[2] Carole Murray defeated Mark Sievers in the contested Republican primary in August, taking 63 percent of votes cast.

[3] Murray faced Democrat Holly Gorman, whose candidacy was endorsed by the Denver Post, in the November 2008 general election.

[6] Murray sponsored legislation to curtail sexting by extending child pornography and luring laws to apply to activity over cell phones.

[7] Murray also introduced a bill to allow counties to conduct primary elections via mail ballots.

[8] In the 2012 General Election, Representative Murray faced Democratic challenger Tony Stoughton.