All eyes are on the 3rd Congressional District race and a handful of counties that haven’t yet posted their final results.
Election 2022
Colorado election results, primary results, politics news and more from The Colorado Sun.
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What would trigger a recount in the close race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch?
The 3rd Congressional District contest was separated by fewer than 1,000 votes on Thursday afternoon
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Inside the frantic effort to ensure every ballot cast in the race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch is counted
The voter-by-voter push in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District could determine which party controls the U.S. House next year. And the voters whose ballots were rejected are feeling the brunt of that reality.
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The eight Colorado legislative districts Democrats flipped from the GOP this year, from Colorado Springs to the Western Slope
Democrats were bracing for losses on Election Day. Instead, they expanded their majorities in the state House and Senate.
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How the counties in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District voted in the race between Lauren Boebert and Adam Frisch
Boebert won by a large margin in Mesa County, while Frisch secured big victories in Pueblo and La Plata counties
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Colorado voters approve ballot measure setting aside nearly $300 million each year for affordable housing
Proposition 123 will set aside up to 0.1% of taxable income each year for affordable housing. That’s estimated to be $145 million in the current fiscal year — which ends June 30, 2023 — and $290 million in 2023-24 and subsequent fiscal years.
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With U.S. House control potentially hinging on Lauren Boebert’s race, national GOP and Democrats deploy to Colorado
It’s unlikely the outcome of the 3rd Congressional District race between Boebert and Democrat Adam Frisch will be known until Thursday or Friday — at the earliest
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How Yadira Caraveo, used to being an underdog, became the first Latina from Colorado elected to Congress
Caraveo, a state representative and pediatrician, defied the political oddsmakers when she eked out a victory last week over Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer in Colorado’s new 8th Congressional District
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Julie McCluskie selected as next speaker of the Colorado House, bringing Western Slope voice to top job
The three top leadership posts in the Colorado House will be held by women
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Lauren Boebert blames her close race on turnout and top-of-ticket Republicans. Here’s what the numbers say.
Turnout in the Republican’s 3rd Congressional District is down from 2018, the last midterm election. She outperformed the GOP’s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidates in some of the district’s 27 counties.