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Approval Voting Party

Approval Voting Party Chair
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Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

George Washington University, 1976

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Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party) is an officeholder of the Approval Voting Party Chair.

Atwood (Approval Voting Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 4th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 171,402
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Atwood in this election.

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
General election for U.S. House Colorado District 4

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

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert (R)
 
53.6
 
240,213
Image of Trisha Calvarese
Trisha Calvarese (D) Candidate Connection
 
42.0
 
188,249
Image of Hannah Goodman
Hannah Goodman (L) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
11,676
Image of Frank Atwood
Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
1.4
 
6,233
Image of Paul Fiorino
Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)
 
0.3
 
1,436

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 447,807
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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
✔
Image of Trisha Calvarese
Trisha Calvarese Candidate Connection
 
45.2
 
22,756
Image of Ike McCorkle
Ike McCorkle
 
41.1
 
20,723
Image of John Padora Jr.
John Padora Jr. Candidate Connection
 
13.7
 
6,882

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,361
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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
✔
Image of Lauren Boebert
Lauren Boebert
 
43.7
 
54,605
Image of Jerry Sonnenberg
Jerry Sonnenberg Candidate Connection
 
14.2
 
17,791
Image of Deborah Flora
Deborah Flora Candidate Connection
 
13.6
 
17,069
Image of Richard Holtorf
Richard Holtorf
 
10.7
 
13,387
Image of Michael Lynch
Michael Lynch Candidate Connection
 
10.7
 
13,357
Image of Peter Yu
Peter Yu Candidate Connection
 
7.1
 
8,854

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 125,063
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Atwood in this election.

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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,500,201
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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
✔
Image of Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
 
100.0
 
516,985

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 516,985
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 633,845
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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
✔
Image of Frank Atwood
Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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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.[1]


Presidential election, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
✔
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
51.3
 
81,282,632 306
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
46.9
 
74,223,234 232
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
1,864,873 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.3
 
402,795 0
Image of
Roque De La Fuente (multiple running mates) (Alliance Party)
 
0.1
 
88,214 0
Image of
Gloria La Riva (multiple running mates) (Party for Socialism and Liberation)
 
0.1
 
84,905 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.0
 
67,906 0
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Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party)
 
0.0
 
59,924 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.0
 
49,764 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party)
 
0.0
 
35,260 0
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Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.0
 
6,791 0
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Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)
 
0.0
 
6,647 0
Image of
Jade Simmons (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
6,534 0
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Jerry Segal/John de Graaf (Bread and Roses)
 
0.0
 
5,949 0
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Dario David Hunter/Dawn Neptune Adams (Progressive Party)
 
0.0
 
5,394 0
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Phil Collins/Billy Joe Parker (Prohibition Party)
 
0.0
 
4,844 0
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Jesse Ventura/Cynthia McKinney (Green Party of Alaska)
 
0.0
 
3,284 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.)
 
0.0
 
3,171 0
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Joe McHugh/Elizabeth Storm (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,843 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)
 
0.0
 
2,662 0
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Sheila Tittle (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,806 0
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Connie Gammon/Phil Collins (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,475 0
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J.R. Myers/Tiara Lusk (Life and Liberty)
 
0.0
 
1,372 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Independent)
 
0.0
 
1,241 0
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H. Brooke Paige/Thomas Witman (Grumpy Old Patriots)
 
0.0
 
1,175 0
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Christopher Lafontaine/Michael Speed (Independent)
 
0.0
 
856 0
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Kyle Kenley Kopitke (multiple running mates) (Independent)
 
0.0
 
815 0
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Ricki Sue King/Dayna Chandler (Genealogy Know Your Family History Party)
 
0.0
 
546 0
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Princess Khadijah Maryam Jacob-Fambro/Khadijah Maryam Jacob Sr. (Independent)
 
0.0
 
497 0
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Blake Huber/Frank Atwood (Approval Voting Party)
 
0.0
 
409 0
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Joseph Kishore/Norissa Santa Cruz (Socialist Equality Party)
 
0.0
 
317 0
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Richard Duncan/Mitch Bupp (Independent)
 
0.0
 
213 0
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Jordan Marc Scott/Jennifer Tepool (Independent)
 
0.0
 
175 0
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Gary Swing/David Olszta (Boiling Frog)
 
0.0
 
141 0
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Keith McCormic/Sam Blasiak (Bull Moose)
 
0.0
 
126 0
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Zachary Scalf/Matthew Lyda (Independent)
 
0.0
 
29 0
  Other write-in votes
 
0.1
 
183,207 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 158,402,026

0 states have not been called.


2016

Atwood was a 2016 candidate for president.[2]

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.[3]

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDiana 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.[4]

U.S. House, Colorado District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDiana 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

Special election

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Frank Atwood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

Regular election

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Frank Atwood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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."[5]

“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.”[5]

2022

Frank Atwood did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.


Campaign finance summary

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Frank Atwood campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Colorado District 4Lost general$0 N/A**
2022U.S. Senate ColoradoLost 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 available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Presidential Election Results: Biden Wins," December 14, 2020
    2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named colorado
    3. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
    4. ↑ Associated Press, "Unofficial election results," June 26, 2012
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 CPR News, “4th Congressional District: Third-party candidates,” June 3, 2024


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