Tag: Colorado Elections
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Primary ballots hit mailboxes in high-stakes election year in Colorado
County clerks began mailing primary ballots to voters on Monday, as Colorado wades deeper into a crowded election year. Voters will face a long list of choices in both the June 30 primary and the November general election. Every major state‑level office — the governor’s seat, notably — is on the ballot, while Colorado’s 8th…
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Republican candidates debate how to win the governor’s seat in Colorado — a position the GOP last secured in 2002
Colorado has not elected a Republican governor since 2002. On Thursday night, four candidates offered competing visions for how the party can reverse its 20-plus years of failing to secure the seat. The discussion hosted by the Women of Weld County touched on electability, affordability, housing, and how a Republican governor would work with the…
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Primary challenges surge as Colorado lawmakers head into 2026 election cycle
As the 2026 election cycle begins, an unusually large number of Colorado lawmakers — many appointed through the vacancy process — are facing primary challenges that reflect deepening divisions within both major parties. At least 14 current lawmakers, almost all in the House, are facing primary challenges from within their own parties. Six are lawmakers…
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70-year-old Castle Rock woman serves jail time for voter fraud
The woman admitted forging the ballot of a dead landlord
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2024 Election Day coverage: Live updates
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Welcome to the Colorado Politics, The Denver Gazette and Colorado Springs Gazette live blog of the 2024 elections. We have a dozen journalists covering today’s elections and we will be updating this blog throughout the day — and night. So, be sure to check here for election results, developments and other updates. 4 a.m. Trump wins Former President…
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Election Day 2024: Colorado Division of Homeland Security prepares for worst, hopes for best
Regarding Election Day, Kevin Klein, head of Colorado’s Division of Homeland Security, said, “We prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” While officials advise voters not to wait until the last minute to vote, Klein said he anticipates more activity at the voter centers and drop boxes, and they’ll be watching and keeping…
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Trump’s rally in Colorado shines spotlight on immigration issues as critics blast ‘fear mongering’
Former President Donald Trump’s rally in Aurora this week promises to shine a focus on the Republican nominee’s immigration proposals amid competing conclusions about the role a Venezuelan gang has played in the Colorado city. Describing Aurora, the state’s third-largest city, as a “war zone” suffering from an influx of violent gang members, Trump’s campaign…
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Opposition to Proposition HH was widespread through Colorado | Cronin and Loevy
Proposition HH, which would have lowered property taxes statewide and spent TABOR tax refund money on public K-12 education, went down to a major defeat at the hands of Colorado voters a few weeks ago. Supported by a Democratic governor and unanimously adopted by all the Democrats in the state Senate and House, the omnibus…
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Tattered Cover CEO Kwame Spearman joins packed Denver mayoral race
Kwame Spearman, Tattered Cover CEO and longtime Colorado resident, has filed to join Denver’s packed mayoral race. Spearman’s name is listed on the Denver Campaign Finance Dashboard, where mayoral candidate names appear. Spearman joins a long list of more than two dozen candidates vying for the important city position, including State Rep. Leslie Herod, former…
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El Paso County sheriff’s candidate accused of bribery involving ‘Dragon Man’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former El Paso County sheriff’s candidate filed a formal complaint Thursday alleging Undersheriff Joe Roybal violated Colorado election law by allowing a shooting range owner to offer a discount to people who signed a petition to get Roybal onto the Republican primary ballot for…