Dan Chapin

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Dan Chapin

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2022

Dan Chapin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Colorado. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Chapin was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Colorado. Chapin was a 2014 Democratic write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Colorado.

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 6

Jason Crow defeated incumbent Mike Coffman, Kat Martin, and Dan Chapin in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 6 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Crow (D)	54.1	187,639
		Mike Coffman (R)	42.9	148,685
	Submit photo	Kat Martin (L)	1.7	5,886
		Dan Chapin (Unaffiliated)	1.3	4,607
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	5

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 346,822 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 6

Jason Crow defeated Levi Tillemann in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Crow	65.9	49,851
		Levi Tillemann	34.1	25,757

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 75,608
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Aarestad (D)
• Erik Stanger (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 6

Incumbent Mike Coffman advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 6 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Coffman	100.0	56,703

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roger Edwards (R)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Colorado, 2016

The U.S. Senate race in Colorado was rated safely Democratic in 2016. Incumbent Michael Bennet (D) won re-election, defeating Darryl Glenn (R), Lily Tang Williams (L), Arn Menconi (G), Bill Hammons (Unity Party), Dan Chapin (I), Paul Noel Fiorino (I), and Don Willoughby (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bennet faced no primary challenger, while Glenn defeated Ryan Frazier, Robert Blaha, Jack Graham, and Jon Keyser to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Colorado General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Bennet Incumbent	50%	1,370,710
	Republican	Darryl Glenn	44.3%	1,215,318
	Libertarian	Lily Tang Williams	3.6%	99,277
	Green	Arn Menconi	1.3%	36,805
	Unity	Bill Hammons	0.3%	9,336
	Independent	Dan Chapin	0.3%	8,361
	Unaffiliated	Paul Noel Fiorino	0.1%	3,216
Total Votes				2,743,023
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. Senate, Colorado Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Darryl Glenn	37.7%	131,125
Jack Graham	24.6%	85,400
Robert Blaha	16.5%	57,196
Jon Keyser	12.5%	43,509
Ryan Frazier	8.7%	30,241
Total Votes		347,471
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

2014

See also: Colorado's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Chapin ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th District. Chapin ran as a write-in candidate. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Campaign themes

2014

Chapin's campaign website listed the following issues:

“	Election Day: "Make Election Day a paid National Holiday." National Ballot Initiative: "The Right of the People to Petition is a Constitutional Right and this should be manifested in a Citizen Ballot Initiative." Education: "Establish up to a $2500 per semester tuition credit for all qualified students at public Universities and Colleges." Taxes: "Reform the Income Tax system so that earned income is valued more than unearned income." Social Security: "Reform Social Security to make it solvent forever, to increase payments to retired Americans by up to 15% additional over cost of living increases in the next three years worth up to $11,900 for a retired American, and lower the lifetime amount an average worker is taxed by up to $92,000 over their working life."	”
—Dan Chapin's campaign website, http://danchapin.com/positions/

See also

Suggest a link

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Colorado, 2016
• Colorado's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Colorado's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
• Colorado's 6th Congressional District

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

Jeff Hurd (R)

District 4

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 5

Jeff Crank (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Gabe Evans (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)