Bob Lane (Colorado)
Bob Lane (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 26. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Lane completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bob Lane was born in Pueblo, Colorado. He graduated from Centennial High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University, Pueblo in 1983 and a graduate degree from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 1987. His career experience includes working as a business owner.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 26
Incumbent Jeff Bridges defeated Bob Lane and Meredith Ryan in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 26 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Bridges (D) | 62.0 | 48,296 |
 | Bob Lane (R)  | 35.6 | 27,756 | |
 | Meredith Ryan (Unity Party) | 2.3 | 1,806 | |
| Total votes: 77,858 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kyle Furey (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 26
Incumbent Jeff Bridges advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 26 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Bridges | 100.0 | 12,768 |
| Total votes: 12,768 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 26
Bob Lane advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 26 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Lane | 100.0 | 5,613 |
| Total votes: 5,613 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lane in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 9
Emily Sirota defeated Bob Lane in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emily Sirota (D) | 71.9 | 27,265 |
| Bob Lane (R) | 28.1 | 10,666 | |
| Total votes: 37,931 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 9
Emily Sirota defeated Ashley Wheeland in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 9 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Emily Sirota | 55.3 | 7,444 |
| Ashley Wheeland | 44.7 | 6,011 | ||
| Total votes: 13,455 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 9
Bob Lane defeated Angel Christine Saunders in the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 9 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Lane | 69.9 | 2,927 |
| Angel Christine Saunders | 30.1 | 1,263 | ||
| Total votes: 4,190 | |||
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2016
- See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Colorado State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.[2] Incumbent Pat Steadman (D) did not seek re-election.
Lois Court defeated Bob Lane in the Colorado State Senate District 31 general election.[3][4]
| Colorado State Senate, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lois Court |
69.58% | 57,793 | |
| Republican | Bob Lane | 30.42% | 25,268 | |
| Total Votes | 83,061 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Lois Court defeated Erin Bennett and Steve Sherick in the Colorado State Senate District 31 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Colorado State Senate, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lois Court |
44.07% | 7,632 | |
| Democratic | Erin Bennett | 22.37% | 3,874 | |
| Democratic | Steve Sherick | 33.55% | 5,810 | |
| Total Votes | 17,316 | |||
Bob Lane defeated Jeffery Washington in the Colorado State Senate District 31 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Colorado State Senate, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Lane |
67.85% | 3,189 | |
| Republican | Jeffery Washington | 32.15% | 1,511 | |
| Total Votes | 4,700 | |||
2012
Lane was running in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 9. However, his name did not appear on the official primary candidate list.
2010
Lane defeated C.J. Garbo in the August 10 primary election. He was defeated by incumbent Democrat Joe Miklosi in the November 2 general election.
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 9 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Joe Miklosi (D)
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14,205 | |||
| Robert J. Lane (R) | 8,888 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Lane completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lane's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Eliminate the 4.4% Colorado Income Tax.
- Cut the state government down to the basic services. We have too much government in our lives.
- Reform gerrymandering and campaign finance.
Their message of hope.
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2018
Bob Lane did not complete Ballotpedia's 2018 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Lane's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Bob Lane[8] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 14, 2024
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Elections & Voting," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bob Lane, "Platform," accessed June 20, 2016
