Tag: election results
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El Paso County finishes counting ballots for the primary election
The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has completed counting ballots submitted for this week’s primary election. The office finished tabulating local ballots as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to an announcement Thursday morning. County residents cast 163,611 votes in the election, meaning that just under a third of the county’s 501,759 active voters…
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Colorado primary roundup: Winners, losers and surprises from election night
It was a big night Tuesday for some familiar names as well as political newcomers in Colorado’s primary election. Here are some of the highlights from early unofficial results: Weiser defeats Bennet Attorney General Phil Weiser took an early lead over three-term U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and held onto it,…
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Republican Ryan Graham leads El Paso County Commission District 1 primary
Republican Ryan Graham took the lead in early unofficial returns in El Paso County’s Commission District 1 primary, while incumbent Lauren Nelson pulled ahead in District 5. Democrat Yolanda Avila was leading for her party’s District 5 nomination as of 9 p.m. The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners is a five-person board that…
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LETTERS: Special Valentines card; cruel article
Special Valentines card Friday morning, while reading the newspaper there was an article about The Colorado Springs School, making Valentines Day cards for patients in Abode Hospice. What especially caught my eye was third grader Elizabeth Babeneaux’s Valentine. This little lady has beautiful handwriting especially for third grader. Keep up the gift you have. Great…
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Fire districts see turnabout wins and losses in 2025 election
Of the two Pikes Peak area fire districts that brought funding requests to voters this November, one had a strong reversal victory, while the other took one step forward and two steps back. The results could hold indicators for how local firefighting is funded in Colorado as costs rise and revenue plateaus. “We’re pretty close…
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Animal related measures fail in Colorado, including proposed bans on trophy hunting and Denver slaughterhouse
Three ballot measures pushed by animal rights activists in Denver and statewide failed on Election Day. The statewide measure aimed to forbid hunting of big cats, while measures in Denver asked voters to prohibit the sale of furs and shut down a local slaughterhouse. Proposition 127, a statewide measure that sought to ban the “trophy”…
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Incumbent 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen takes commanding lead in Republican primary
Incumbent Michael Allen took a commanding lead in the race for 4th Judicial District Attorney among both El Paso and Teller county voters in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Unofficial results updated by the Secretary of State’s Office at about 8:25 p.m. show Allen had between a 35-point lead in El Paso County, and a 36-point…
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Incumbent 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen takes commanding lead in Republican primary
Incumbent Michael Allen took a commanding lead in the race for 4th Judicial District Attorney among both El Paso and Teller county voters in the June 25 Republican primary election. Unofficial results updated by the Secretary of State’s Office at about 8:25 p.m. show Allen had between a 35-point lead in El Paso County, and…
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Incumbent 4th Judicial District Attorney Michael Allen takes commanding lead in Republican primary
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the percentage point breakdown of Allen’s lead in El Paso and Teller counties. Incumbent Michael Allen took a commanding lead in the race for 4th Judicial District Attorney among both El Paso and Teller county voters in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Unofficial results updated by the…