Frank Atwood

Frank Atwood

Approval Voting Party

Candidate, U.S. House Colorado District 4

Elections and appointments

Next election

November 5, 2024

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Bachelor's

George Washington University, 1976

Personal

Religion

Christian: Methodist

Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.^[source]

Atwood also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the special general election on June 25, 2024.

Elections

2024

Special election

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District special election, 2024

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Greg Lopez defeated Trisha Calvarese, Hannah Goodman, and Frank Atwood in the special general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Lopez (R)	58.4	100,095
		Trisha Calvarese (D)	34.4	59,013
		Hannah Goodman (L)	5.3	9,069
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	1.9	3,225

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 171,402
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mark Elworth Jr. (Unaffiliated)

Endorsements

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Regular election

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

Colorado's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Incumbent Lauren Boebert, Trisha Calvarese, Frank Atwood, Hannah Goodman, and Paul Fiorino are running in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Lauren Boebert (R)
		Trisha Calvarese (D)
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
		Hannah Goodman (L)
		Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Douglas Mangeris (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

Trisha Calvarese defeated Ike McCorkle and John Padora Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trisha Calvarese	45.2	22,756
		Ike McCorkle	41.1	20,723
		John Padora Jr.	13.7	6,882

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Karen Breslin (D)
• Anil Saxena (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lauren Boebert	43.7	54,605
		Jerry Sonnenberg	14.2	17,791
		Deborah Flora	13.6	17,069
		Richard Holtorf	10.7	13,387
		Michael Lynch	10.7	13,357
		Peter Yu	7.1	8,854

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 125,063
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ted Harvey (R)
• Ken Buck (R)
• Justin Schreiber (R)
• Chris Phelen (R)
• Floyd Trujillo (R)
• Trent Leisy (R)
• Mariel Bailey (R)

Endorsements

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2022

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Colorado on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet (D)	55.9	1,397,170
		Joe O'Dea (R)	41.3	1,031,693
		Brian Peotter (L)	1.7	43,534
		T.J. Cole (Unity Party)	0.7	16,379
		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	11,354
		Tom Harvey (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	29
		Joanne Rock (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	25
		John Rutledge (L) (Write-in)	0.0	9
		Robert Messman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,500,201
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Trevino (Independent)
• Teal'c Anderson (Freedom Party)
• Aaron Pehrson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Incumbent Michael Bennet advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Bennet	100.0	516,985

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Chapin (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado

Joe O'Dea defeated Ron Hanks and Daniel Hendricks in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Colorado on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe O'Dea	54.4	345,060
		Ron Hanks	45.5	288,483
		Daniel Hendricks (Write-in)	0.0	302

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 633,845
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gino Campana (R)
• Juli Henry (R)
• Erik Aadland (R)
• Eli Bremer (R)
• Gregory Moore (R)
• Deborah Flora (R)
• Peter Yu (R)

Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado

Frank Atwood advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for U.S. Senate Colorado on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)

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2020

Vice presidency

See also: Vice presidential candidates, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was elected vice president of the United States on November 3, 2020. She received 306 electoral votes in the Electoral College on December 14, 2020, along with former Vice President Joe Biden on the Democratic presidential ticket.

Presidential election, 2020

		Candidate/Running mate	%	Popular votes	Electoral votes
✔		Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)	51.3	81,282,632	306
		Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)	46.9	74,223,234	232
		Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)	1.2	1,864,873	0
		Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)	0.3	402,795	0
		Roque De La Fuente (multiple running mates) (Alliance Party)	0.1	88,214	0
		Gloria La Riva (multiple running mates) (Party for Socialism and Liberation)	0.1	84,905	0
		Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)	0.0	67,906	0
		Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)	0.0	59,924	0
		Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)	0.0	49,764	0
		Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)	0.0	35,260	0
		Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)	0.0	6,791	0
		Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)	0.0	6,647	0
		Jade Simmons (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	6,534	0
		Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)	0.0	5,949	0
		Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)	0.0	5,394	0
		Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)	0.0	4,844	0
		Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)	0.0	3,284	0
		President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)	0.0	3,171	0
		Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Independent)	0.0	2,843	0
		Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)	0.0	2,662	0
		Sheila Tittle (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	1,806	0
		Connie Gammon/Phil Collins (Independent)	0.0	1,475	0
		J.R. Myers/Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty)	0.0	1,372	0
		Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent)	0.0	1,241	0
		H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)	0.0	1,175	0
		Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)	0.0	856	0
		Kyle Kenley Kopitke (multiple running mates) (Independent)	0.0	815	0
		Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)	0.0	546	0
		Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Independent)	0.0	497	0
		Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)	0.0	409	0
		Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)	0.0	317	0
		Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)	0.0	213	0
		Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Independent)	0.0	175	0
		Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)	0.0	141	0
		Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)	0.0	126	0
		Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)	0.0	29	0
		Other write-in votes	0.1	183,120	0

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Total votes: 158,401,939 0 states have not been called.

2016

Atwood was a 2016 candidate for president.

2014

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Atwood ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st District. He was defeated by incumbent Diana DeGette in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Diana DeGette Incumbent	65.8%	183,281
	Republican	Martin Walsh	29%	80,682
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	3.3%	9,292
	Independent	Danny Stroud	1.9%	5,236
Total Votes				278,491
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2012

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

Atwood ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 1st District. He ran unopposed in the June 26, 2012, Libertarian Party primary. He was defeated by incumbent Diana DeGette (D), in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Diana DeGette Incumbent	68.2%	237,579
	Republican	Danny Stroud	26.8%	93,217
	Libertarian	Frank Atwood	3.6%	12,585
	Green	Gary Swing	1.4%	4,829
Total Votes				348,210
Source: Colorado Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2010

Atwood did not appear on the general election ballot.

Campaign themes

2024

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Candidate forum

At a 2024 candidate forum, Atwood said he was using his candidacy to raise awareness about approval voting, which he described as “vote for one, vote for some, or vote for all but one."

“We’re all concerned with spoilers, we’re all concerned with RFK this year,” Atwood said at the forum. “If we want to avoid the spoiler issue, we need to go with an alternative voting method, and the best and simplest is approval voting.”

2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Frank Atwood campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Colorado District 4	On the Ballot general	$0	N/A**
2022	U.S. Senate Colorado	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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Footnotes

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 4

Greg Lopez (R)

District 5

Doug Lamborn (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Yadira Caraveo (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (3)