Ministry leader Victor Marx is currently leading state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer in the Republican primary for Colorado governor, but the race is still too close to call. 

After holding a narrow advantage over Marx on election night and into Wednesday afternoon, Kirkmeyer’s lead evaporated Wednesday evening as more votes were counted. As of 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Marx leads Kirkmeyer by 2,181 votes, according to preliminary results from the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.

Of the 507,568 ballots counted, Marx was winning 39.86% of the votes to Kirkmeyer’s 39.43%. Their other opponent, state Rep. Scott Bottoms, was trailing with just under 21% of the vote. 

The Associated Press estimates 93% of ballots have been counted. Arapahoe County, where Kirkmeyer is leading Marx by a 13-percentage-point margin, appeared to have the most votes still left to count, with the AP estimating that 73% of the county’s ballots were in. El Paso County, which includes Colorado Springs and is one of Marx’s main strongholds, appeared nearly done counting. Marx held an 8-point-lead over Kirkmeyer in the county. 

In social media statements Wednesday, Kirkmeyer and Marx said they were focused on curing ballots, which allows voters to fix issues, such as their ballot signature or ID, that may have prevented their vote from being counted. Colorado voters have until July 8 to cure their ballots for the primary. 

The race could also face an automatic recount if the final margin of victory is close enough. In Colorado, a recount is triggered when the margin is less than or equal to 0.5% of the leading candidate’s vote total. The margin between Marx and Kirkmeyer is currently 1%, just outside the recount threshold, though that could change as more votes are counted.