Voting

Election

Two elected to Southern Ute Tribal Council

was held on Nov. 4

November 10, 2022 • Megan K. Olsen — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado 3rd Congressional District

What to expect as final votes are tallied in razor-thin race between Boebert and Adam Frisch

is still an eight-day period in which county clerks can accept ballots from military and overseas voters

November 10, 2022 • Jesse Paul and Elliott Wenzler — The Colorado Sun

Colorado Legislature

Republicans must wait until 2026 before they have any real shot at winning back power in Colorado

Democrats have never held this amount of sustained control at the state or congressional levels

November 9, 2022 • Jesse Paul, Delaney Nelson and Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Ballot initiatives

Durango voters allow city to keep extra lodgers tax revenue

money to benefit housing, transportation, arts and culture projects

November 9, 2022 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Candidates

Rep. Lauren Boebert catches Democrat Adam Frisch in House race

race tightens Wednesday, Frisch’s lead falls to 62 votes.

November 9, 2022 • Nancy Lofholm, Jesse Paul, David Krause and William Woody — The Colorado Sun

Candidates

McLachlan retains Colorado House District 59

Challenger Shelli Shaw falls behind by 12 points

November 9, 2022 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Ballot initiatives

Purgatory Metro District’s 2.5% sales tax increase is too close to call

A $600,000 increase would help pay for road repairs and snow removal The Purgatory Metropolitan District asked residents to increase…

November 9, 2022 • Megan K. Olsen — Herald Staff Writer

Candidates

Uncontested La Plata County candidates cruise to victory

incumbents will serve another four years in public office

November 9, 2022 • Garret Jaros — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado

Jared Polis easily beats Heidi Ganahl to secure second term as Colorado’s governor

Democrat easily defeated his Republican challenger, University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl

November 9, 2022 • Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

Democrat Jena Griswold defeats Republican Pam Anderson in Colorado’s secretary of state race

Contest for top election official centered on 2020 election denial, though both candidates agreed Trump didn’t win and that Colorado’s…

November 9, 2022 • Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser wins reelection over Republican John Kellner

Republican John Kellner (left) is challenging Democratic incumbent Phil Weiser to be Colorado's Attorney General in the state's 2022 elections.…

November 9, 2022 • Sandra Fish and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

Results too close to call for Prop. 123, a ballot measure to fund affordable housing

La Plata Economic Development Alliance received a REDI grant from the state of Colorado in partnership with the city of…

November 9, 2022 • Tatiana Flowers and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Ballot initiatives

Voters approve Prop. FF, clearing way for school meals program funded by cutting tax breaks for the wealthy

new program will give all Colorado public school students access to free breakfasts and lunches, regardless of household income

November 9, 2022 • Erica Breunlin — The Colorado Sun

Colorado

Michael Bennet elected to his third U.S. Senate term as Colorado voters reject Republican Joe O’Dea

Bennet, a Democrat, serves his full six-year term, he will become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator in the century since state…

November 9, 2022 • Jesse Paul and Sandra Fish — The Colorado Sun

Election

Voters say democracy at stake as they head to polls on Election Day in Durango

Plata County candidates ‘watching things unfold’

November 8, 2022 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

District 1 County Commissioner Bobby Lieb

La Plata County commissioner candidates make final push before Election Day

a three-way race involving an incumbent, former seat-holder and two-time candidate, nobody knows who will win

November 4, 2022 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Election

Colorado Secretary of State expands voting access for Native American tribes

members can vote in-person on tribal lands

November 4, 2022 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Durango

Photo: Thank you for voting

A large sign thanks voters, including Linda Scott, as they drop off ballots Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…

October 25, 2022 • Jerry McBride — 102522

Headlines

30,000 noncitizens living in Colorado received postcards encouraging them to register to vote

Secretary of State Office blames error on a database glitch related to driver's license records

October 10, 2022 • AP

Crime

Man gets prison for threatening Colorado Secretary of state Jena Griswold

Colorado's Democratic incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold speaks during a news conference Oct. 15, 2020, in Denver. A Nebraska…

October 7, 2022 • AP

Colorado

El Paso County grand jury that indicted Democratic state senator was given incorrect information

Attorney files motion asking for felony charge to be dismissed

September 22, 2022 • Olivia Prentzel and Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Candidates

Pam Anderson wants to run ‘evidence-based’ elections if elected secretary of state

Republican is set to face Democratic incumbent Jena Griswold this fall

September 15, 2022 • Sara Wilson — Colorado Newsline

Crime

District attorney presses for earliest trial dates in Tina Peters case

Prosecutors say they have completed core investigation into elections office security breach

August 31, 2022 • Sara Wilson — Colorado Newsline

Election

Colorado county clerks report uptick in 2020 election records requests

‘Moment of Truth Summit’ attendees encouraged by Mike Lindell to ask for cast vote records

August 26, 2022 • Lindsey Toomer — Colorado Newsline