At least $42 million in dark-money spending went to support or oppose candidates and ballot measures
Election 2022
Colorado election results, primary results, politics news and more from The Colorado Sun.
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The Colorado Democratic Party outspent the Colorado GOP this year, highlighting a broader fundraising gap
The Colorado Democratic Party reported spending more at both state and federal levels than its GOP counterpart
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The biggest election 2022 spender in Colorado? Jared Polis — by a long shot.
Polis spent more than $12 million to win a second term as governor. The next biggest spender was Total Wine & More, which spent slightly less on a ballot measure.
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U.S. Supreme Court case could totally undermine Colorado’s new congressional redistricting process
The North Carolina case — Moore v. Harper — hinges on the question of who has the ultimate authority when it comes to redistricting
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Lauren Boebert’s narrow victory confirmed by mandatory recount in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
The recount had to be completed by Tuesday. Democrat Adam Frisch conceded to Boebert on Nov. 18 after it became clear he couldn’t win.
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Race between Lauren Boebert, Adam Frisch was most expensive 2022 Colorado congressional contest per vote cast
Boebert spent nearly $43 per vote, while Frisch spent $32. That’s more than the $16 per vote Democratic U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet spent successfully defending his seat against Republican Joe O’Dea, who spent $9 per vote.
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Morgan Carroll to step aside as Colorado Democratic Party chairwoman after six years at the helm
Carroll has served as chairwoman of the Colorado Democratic Party since 2017 and presided over a period during which her party has secured more sustained power in the state than ever before
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Steve Wells on why he spent only 30% of the $11 million he set aside to beat Jared Polis, Colorado Democrats
Wells said he always intended to spend the full $11 million but refunded the majority of his donation after other GOP donors declined to join him
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Bob Rankin, a key Republican state senator, resigns halfway through his four-year term
The Carbondale lawmaker is a member of the Joint Budget Committee. A vacancy committee will pick a replacement to serve out the rest of his term, which ends January 2025.
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Colorado elections officials formally order recount in race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch
Boebert leads Frisch, who has already conceded, by 550 votes. The recount is not expected to change the outcome of the 3rd Congressional District race.