Right-wing incumbents in Woodland Park School District retained control while union-supported candidates were set to prevail in Aurora, Adams 12 and Cherry Creek
Election 2023
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is poised to win a second term; conservative majority likely to remain on City Council
In Thornton, Mayor Jan Kulmann was headed toward a second term. In Lakewood, City Councilwoman Wendi Strom was leading in the mayoral contest.
Colorado voters approve sending millions more dollars to the state’s new universal preschool program
Proposition II, which was approved by a wide margin Tuesday, lets the state keep and spend all the revenue collected through Colorado’s increased tobacco and nicotine taxes
Colorado voters reject Proposition HH, forcing governor and legislature back to the property tax relief drawing board
The ballot measure’s failure was a setback for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who insisted the complex proposal to cut property tax rates while increasing state funding for K-12 was the best way to alleviate housing costs next year.
It’s Election Day in Colorado. There’s still plenty of time to cast your vote.
Colorado is a same-day voter registration state, so you can even register to vote until polls close at 7 p.m. tonight
Colorado secretary of state’s robocall reminding millions of voters to cast their ballots cost $50,000
The call comes after Jena Griswold faced criticism last year when her office spent more than $1 million to run a TV ad featuring her and former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, a Republican, in the months leading up to the 2022 election
Still struggling with Proposition HH? Read our last-minute voter guide.
Here are the key things you need to know to understand the 10-year tax and spending overhaul on Colorado’s 2023 ballot
Group supporting Proposition HH launches $1 million ad blitz as Election Day nears
A late infusion of cash to Property Tax Relief Now made the spending possible, but the groups opposing the ballot measure have still raised and spent more money
Battle for political control of Aurora has cost nearly $2 million so far
Conservative dark money is dominating the spending by political groups in Colorado’s third-largest city
Spending in Denver school board election tops $1.3 million
In Denver Public Schools politics, pro-charter organizations like Denver Families Action are on one side and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association union is on the other