Tag: Primary Election
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Unaffiliated voters have a growing influence on Colorado elections, research shows
Unaffiliated voters now make up more than half of Colorado’s registered electorate, and for the first time, more primary ballots are going to voters without a party affiliation than to registered Democrats or Republicans. Colorado began allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections in 2018, following voters’ approval of Proposition 1088 in 2016. This year’s…
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Here are the Democratic candidates for University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Democrats are vying to secure their party’s nomination for the University of Colorado’s at-large regent seat, the only statewide position up for grabs this year. The position is one of three open seats within the university’s governing body, which is currently made up of…
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Colorado Supreme Court declines to hear GOP candidate recount appeal
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The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a group of unsuccessful Republican candidates who claim that discretionary primary election recounts conducted by the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office were faulty. An unsigned order from the Supreme Court filed Friday said the court declined to accept jurisdiction in the case without…
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GOP candidate recount lawsuit dismissed, group appeals to Colorado Supreme Court
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In a move Secretary of State Jena Griswold called a “victory for Colorado voters,” a Denver County judge this week dismissed a case filed by a group of Republican candidates who sought discretionary recounts in the June 28 primaries that alleged El Paso County was not conducting the recount “in a fair, impartial and uniform…
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On day of recount deadline, El Paso County judge denies candidates’ motion to extend statutory cutoff
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the day Colorado county clerks are lawfully required to complete recounts of the June 28 primary election, and a day after El Paso County completed its recount, a county judge denied the request from a group of unsuccessful GOP candidates to extend the statutory…
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Voter turnout dips among youth, rises for elderly in Colorado primary election
This year’s primary election saw the lowest turnout of young voters since Colorado began tracking primary voter ages in 2018, with experts speculating the two major parties are failing to engage the youth. Only 4.3% of the 1.235 million ballots cast last month were from Coloradans age 24 or younger, according to data from the…
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Colorado GOP primary results pave way for more competitive November elections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado voters made two things clear in Tuesday’s primary election: The state’s blue streak could be put to the test in this year’s general election, and the Democrats who spent millions of dollars trying to pick Republican nominees failed spectacularly. In linked developments, voters in…
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Incumbent Lundeen wins GOP primary for state Senate District 9
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save State Sen. Paul Lundeen, a high-ranking member of the Republican legislative caucus, easily beat his primary challenger, according to the unofficial tally of early ballots. Incumbent Lundeen, R-Monument, maintained a strong lead over political newcomer and retired Air Force Lt. Col. Lynda Zamora Wilson Tuesday…
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Top 10 most expensive primary races for the Colorado legislature
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Colorado’s primary candidates are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into securing seats on the state legislature — unusually big spending typically reserved for the general election. With less than two weeks remaining until the primary election on June 28, Colorado Politics analyzed…
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Democratic primary race for Colorado’s House District 6 pulls in over $315,000
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two Democratic candidates in the primary race to represent House District 6 hauled in more than $315,000 in campaign contributions with two weeks remaining until the election. The candidates, Elisabeth Epps and Katie March, are neck and neck in their campaign contributions, with Epps raising…