CO-04 (Special Election)
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(R) Greg Lopez
(R) Trisha Calvarese
90%
10%
President (To Win Colorado)
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(D) Joe Biden*
(R) Donald Trump
80%
20%↓
CO-01 (Denver)
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(D) Diana DeGette*
90%
CO-02 (Boulder-ish)
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(D) Joe Neguse*
90%
CO-03 (West & Southern CO)
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(D) Adam Frisch
(R) Jeff Hurd
(R) Ron Hanks
40%
30%
20%
CO-04 (Northeast-ish Colorado)
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(R) Lauren Boebert
(R) Deborah Flora
(R) J. Sonnenberg
30%↑
15%↑
10%↓
CO-05 (Colorado Springs)
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(R) Dave Williams
(R) Jeff Crank
50%↓
50%↑
CO-06 (Aurora)
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(D) Jason Crow*
90%
CO-07 (Jefferson County)
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(D) Brittany Pettersen
85%↑
CO-08 (Northern Colo.)
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(D) Yadira Caraveo
(R) Gabe Evans
(R) Janak Joshi
60%↑
35%↓
30%↑
State Senate Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
80%
20%
State House Majority
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DEMOCRATS
REPUBLICANS
95%
5%
March 24, 2023 11:00 AM UTC
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The race for Denver Mayor is coming down to its final week, but voters are still holding onto their ballots like a lottery ticket that they aren’t totally sure isn’t a winner.
My wife and I still have our ballots. And it is because we are having a hard time deciding who to vote for in the mayoral and city council-at-large races. But there is no way we won't turn ours in.
We'll drop ours off at the train station, probably Sunday. I'm waiting to see which candidates say or do something egregiously stupid in the last few days. It always happens.
Curious how Denver's election will go, but I haven't paid much attention beyond headlines. Here in Conservaderp Springs, we have our own nutters running for Mayor. There are some literal insurrectionists and worse running, it's a bit frightening.
The only thin silver lining for Colorado Springs in any forseeable future will be if John Suthers decides to run for Lamborn's seat.
Reminds one of an old joke from the Wizard of Id comic strip.
"What if we gave an election and no one came?"
I still couldn't tell anyone who I'd vote for in the Denver Mayor's race, that is if I could actually vote. Not surprised in the tiniest by the current 5% turnout.
It's not uncommon that turnout in municipal elections is low. I don't think I'm at all surprised by the poor voter participation. And it's somewhat understandable.
Despite the usual rhetoric about "government close to the people," what does city government actually do that makes a difference in people's lives? OK, roads, cops, rec centers, etc. But every mayor does that stuff, so what's the difference if this person or that wins?
And no small number of decisions of the average local government are at least heavily influenced by the professional bureaucracy of the city, which does not care about election results.
Denver has a "strong mayor" system of government, so the mayorship matters more than it does in the suburban cities, but how many voters know that?
And how much has really gotten done in Denver in, I don't know, decades?
And, given Denver's futility at dealing with homelessness in particular, why should voters believe that any potential mayor is going to make more of a difference than any other?
"And, given Denver's futility at dealing with homelessness … more of a difference than any other?"
This.
I voted. I always vote. Every possible time since 1968.
But, even I, a political junkie, cannot separate these candidates in my tiny brain.
Take a look at the return pattern in 2019, AFTER mail balloting began. The first-round votes can be found here. With a week and 2 days left, 36,899 ballots had been cast. That's WITH an 8-year incumbent and 9 other candidates.
In 2023, the first round votes to date are here. With a week and 2 days left, 25,310 have been cast. With no incumbent, 17 names on the ballot (1 dropped), and 5 or 6 certified write-in candidates.
My ballot is still sitting on my desk, as I waffle among five or six I consider competent enough to be a credible mayor.