Rick O'Donnell " I come from a family that is middle class, where people didn't have health insurance, had to go to the hospital and then had huge medical bills they didn't know how to pay.

In Colorado's closely fought Seventh Congressional District outside Denver, lawn signs for the candidates - Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, and Rick O'Donnell, a Republican - mostly carry no party identification.

The original Club's PAC also supported incumbent congressman Chris Chocola in his losing race in Indiana, John Gard's losing effort in Wisconsin, and Rick O'Donnell's losing effort in Colorado.

Surveys show Mr. Perlmutter in command of his race against his Republican opponent, Rick O'Donnell, in the contest to succeed Representative Bob Beauprez, a Republican who is running for governor.

In the Denver suburbs, Rick O'Donnell, a Republican candidate for Congress, said he had been emphasizing his hard line on illegal immigration in recent speeches and advertisements to motivate loyal Republicans who he believed were more likely to vote early.

Mr. Perlmutter will compete with Republican Rick O'Donnell in November.

The Republican field is led by two top figures in Gov. Bill Owens's administration, Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers, one of the highest-ranking black Republicans in the country, and Rick O'Donnell, a policy adviser.

The Republican nominee in this race was Rick O'Donnell.

Mr. Perlmutter is probably unlikely to relax in the final days of his closely watched race with Rick O'Donnell, his Republican opponent, as the two kick their sophisticated get-out-the-vote machines into high gear.

In House races, the former State Senator Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat, defeated Rick O'Donnell, the Republican former chairman of a state education commission.