senate district 9
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Election officials praise ballot scanner accuracy, El Paso County residents call for hand recounts
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Following disputed claims that El Paso County’s ballot tabulation equipment failed logic and accuracy testing ahead of recounts of four GOP primary election races, and amid two related lawsuits leveled at the county clerk and Colorado secretary of state, a handful of residents urged commissioners Tuesday to insist on hand recounts. But several Colorado election…
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Unsuccessful legislative candidate in Colorado more than triples fundraising for recount
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After losing the Republican primary election in June, legislative candidate Lynda Zamora Wilson raised more than three times her previous fundraising total to help fund a recount. Zamora Wilson, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, challenged incumbent state Sen. Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, for his seat representing Senate District 9 in El Paso County. Lundeen won…
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Incumbent Lundeen wins GOP primary for state Senate District 9
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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 night, receiving 67.79% and 32.21% of the votes in Senate District 9…