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Eric Bodenstab
Eric Bodenstab ran for election to the Jeffco Board of Education to represent District 1 in Colorado. Bodenstab did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Eric Bodenstab served the Unity Party of Colorado as a political party director.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Jeffco Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Jeffco Board of Education District 1
Denine Echevarria defeated Michael Yocum in the general election for Jeffco Board of Education District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denine Echevarria (Nonpartisan)  | 65.0 | 103,529 |
| Michael Yocum (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 55,807 | ||
| Total votes: 159,336 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Bodenstab (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large
Kathy Plomer defeated Dan Maloit, Ryan Van Gundy, and Eric Bodenstab in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Plomer (D) | 53.4 | 1,296,355 |
 | Dan Maloit (R) | 43.0 | 1,044,303 | |
 | Ryan Van Gundy (L) | 2.8 | 68,969 | |
 | Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party) | 0.7 | 16,502 | |
| Total votes: 2,426,129 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)
- Kevin Lorusso (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large
Kathy Plomer advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Plomer | 100.0 | 488,979 |
| Total votes: 488,979 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large
Dan Maloit advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Maloit | 100.0 | 498,379 |
| Total votes: 498,379 | |||
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Approval Voting Party convention
Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large
Norahlyza Tung advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on March 26, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Norahlyza Tung (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.[2]
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
|
183,207 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 158,402,026
0 states have not been called. |
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Colorado
Jared Polis defeated Walker Stapleton, Scott Helker, and Bill Hammons in the general election for Governor of Colorado on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Polis (D) | 53.4 | 1,348,888 |
 | Walker Stapleton (R) | 42.8 | 1,080,801 | |
| Scott Helker (L) | 2.8 | 69,519 | ||
| Bill Hammons (Unity Party) | 1.0 | 25,854 | |
| Total votes: 2,525,062 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Korey Paul Starkey (Independent)
- Veronique Bellamy (G)
- George Allen Cantrell (Constitution Party)
- Michael Wilbourn (Independent)
- Kathleen Cunningham (Unaffiliated)
- Paul Willmon (Unaffiliated)
- Richard Osada (Independent)
- Matthew Wood (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado
Jared Polis defeated Cary Kennedy, Michael Johnston, and Donna Lynne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Colorado on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Polis | 44.5 | 283,340 |
 | Cary Kennedy | 24.7 | 157,396 | |
 | Michael Johnston | 23.5 | 149,884 | |
 | Donna Lynne | 7.3 | 46,382 | |
| Total votes: 637,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Noel Ginsburg (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Colorado
Walker Stapleton defeated Victor Mitchell, Greg Lopez, and Doug Robinson in the Republican primary for Governor of Colorado on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Walker Stapleton | 47.7 | 239,861 |
| Victor Mitchell | 30.1 | 151,585 | ||
 | Greg Lopez | 13.2 | 66,432 | |
 | Doug Robinson | 9.0 | 45,327 | |
| Total votes: 503,205 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barry Farah (R)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Eric Bodenstab completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bodenstab's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Also worked as GED Instructor and Day Reporting Coordinator for Denver Juvenile Probation for 5 years, while substituting.
Older child in charter system, JeffCo.
Excited to represent the kids of Colorado; the true electorate.
Occasional triathlete; not so great golfer.
Unity Party of Colorado Chair, and National Secretary. (Involved since 2005, with the founder)- Unity in Education
- No politics K-12
- Be prepared
I have worked hard on my own development and that of the disadvantaged.
I am looking after my own kids naturally, but it doesn’t hurt to look at the bigger picture.
I would be an unusual and hopefully welcome addition to the Board.
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See also
2025 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 29, 2022
- ↑ The New York Times, "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins," December 14, 2020
