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Election Results: Colorado Candidates and State Ballot Measures

Local Results

County Commission, District 2

J. Kent Lindsay / 8,659 votes / 100%

County Commission, District 3

Gerald W. Koppenhafer, Rep. / 8,935 votes / 100%

State Results

Representative to 119th United States Congress- District 3

Jeff Hurd (Rep) / 183,080 votes / 50.04%

Adam Frisch (Dem) / 171,251 votes / 46.80%

State Board of Education, District 3

Sherri Wright, Rep / 55.10%

Ellen Angeles, Dem. / 43.90%

University of Colorado Regent, at large

Eric Rinard, Rep. / 46.64%

Elliot Hood, Dem. / 50.73%

University of Colorado Regent, District 3

Ray Scott, Rep. / 56.25%

Robert B. Logan, Dem. / 43.75%

State Senator, District 6

Vivian Smotherman, Dem. / 44.78%

Cleave Alan Simpson, Rep. / 55.22%

State Representative, District 58

Kathleen Curry, Dem. / 47.10%

Larry Don Suckla, Rep. / 52.90%

State Representative, District 59

Katie Stewart, Dem. / 51.39%

Craig Clark, Rep. / 48.61%

District Attorney, 22nd Judicial District

Christian Hatfield, Dem. / 4,105 votes / 33.51%

Jeremy Reed, Rep. / 8,145 votes / 66.49%

Colorado Amendments and Propositions

Amendment 79: Creates a constitutional right to abortion

61.5% YES

Amendment 80: Creates a constitutional right to school choice

52% NO

Amendment G: Expands veterans’ property tax exemptions

72.5% YES

Amendment H: Creates an independent judicial disciplinary board

72.7% YES

Amendment I: Removes right to bail in first-degree murder cases

69.4% YES

Amendment J: Repeals ban on same-sex marriage

63.8% YES

Amendment K: Adjusts deadline to file initiative petition signatures

55.3% NO

Proposition 127: Prohibits killing a mountain lion, bobcat, or lynx

55.5% NO

Proposition 128: Lengthens prison time before parole eligibility

62.4% YES

Proposition 129: Allows veterinary professional associates

52.4% YES

Proposition 130: Creates a police training and support fund

53.1% YES

Proposition 131: Requires open primaries and ranked choice voting in general elections

55.1% NO

Proposition JJ: Removes cap on state revenue from sports betting

75.9% YES

Proposition KK: Imposes a tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition

54.1% YES

Local Ballot Issues

Dolores School District Ballot Issue 4-A

Extend the annual tax, up to $360,000 for eight years through 2032 for general fund purposes including instruction materials, supplies, technology and staff.

67.3% YES

Montezuma County Ballot Issue 1A

Increase taxes by an estimated $8,123,002 beginning in 2025 and thereafter by amounts raised by a 1% retail sales tax, excluding farm and property taxes, to better fund public safety entities including the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, jail and drug task force.

55.9% NO

Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 Ballot Issue 4B

Increase school district taxes by $2.1 million in 2025 and thereafter by a levy of up to 3.9 mills to fund raises for teachers and paraprofessionals.

53% YES

Cortez Fire Protection Ballot Issue 6-A

Increase fire department taxes by $3,294,000 annually ($1,647,000 in 2025) and thereafter by a sales tax of up to 0.54%, to be used for fire and safety operations.

54.8% YES