Votes in two close Colorado congressional races continue to be counted and remain too close to know the fate of eight statewide ballot measures.
It is unclear when the results of these and several state and local races will be final. New results come in sporadically and are posted on the Secretary of State’s results page. You can follow the results on the Colorado Sun election page. The Sun relies on the Associated Press to call races when enough votes on one side in a contest indicate a definitive winner.
Some races could take days. In the June 30 primary election, the winner of the GOP gubernatorial race was not announced for nine days.
Thursday at 12:47 p.m., here are the main exceptional races we are following and the current results:
Congressional races
3rd district: Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd against Democrat Dwayne Romero.
Hurd came in first with 49.3% of the vote. Romero owns 47.5%. Libertarian candidate Cory Robertson has 1.6% and unaffiliated candidate Clifton Brown has 1.6%.
4th district: Incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert against Democrat Eileen Laubacher.
Laubacher is in the lead with 48.7%. Boébert holds 48%. Libertarian candidate Douglas Mangeris has 3.2%.
Statewide ballot measures
Amendment 85: State and local ballot questions would need to use language no more complex than an eighth-grade reading level. 51% in favor. This amendment requires 55% of the vote to pass because it adds text to the state Constitution.
Amendment 86: It would add congressional redistricting requirements outside of the normal once-a-decade process. 53% against. This amendment requires 55% of the vote to pass because it adds text to the state Constitution.
Amendment 87: Would replace the flat income tax with a graduated tax rate, raising taxes on high earners. 50.6% in favor. Amendment 87 does not require 55% approval even though it amends the state constitution because it removes language rather than adding elements.
Proposition 132: Would increase criminal penalties for possession and sale of fentanyl. 52.9% in favor.
Proposition 134: Would restrict the participation of transgender athletes in gender-biased school and college sports. 52.7% in favor.
Proposition 135: Would ban gender-related surgeries for minors. 52.3% in favor.
Proposition 136: Would cap the state income tax rate at 4.4 percent. 52.4% against.
Proposition 137: Would redirect existing tax revenue toward land management and conservation. 50.7% in favor.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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