State Representative District 55

Current Member
Name: Bernie Buescher (D)
Current Term: 2006 to 2008
Phone: 303-866-2583
Email: bernie@buescher.org
State Website: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou55.htm
Campaign/Personal Website: http://www.buescher.org/

Election 2008 Candidates
Democrat Bernie Buescher (I) ( http://www.buescher.org/ )

Republican Laura Bradford ( No candidate webpage )


District Information - Boundary Data (KML Format for Google Earth)

Demographics By Party   All Years   Show/Hide  
Month/Year Republican (%) Democrat (%) Unaffiliated (%) 3rd Party Total Voters
11/2000 18625 (42.6) 11243 (25.7) 13726 (31.4) 68 43731
11/2004 21120 (44.6) 11252 (23.8) 14835 (31.3) 71 47342
11/2006 21337 (44.3) 11022 (22.9) 15692 (32.6) 85 48199
10/2007 19916 (43.8) 10001 (22) 15386 (33.9) 143 45451

District 55 is the northern half of Grand Junction. Grand Junction, the largest city in Mesa County, was founded in 1882, the same year the railroad arrived. The northern half of Mesa County is also in this district, but the population center is Grand Junction.


Vote Results

State Representative 55 - Individual Race   2006   Show/Hide  
County Candidate Party Votes Winner    
Mesa Bernie Buescher (D) 13466 X    
Mesa Bob Caskey (R) 11158    
District Total
Bernie Buescher (D) 13466 X    
Bob Caskey (R) 11158    

State Representative 55 - Individual Race   2004   Show/Hide  
County Candidate Party Votes Winner    
Mesa Bernie Buescher (D) 18006 X    
Mesa Shari Bjorklund (R) 14530    
District Total
Bernie Buescher (D) 18006 X    
Shari Bjorklund (R) 14530    

State Representative 55 - Individual Race   2002   Show/Hide  
County Candidate Party Votes Winner    
Mesa Gayle Berry (R) 17994 X    
District Total
Gayle Berry (R) 17994 X    


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