ELECTION 2020 | The race in charts: Results from the Colorado contests
The reporters and editors of Colorado Politics, the Colorado Springs Gazette and the Denver Gazette kept their trained eyes on the field as Election Night turned into judgment day for politicians and causes on the 2020 ballot.
Find heatmaps of the county-by-county vote in turnout, president and U.S. Senate. There are also tables on all the races that Colorado Politics covered on election night.
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COMPARE: Heat map of the 2016 Colorado vote for president
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Colorado taxpayers would lose thousands in TABOR refunds under Democrats’ proposed ballot measure
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
A nonpartisan analysis of a proposed ballot measure that seeks to increase public education spending by tapping Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds shows that about 75% of what would otherwise go to Colorado residents wouldn’t actually go to K-12 schools....
Boebert challenger Eileen Laubacher, Republican Gabe Evans lead Colorado’s quarterly House fundraising
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 2 days ago
The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s most solidly Republican congressional district again posted the state’s biggest fundraising numbers for the most recent quarter, while Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans, who is defending the state’s lone toss-up seat,...
Colorado data‑privacy bill fails after sponsors shift it to a ballot measure
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
A Colorado bill aimed at restricting law enforcement and private companies from purchasing personal data without a warrant failed to advance Wednesday after a 6–5 vote in the House Judiciary Committee. The proposal, originally titled the “Fourth Amendment Is Not...
Colorado congressional elections see over $9M in ad reserves from House Democrats’ super PAC
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 days ago
Meanwhile, Republican group reserves $5.5 million in Denver market The leading House Democratic super PAC is booking more than $9 million in fall TV and digital advertising across three Colorado media markets as part of an aggressive move to win...
Colorado GOP asks judge to bar state from sending Republican primary ballots to unaffiliated voters
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
The Colorado Republican Party on Monday asked a federal judge to issue an emergency injunction to prevent the state’s unaffiliated voters from being able to cast ballots in the GOP’s upcoming primary election. Lawyers for the party argue in a...
Colorado Senate candidate charged with felony child neglect after daughter nearly drowns in Florida pool, police say
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
Frederick Alfred, Jr., the sole Republican candidate for Senate District 21 in the June primary and November general election, was arrested in Key West, Florida, late Monday night. Alfred, 38, was charged with two counts of felony child neglect and...
Colorado lawmakers set Jan. 11 start date for 2027 General Assembly
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 days ago
Legislative leaders on Tuesday confirmed that the 2027 session of the Colorado General Assembly will begin on Monday, Jan. 11. Ordinarily, legislative sessions start on the second Wednesday in January. That schedule shifts in years when a new governor is...
Proposal to ban appointed Colorado legislators from serving in next term fails to advance
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
For the third year in a row, lawmakers have struck down a proposal that would have prohibited members of the Colorado General Assembly who were appointed through a vacancy committee from serving in the term immediately after. Sponsored by Rep....
Colorado body reviews redistricting proposals as battle heats up nationwide
Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 days ago
With 60 proposals on the April 15 agenda, Colorado’s title board wrapped up its final initial hearing for the 2026 election cycle, sending forward a slate of measures that could reshape workers’ compensation and reignite partisan battles over congressional redistricting....
Lincoln – Pragmatic, persistent, partisan coalition-builder | Tom Cronin
Tom Cronin
tom-cronin@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 7 days ago
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 161 years ago this week, six days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lincoln was 56 years old. Lee was 58 years old. Lincoln, generally regarded as our best...
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