Tag: election 2022
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Colorado Politics recalls stories that defined an unusual midterm | 2022 IN REVIEW
Bookended by tragedies and buffeted by fiercely partisan battles as the midterm elections approached, 2022 saw Colorado begin to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and the shattered lives, economy and customs in its wake. The state’s political year was framed by bombshell events outside its borders – from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the Supreme…
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2022 Colorado election: Key dates and upcoming debates
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Colorado residents will cast their votes on Nov. 8 for candidates in a slew of races for open congressional, state and local races, as well as state and local initiatives, ranging from reducing the state income tax rate and permitting the sale of wine in grocery and convenience stores to legalizing the sale of recreational…
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Monument Trustee Jim Romanello announces bid for town mayor
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Monument Trustee Jim Romanello on Tuesday announced he is in the running to become the town’s next mayor. If elected, Romanello said his priorities are to continue collaboration with the Board of Trustees, address the town’s “inevitable growth” in a “sensitive and responsible manner,” and support public safety. “This is an opportunity I believe I…
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El Paso County sheriff’s candidate accused of bribery involving ‘Dragon Man’
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A former El Paso County sheriff’s candidate filed a formal complaint Thursday alleging Undersheriff Joe Roybal violated Colorado election law by allowing a shooting range owner to offer a discount to people who signed a petition to get Roybal onto the Republican primary ballot for sheriff. Roybal was named the winner of Tuesday’s GOP sheriff’s…
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Colorado 2022 Primary: Winners and Losers
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The victors immediately became clear in most races as soon as the early results began posting on Tuesday, establishing patterns and themes that held throughout the count. Here’s a summary of who fared well – and who didn’t – in Tuesday night’s primary election. WINNERS GOP establishment wing: The choices voters made on the Republican side of…
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Colorado primary election results: Five takeaways
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Big win for the GOP’s establishment wing. Colorado Republicans who believed and promoted Donald Trump’s claims of widespread election rigging in 2020 lost to the party’s establishment wing — candidates widely regarded as mainstream Republicans, notably Heidi Ganahl, Joe O’Dea and Pam Anderson winning their primaries for governor, U.S. Senate and secretary of state, respectively. VIDEO: Heidi…
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Establishment Republicans prevail in most Colorado primary races, including El Paso County
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2022 Colorado Primary Election Results The red line dividing Republican candidates who believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former President Donald Trump and those who insist Joe Biden legitimately won may have influenced Colorado voters in Tuesday’s primary election. Updated Colorado primary election results In determining which of their party mates in contested…
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Incumbent Dr. Leon Kelly winning in coroner’s race
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Dr. Leon Kelly, a forensic pathologist, appeared to be defeating Republican primary challenger Dr. Rae Ann Weber, a self-proclaimed “freedom doctor” in the race for coroner Tuesday evening. Early returns showed Kelly had garnered 69% of the 68,877 votes cast. Kelly said the strong lead showed that voters care about the qualifications of the person…
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Colorado and El Paso County 2022 election results: Lamborn, Ganahl, Boebert, O’Dea poised for primary victories
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Coloradans voted today to decide which Republican and Democratic candidates will appear on the ballot in November. The polls closed at 7 p.m. and unofficial results are in. A total of 903,021 ballots were cast in Colorado, of 3,793,413 active voters for a 23.81% voter turnout, according to the Secretary of State’s website. Steve Schleiker…