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Who voted in the primary? What a look inside the numbers tell us.
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Who voted in the primary? What a look inside the numbers tell us.

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Younger populations, regardless of gender, left primary decisions to the older generations and three-fourths of the state left decisions to the other quarter Tuesday, according to data from the Secretary of State's office. Among the state's 3,872,503 active registered voters, about 25.9% participated in one of the state's primary elections, a total of 1,001,720 ballots returned statewide. The largest pool of voters were unaffiliated, totaling 1,881,080 registered and 360,794 casting ballots, a 19.2% turnout. Those ballots were almost equally split between the two major parties. There are 905,605 active registered Republican voters, and with 121,461 unaffiliated Republican ballots and an estimated 51,300 in process a fair estimate of Republica...
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‘You can pick up the phone and fix it’: Sonnenberg inspired to remain Eastern Plains commissioner
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

‘You can pick up the phone and fix it’: Sonnenberg inspired to remain Eastern Plains commissioner

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The phone rang Tuesday at almost dusk at Lauren Boebert's Victory Headquarters. On the other end of the line was Jerry Sonnenberg. He was the first, and at the time the only, of Boebert's five Republican Party primary election opponents to call and congratulate her on victory and wish her well in the general election. She praised his spirit of sportsmanship. Sonnenberg had finished second in the 4th District race for U.S. representative, following ex-U.S. Rep. Ken Buck in office. He had captured victory in five of 21 counties in the district, but not in the vote-heavy and population-thick western areas of the district. Boebert had claimed 43.4% of the vote in a six-person race, carrying 15 counties; Sonnenberg had beaten four of his five oppo...
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Could ‘Mighty 19′ grow and end Democrats’ State House majority? Leadership hopes so.
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Could ‘Mighty 19′ grow and end Democrats’ State House majority? Leadership hopes so.

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice The competition of 10 contested primaries and fielding candidates in races for 60 of 65 seats has Republican leadership in the Colorado House of Representatives hopeful it can increase seat count in the next legislature. Known as the "Mighty 19", House Republicans faced a super-minority in the 2024 session, with Democrats holding a 46-19 majority. Republicans would need to pick up at least three seats to end the super majority and 14 seats to regain control of the State House. "Today's primary election results showcase the strength and dedication of our Republican candidates," Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese wrote in a press statement. Pugliese was unopposed in the District 14 primary election, earning more than double the vot...
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Looking ahead: The major-party general election matchups setup Tuesday night by primary voters
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Looking ahead: The major-party general election matchups setup Tuesday night by primary voters

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice Voters in both the Democratic and Republican Party's primary elections weighed in and Tuesday night their general election nominees were selected. There were two races at the top of the ballot with six candidates, while other top-line races were head-to-head and in some cases unopposed. The nominees now advance to the general election. Following is a glance at how the major party's general election nominees will matchup in opposed races, assuming winners in preliminary returns stand: U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Representative, District 1Diane DeGette (D) vs. Valdamar Archuleta (R)U.S. Representative, District 2Joe Neguse (D) vs. Marshall Dawson (R)U.S. Representative, District 3Adam Frisch (D) vs. Jeff Hurd (R)U.S. Representative, ...
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Elisabeth Epps, Tim Hernández unseated as Democratic legislative primary results are a mixed bag for progressives 
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Downtown Denver, The Colorado Sun

Elisabeth Epps, Tim Hernández unseated as Democratic legislative primary results are a mixed bag for progressives 

By Brian Eason, Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul | The Colorado Sun Moderate Democrats allied with Gov. Jared Polis won a number of Colorado state legislative primaries Tuesday night, the culmination of a hotly contested election season that pitted progressives against moderates as the future of state policy hung in the balance. In one of the most closely watched races, attorney Sean Camacho defeated incumbent state Rep. Elisabeth Epps, a progressive Democrat from Denver whose tumultuous term in office was frequently marked by public squabbles with her colleagues. The Associated Press called the race at 8:20 p.m., and Camacho led with 64% of the vote as of 10:23 p.m. Another Polis-backed candidate, state Rep. Lindsey Daugherty, a moderate Democrat from A...
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Republican Gabe Evans wins primary in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District
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denvergazette.com, State

Republican Gabe Evans wins primary in Colorado’s battleground 8th Congressional District

By Ernest Luning| Denver Gazette Evans, a first-term state lawmaker from Fort Lupton, held a commanding lead over former state Rep. Janak Joshi, who moved into the 8th Congressional District from Colorado Springs earlier this year. The Associated Press called the race for Evans at 7:23 p.m., shortly after initial results posted. Evans was leading with 29,101 votes, or 78% of those tallied, in results posted by 8 p.m. to the Colorado secretary of state's website. Joshi trailed with 8,235 votes, or 22%.  Targeted by both national parties, the battleground seat — stretching north of the Denver metro area from Adams County suburbs to Greeley — is Colorado's newest congressional district, created ahead of the 2022 election. Caraveo, a pediatrician and former stat...
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Jeff Hurd wins Republican primary election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
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CBS Colorado, State

Jeff Hurd wins Republican primary election in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District

By Jesse Sarles | CBS Colorado The race to replace Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District is now focused with the results from Tuesday's primary election. Jeff Hurd, a self-appointed first-time politician, came out victorious in the Republican primary and will face Democratic candidate Adam Frisch in the general election in November. Hurd has said he is planning on running a serious campaign for rural Coloradans in a traditionally conservative district. With 91% of the votes counted, Hurd won by approximately 42%. "The Democrats and Adam Frisch are afraid of me," Hurd said on Tuesday. "They know that I am the candidate that can win the general election, that can hold this seat, that reflects western and southern Colorado values and ca...
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Jeff Crank wins Republican primary in CD5, Democratic primary remains close
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KOAA News, State

Jeff Crank wins Republican primary in CD5, Democratic primary remains close

By Alasyn Zimmerman | KOAA News COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado's fifth congressional district is getting new representation next year. Current congressman Doug Lamborn announced his retirement in January, after nearly two decades in the seat, leaving an open spot for a new lawmaker in a seat that has never been held by a Democratic candidate since its creation. It was an early declaration of victory for Republican Jeff Crank Tuesday night, early results showed Crank defeating his opponent Dave Williams with nearly 70 percent of the vote. For the Democratic candidates, the night didn't end with a decisive victory. Joe Reagan, a political newcomer and military veteran held a tight lead over River Gassen, also a newcomer and a professor at the University of Colorado Co...
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Lauren Boebert wins Colorado CD4 GOP primary to replace Ken Buck
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denvergazette.com, State

Lauren Boebert wins Colorado CD4 GOP primary to replace Ken Buck

By Ernest Luning | The Denver Gazette U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert is on track to return to Congress from her newly adopted district Tuesday night by winning the crowded GOP primary in Colorado's 4th Congressional District. At the same time, Republican Greg Lopez won election to serve out the remainder of former five-term U.S. Rep. Ken Buck's term, following Buck's resignation from the U.S. House earlier this year. Lopez, a former Parker mayor and two-time gubernatorial candidate, led Democratic nominee Trisha Calvarese by double digits. The Associated Press declared Boebert had won the primary at 7:22 p.m., not long after polls closed. Lopez was declared the winner 10 minutes later. Boebert led the vote tally at 8 p.m. with 42,776 votes, or 43% of the total, with fo...
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Republican Greg Lopez wins special election to serve out Ken Buck’s term in Congress
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State, The Colorado Sun

Republican Greg Lopez wins special election to serve out Ken Buck’s term in Congress

The last time Lopez, an Air Force veteran and former Democrat, held elected office was in the 1990s, when he served as mayor of Parker By Jesse Paul and Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun Republican Greg Lopez easily won the special election Tuesday in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, meaning he’ll serve out the term of former U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, which ends in early January.  The Associated Press called the race at 7:34 p.m. when Lopez had 57% of the vote over Democrat Trisha Calvarese, a former speechwriter and congressional staffer.  “Neither of my parents had the opportunity to graduate from high school, and yet, this evening I was elected to serve in the United States House of Representatives,” Lopez said in a written statement. “I ...
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