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Chris Baum
Chris Baum (Approval Voting Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Chris Baum was born in Washington, D.C. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1967 to 1987. Baum earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1967 and a graduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. His career experience includes working as an information systems administrator, a supply officer in the U.S. Navy, a small business owner, and a computer consultant. Baum has been affiliated with the Calvary Church of Broomfield.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
Colorado's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Gabe Evans defeated incumbent Yadira Caraveo, Chris Baum, Susan Hall, and James Treibert in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gabe Evans (R)  | 49.0 | 163,320 |
 | Yadira Caraveo (D) | 48.2 | 160,871 | |
 | Chris Baum (Approval Voting Party) | 1.7 | 5,741 | |
 | Susan Hall (Unity Party) | 1.1 | 3,677 | |
 | James Treibert (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 333,616 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Garey (American Constitution Party)
- Matthew Payette (Unaffiliated)
- Larry Johnson (Unaffiliated)
- Eric Joss (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Incumbent Yadira Caraveo advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yadira Caraveo | 100.0 | 35,409 |
| Total votes: 35,409 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8
Gabe Evans defeated Janak Joshi in the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 8 on June 25, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabe Evans | 77.5 | 35,393 |
 | Janak Joshi | 22.5 | 10,294 | |
| Total votes: 45,687 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Andujo (R)
- Scott James (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baum in this election.
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 34
Jenny Willford defeated Kevin Allen and Robert Stutz in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jenny Willford (D) | 54.1 | 17,601 |
 | Kevin Allen (R) | 43.1 | 14,029 | |
 | Robert Stutz (L) | 2.8 | 908 | |
| Total votes: 32,538 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Baum (Approval Voting Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 34
Jenny Willford defeated Sam Nizam in the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 34 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenny Willford | 58.7 | 4,679 |
| Sam Nizam | 41.3 | 3,294 | ||
| Total votes: 7,973 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 34
Kevin Allen advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 34 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Allen | 100.0 | 5,719 |
| Total votes: 5,719 | |||
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Approval Voting Party convention
Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 34
Chris Baum advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 34 on March 26, 2022.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chris Baum did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Chris Baum completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Baum's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Voting system needs to change to facilitate third party candidates
- Election integrity must improve
- Less government is better government; reduce government at all levels
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 25, 2022
