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2024 Preliminary General Election Results

Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder Ingrid Grueter takes a break from counting ballots on Election Night to discuss the process during a press conference in the Pitkin County Administration Building in downtown Aspen on Nov. 5, 2024.
Caroline Llanes
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Aspen Public Radio
Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder Ingrid Grueter takes a break from counting ballots on Election Night to discuss the process during a press conference in the Pitkin County Administration Building in downtown Aspen on Nov. 5, 2024.

This post was last updated with across-the-board results at 1:00 p.m. on Nov. 7. For any further updates go to the Colorado Secretary of State website. It was corrected on Nov. 12 to fix an error in the results of Pitkin County Ballot Measure 1C.

The presumptive winner's name will appear in bold.

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Federal Offices

U.S. Congressional District 3

  • Adam Frisch (D): 46.73% — 172,479 votes
  • Jeff Hurd (R): 50.09% — 184,892 votes
  • James Wiley (Libertarian): 2.52% — 9,312 votes
  • Adam Withrow (Unity): 0.66% — 2,438 votes

    Note: In this close race across multiple counties, results are expected to change every few minutes.

State Offices

State Senate District 5 

  • Cole Buerger (D): 47.94% — 39,343 votes
  • Marc Catlin (R): 52.06% — 42,724 votes

House District 57 

  • Caleb Waller (R): 44.91% — 18,367 votes
  • Elizabeth Velasco (D—Incumbent): 55.09% — 22,528 votes

State Board of Education District 3

  • Sherri M Wright (R): 56.17% — 199,438 votes
  • Ellen Angeles (D): 43.90% — 155,621 votes

District Attorney — 9th Judicial District (Uncontested race)

  • Ben Sollars (R): 100% — 24,609 votes

University of Colorado Board of Regents — At-large seat

  • Eric Rinard (R): 46.74% — 1,137,431 votes
  • Elliott Hood (D): 50.53% — 1,229,634 votes
  • Thomas Reasoner (Approval Voting): 0.92% — 22,362 votes
  • T.J. Cole (Unity): 1.82% —42,572 votes

University of Colorado Board of Regents — District 3

  • Ray Scott (R): 56.21% — 193,825 votes
  • Robert B. Logan (D): 43.79% — 150,995 votes

County Offices

Eagle County Commissioner District 1 

  • Matt Scherr (D—Incumbent): 58.90% — 14,949 votes
  • Gregg M Cooper (R): 41.10% — 10,432 votes

Eagle County Commissioner District 2 (Uncontested race)

  • Tom Boyd (D): 100% — 16,912 votes

Garfield County Commissioner District 2

  • Perry Will (R): 53.50% — 15,429 votes
  • Caitlin Carey (D): 46.50% — 13,409 votes

Garfield County Commissioner District 3

  • Mike Samson (R): 51.53% — 14,712 votes
  • Steven Arauza (D): 48.47% — 13,837 votes

Pitkin County Commissioner District 3 (Uncontested race)

  • Greg Poschman (D—Incumbent): 100% — 7,680 votes

Pitkin County Commissioner District 4 (Uncontested race)

  • Jeffrey Woodruff (D): 100% — 7,354 votes

Pitkin County Commissioner District 5

  • Francie Jacober (D—Incumbent): 72.26% — 6,336 votes
  • Toni Kronberg (Unaffiliated): 27.74% — 2,432 votes

Municipal Offices

Snowmass Village Mayor

  • Bill Madsen (Incumbent): 46.65% — 765 votes
  • Alyssa Shenk: 53.35% — 875 votes

Snowmass Village Town Council (Two available seats)

  • Cecily DeAngelo: 31.06% — 862 votes
  • Debbie Alcorta: 12.76% — 354 votes 
  • Tom Fridstein (Incumbent): 30.23% — 839 votes
  • Art Burrows: 25.95% — 720 votes

State Ballot Measures

Amendment G: Expands eligibility of a property tax exemption for veterans with a disability

  • Yes/For: 72.54% — 1,821,819 votes,
  • No/Against: 27.46% — 689,616 votes

Amendment H: Establishes judicial discipline procedures in the constitution, including an independent board to hold judicial misconduct hearings

  • Yes/For: 72.77% — 1,784,855 votes
  • No/Against: 27.23% — 668,031 votes

Amendment I: Allows judges to deny bail to a person charged with first-degree murder when proof is evident or presumption is great that they committed the crime

  • Yes/For: 69.30% — 1,733,305 votes
  • No/Against: 30.70% — 767,921 votes

Amendment J: Removes the ban on same-sex marriage in the state constitution

  • Yes/For: 63.78% — 1,558,247 votes
  • No/Against: 36.22% — 884,933 votes

Amendment K: Sets earlier deadlines for certain election filings and publication of ballot measures

  • Yes/For: 44.70% — 1,074,683 votes
  • No/Against: 55.30% — 1,329,759 votes

Amendment 79: Recognizes the right to abortion in the state constitution and repealing the current ban on state and local funding for abortion services

  • Yes/For: 61.55% — 1,579,962 votes
  • No/Against: 38.45% — 986,953 votes

Amendment 80: Creates a constitutionally-protected right to school choice for K-12 students and their parents

  • Yes/For: 48.03% — 1,217,358 votes
  • No/Against: 51.97% — 1,317,230 votes

Proposition JJ: Allows the state to keep and spend more money for water projects when sports betting tax revenue exceeds amounts previously approved by voters

  • Yes/For: 75.93% — 1,929,636 votes
  • No/Against: 24.07% — 611,783 votes

Proposition KK: Creates a new tax on firearms and ammunition and uses the revenue for crime victim services, mental health services for veterans and youth, and school safety programs

  • Yes/For: 54.18% — 1,384,771 votes
  • No/Against: 45.82% — 1,171,235 votes

Proposition 127: Prohibits mountain lion, bobcat and lynx hunting

  • Yes/For: 44.51% — 1,127,697 votes
  • No/Against: 55.49% — 1,406,059 votes

Proposition 128: Requires a person convicted of certain crimes of violence to serve at least 85% of their sentence in prison before being eligible for discretionary parole or earned time reductions

  • Yes/For: 62.35% — 1,559,861 votes
  • No/Against: 37.65% — 941,873 votes

Proposition 129: Establishes a new regulated position of “veterinary professional associate” to work alongside veterinarians, veterinary technicians and veterinary technician specialists

  • Yes/For: 52.37% — 1,298,829 votes
  • No/Against: 47.63% — 1,181,300 votes

Proposition 130: Directs the state to provide $350 million in additional funding to local law enforcement agencies to improve officer recruitment and retention and requires the state to provide a $1 million one-time death benefit to families of state and local officers killed in the line of duty

  • Yes/For: 53.05% — 1,323,369 votes
  • No/Against: 46.95% — 1,171,191 votes

Proposition 131: Establishes a ranked-choice general election formate and an all-candidate primary for all voters regardless of political party

  • Yes/For: 45.02% — 1,117,914 votes
  • No/Against: 54.98% — 1,365,454 votes

County Ballot Measures

Pitkin County Ballot Issue 1A: Affordable housing and workforce housing mill levy

  • Yes/For: 59.99% — 6,208 votes
  • No/Against: 40.01% — 4,141 votes

Pitkin County Ballot Issue 1B: County solid waste center bonds

  • Yes/For: 83.32% — 8,368 votes
  • No/Against: 16.68% — 1,675 votes

Pitkin County Ballot Question 1C: Reaffirms the Board of County Commissioners existing authority to approve an airport layout plan for the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, including any runway expansion and relocation

  • Yes/For: 66.80% — 6,950 votes
  • No/Against: 33.20% — 3,454 votes

Pitkin County Ballot Question 200: Limits the powers of the Board of County Commissioners to authorize the expansion or relocation of any runway at the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport beyond the existing layout, requiring voter approval for those decisions

  • Yes/For: 39.88% — 4,133 votes
  • No/Against: 60.12% — 6,230 votes

Municipal Ballot Measures

City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2A: Extends of an existing 1% real estate transfer tax through 2060

  • Yes/For: 66.00% — 2,628 votes
  • No/Against: 34.00% — 1,354 votes

City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2B: Extends of an existing 0.45% sales tax for affordable housing and day care

  • Yes/For: 72.10% — 2,943 votes
  • No/Against: 27.90% — 1,139 votes

City of Aspen Ballot Issue 2C: Recategorizes the taxes currently imposed on vehicles sold, registered and used in the city

  • Yes/For: 85.36% — 3,434 votes
  • No/Against: 14.64% — 589 votes 

City of Glenwood Springs Ballot Issue 2A: Approves a one cent sales and use tax for the maintenance of streets and underground utilities

  • Yes/For: 50.76% — 2,285 votes
  • No/Against: 49.24% — 2,217 votes

Town of Snowmass Village Ballot Question 2D: Approves a an $86 million spending limit for the Draw Site workforce housing project

  • Yes/For: 60.78% — 1,046 votes
  • No/Against: 39.22% — 675 votes

Town of Parachute Ballot Issue 2B: Increases sales and use taxes for the operation, maintenance and development of town streets, infrastructure, parks and other public improvements

  • Yes/For: 39.53% — 170 votes
  • No/Against: 60.47% — 260 votes