2024 election results

Results are in and The Associated Press has announced Donald Trump as winning candidate in the 2024 Presidential election. Trump secured 51% of the votes claiming 277 of the electoral votes. Kamala Harris secured 224 including the 10 electoral votes from Colorado. Harris won Colorado with 54.6% of the vote. Boulder County residents also favored Harris granting her 78.97% of the votes and only 19% to Trump. 

Democrat Joe Neguse secured another term as the House Representative for District 2 with 78.7% of the vote in Boulder County and 69.14% in the state. Opponent Marshall Dawson drew 19.44% of the votes in Boulder County and 28.7% across the state. 

Democrat Diana DeGette won the race for District 1 in the House of Representatives. DeGette won with 78.16% of the vote.

The District 3 race was separated by just over 3 points. Republican Jeff Hurd secured the vote with 50.02% followed by Democrat Adam Frisch with 46.82%.

District 4, which includes large parts of Weld County, was won by Republican Lauren Boebert with 53.03% of the vote. District 5 was won by Republican Jeff Crank with 54.78% of the vote. Democrat Jason Crow secured 59.23% of the vote in District 6 and Democrat Brittany Pettersen held 55.66% of District 7's vote.

District 8 results are close. Democrat Yadira Caraveo holds 49.54% of the vote while Republican Gabe Evans holds 47.95%.

Democrat Kathy Gebhardt took the seat for the State Board of Education for District 2. The remaining three seats representing districts 3,4 and 8 were secured by Republican candidates Sherri Wright, Kristi Burton Brown and Yazmin Navarro, respectively. 

Democrat Elliott Hood holds 50.53% of the vote for the Regent of the University of Colorado At-Large seat while Republicans Ray Scott (56.2%) and Ken Montera (58.56%) won the seats for districts 3 and 5 respectively.

Of the 18 seats open in the Colorado State Senate, the Democratic party won 12 with the remaining secured by the Republican Party. Republican Liza Frizell won the District 2 seat with 60.2% of the vote, Republican Marc Catlin won with 52.02% for District 5, Republican Cleave Alan Simpson won District 6 with 55.57% and Republican Larry Liston took District 10 with 56.68% of the vote. 

District 12 was close but Democrat Marc Snyder secured the vote with 50.25%. Republican Scott Bright won District 13 with 56.44% of the vote and Democrat Cathy Kipp took District 14 with 69.76% of the vote. State Sentate District 16 was a close race between Repbulican Robyn Carnes and Democrat Chris Kolker but in the end Kolker took the race with 52.42%.

Democrat Sonya Jaquez Lewis will once again represent District 17, winning 68.83% of the vote. Democrat Judy Amabile won District 18 with a resounding 91.84% of the vote. Democrat Lindsey Daugherty took District 19 with 56.21% against Republican Sam Bandimere (41.51%). District 21 was also close but Democrat Dafna Michaelson Jenet took the seat with 51.52% against Republican opponent Frederick Alfred Jr. (48.48%). Republican Barb Kirkmeyer ran uncontested for the District 23 seat. Democrat Jeff Bridges won District 26 with 62.72% of the vote while fellow party member Mike Weissman secured the 28th district with 64.08%. 

Democratic candidates secured districts 29, 31 and 33 with an overwhelming majority in each race. Democrat Janet Buckner ran uncontested for District 29, Chris Hansen won District 31 with 85.12% and James Coleman defeated Republican opponent Max Minnig with 83.58% of the vote. 

The Democratic Party won a majority of the State House of Representative seats, winning 45 to the Republican 20. 

Michael Dougherty kept his seat as the district attorney for the 20th Judicial District which serves Boulder County. Karen Benker ran uncontested for the RTD director seat for District I which serves the Longmont area. 

There were a number of ballot questions this year. Amendment G was passed by 72.45% of voters to change the Colorado constitution to expand the eligibility for veterans with a disability, even it is not connected to their service, to qualify for a property tax exemption. 

Voters also passed Amendment H, by 72.74%, to establish an independent judicial discipline board that will set standards for judicial review. Amendment I — creating an exception to the right to bail for first degree murder cases and Amendment J — removing the ban on same-sex marriage passed 69.39% and 63.78% respectively.

Colorado voters voted 55.31% against amending the constitution to modify certain deadlines connected to special elections. They also voted against Amendment 80 which would provide the right to school choice with 52.06% against. 

Amendment 79 — which would change the Colorado constitution to recognize a person's right to an abortion passed with 61.48% of the vote. 

Proposition JJ will allow the Colorado government to continue to keep and spend all sports betting tax revenue to fund water conservation efforts. 

Voters passed Proposition KK which will allow a 6.5% of the net taxable sales from gun, gun precursor parts or ammunition to go to mental health services. In total the tax will increase by $39,000,000. 

Colorado voters prevented Proposition 127 with a vote of 55.5% against. If the proposition had passed it would have allowed the hunting of mountain lions, lynx and bobcats.

Prop 128 passed with 62.38% of the vote, now requiring offenders convicted of second degree murder, first degree assault, class 2 felony kidnapping, sexual assault, first degree arson, first degree burglary or aggravated robbery to serve 85% of their sentence before they are eligible for parole. 

Colorado will now allow a new veterinary professional associate profession to practice veterinary medicine under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian with the passing of Prop 129 with 52.38%.

The state will also to change state funding for peace officer training which will result in a $350 million appropriation. However, voters votwe 55.2% against creating a new election process for certain federal and state office with Prop 131. 

The city of Longmont's ballot question to extend the city's open space tax passed with 73.88% of the vote. The tax will continue to be used to preserve the city's natural areas.

Seventy-four percent of voters voted to pass the $739.8 million bond for the St. Vrain Valley School District. The bond will not increase taxes but will allow for the district to improve school buildings and construct additional resource facilities for students. 

Voters elected to continue to allow RTD to collect taxes for its services. Without the tax continuance, RTD would have had to find addtional revenue sources.