Colorado: Steve Ward

With Primary Day being held Tuesday, PolitickerCO.com takes a look at the four competitive congressional primary races in Colorado.

1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

Incumbent: Diana DeGette (D-Denver)

Candidates:

Some 6th Congressional District Republican primary campaigns have commissioned pollsters to survey how the race is playing out.

But Steve Ward's campaign prefers to poll 6th District voters the old-fashioned way: by going door-to-door themselves and asking them.

Ward and about 90 campaign canvassers have talked to about 2,400 6th District residents (out of about 10,000 houses hit in total) from around the district since the state senator from Littleton began campaigning in March.

The Fourth of July is about fireworks, barbecuing, parades and -- of course -- politicking. Here's where Colorado candidates for U.S. Senate and Congress will be on America's birthday:

U.S. Senate:

Bob Kinsey (G):

• Green Party party, Avogadro's Number, Fort Collins, 2 p.m.

Bob Schaffer (R):

• Greeley Stampede and Independence Day parade, 9 a.m.

Mark Udall (D):

This Sunday at noon, Rocky Mountain PBS will broadcast a debate between the four Republican candidates for the 6th Congressional District.

The debate, held April 21 at the Southridge Recreation Center in Highlands Ranch, features businessman Wil Armstrong, Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman, state Sen. Ted Harvey (R-Highlands Ranch) and state Sen. Steve Ward (R-Littleton) discussing issues from the Iraq War and reinstating the draft to taxes and immigration.