Election Results: Check out how Summit County’s voters cast their ballots
Wednesday, Nov. 6
12:30 a.m.: Since a batch of results released at 11:45 p.m. failed to change margins significantly in Summit County and all races have been called by Summit Daily News, this is the last update for the night. Check back tomorrow for final unofficial results.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
11:45 p.m.: A new batch of results released at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday did not make significant adjustments to margins in local elections in Summit County. Summit County Clerk and Recorder Taryn Power said another wave of results is anticipated soon.
11:30 p.m.: Summit County Clerk and Recorder Taryn Power said election workers are preparing to release another batch of results tonight.
9:45 p.m.: Voters have rejected Summit School District’s $195 million bond proposal.
9:24 p.m – It’s official. Democratic Party incumbents Eric Mamula and Tamara Pogue have won the two contested races for seats on the Summit Board of County Commissioners.
9:10 p.m. – Voter turnout in Summit County is just shy of 75%, which is much lower than the last presidential election, in which 85% of voters submitted a ballot, according to Clerk and Recorder Taryn Power.
9:06 p.m. – Another wave of results has been posted by Summit County Clerk and Recorder, bringing the total number of counted ballots to 14,794.
8:55 p.m. – Colorado House Speaker Julie McCluskie wins reelection to final term in House District 13 race
8:44 p.m. – Summit County rejected the contentious state ballot measure seeking to ban big cat hunting with 8,373 voting no and 5,498 voting yes. Statewide, 1,202,165 voted no while 979,634 voted yes.
8:13 p.m. – In Keystone Ballot Issue 2A to increase taxes, 419 voted yes, while 172 voted no. In Issue 2B, regarding spending, 462 voted yes, while 124 voted no.
8:11 p.m. – Regarding the ballot issue asking to increase school debt, 7,832 voted no, while 5,722 voted yes.
8:08 p.m. – In the District 2 race for Summit County Commissioner, Tamara Poge leads with 61.18% of the vote, over Bob Cottrell with 38.82% of the vote.
8:07 p.m. – In the race for Summit County Commissioner in District 1, Eric S. Mamula leads 66.19% of the vote over Allen Bacher who has 33.81% of the vote.
7:53 p.m. – This statewide ballot issue result roundup includes all 14 measures.
7:39 p.m. – As of 4:45 p.m., 14,900 mail-in ballots had been received in Summit County, while 1,468 were cast in person, according to Clerk and Recorder Taryn Power. That equates to 74.8% voter turnout.
7:35 p.m. – Statewide, Democrat Joe Neguse is leading the race for the U.S. Representative in District 2 with 58.95% of the vote, while Republican Marshall Dawson has 39.02%.
7:32 p.m. – Summit County results have not come though yet, however, other counties have started contributing to statewide results.
7:00 p.m. – Polls have closed in Colorado.
6:53 p.m. – Colorado’s electoral votes have gone to the Democratic candidate in the last four presidential elections. The last time Colorado voted for the Republican candidate was for George W. Bush in 2004.
6:42 p.m. – Colorado has 10 electoral votes, gaining one since the 2020 election. In the 2020 presidential election, Colorado went blue, with 55.4% voting for Democratic candidates Biden/Harris, while 41.9% voted for the Republican candidates of Trump/Pence.
6:32 p.m. – Colorado allows votes to be counted ahead of election day, so many mailed-in ballots have already been counted. That means the first wave of results will be available shortly after polls close at 7 p.m. Learn more about how your vote gets counted.
6:24 p.m. – As of 2 p.m on Election Day, 2,772,941 ballots had been returned statewide, including 14,844 Summit County ballots, according to the Secretary of State website. That trails behind the 3,303,265 statewide votes on the afternoon of Election Day in 2020. There are 21,881 active voters in Summit County.
6:11 p.m. – The Summit Daily will be covering local races and ballot measures, the state race for the state representative for District 13, as well as state ballot measures. All results and stories can be found at SummitDaily.com/election
6:00 p.m. – Welcome to Summit Daily’s live election results. This live blog will be updated frequently throughout the evening as results come in and races are called. Polls in Colorado close in one hour at 7 p.m. The first wave of results are expected shortly after.
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