colorado election
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Jake Bockenfeld wins Republican primary for DougCo commissioner
Douglas County voters elected Jake Bockenfeld as the Republican nominee for Douglas County commissioner representing District 1 over Republican challenger John Diak, based on early and unofficial returns posted after polls closed Tuesday night. Bockenfeld led Diak by 11 points, 55% to 44%, according to early election results. Douglas County has reported 47,704 votes cast…
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See who’s vying for 2 Douglas County commission seats
Two seats of the three-member Douglas County commission are up for grabs this year, and several candidates are vying for the chance to secure their parties’ nominations in next Tuesday’s primary races. The candidates are campaigning on familiar themes — affordable housing, homelessness, public safety, water and education: District 3 (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Outgoing District…
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Denver Park Hill redevelopment plan draws contentious debate between open space advocates, developer
The future of the former Park Hill Golf Course land went up for debate Wednesday, as representatives from the developer and the opposition faced a room full of homeowners. When asked for a show of hands for those who did not own a home, one person in the audience raised a hand. Lawsuit filed against…
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Colorado’s ballot certified for November election
The Secretary of State certified the ballot for Colorado’s 2022 general election on Monday, including 11 statewide ballot measures. On Nov. 8, Colorado voters will decide the fate of six voter-initiated propositions and five measures referred to the ballot by the state legislature, as well as the winning candidates of more than 150 state and…
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Republican voters had highest turnout in Colorado primary election
Despite being the minority in Colorado, Republicans made up the plurality of voters in the June primary election and had the highest voter turnout of any party. Of the 3.79 million active registered voters in Colorado, only around 957,000 are Republicans, compared to more than 1,069,000 Democrats and nearly 1,647,000 unaffiliated voters. However, 34.5% of…