showed a slightly greater advantage, leading Korkowski 72 percent to 28 percent.

The winner between Baumgardner and Korkowski will go on to face Democratic candidate Todd Hagenbuch in the Nov. 4 general election.

Hagenbuch, 31, of Steamboat Springs, ran unopposed for the House District 57 Democratic candidacy.

In other elections, which were uncontested, Republican candidates grabbed more votes than their Democratic counterparts. There were no contested Democratic races in Moffat County.