2024 Colorado elections
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The 2024 Colorado elections were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 and the primary election took place on June 25, 2024. In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Colorado voters voted in the U.S. House, Colorado State Board of Education, the University of Colorado Board of Regents, and other local elections.[1]
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Federal elections
Presidential election
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris won ten electoral votes from Colorado by defeating Donald Trump comfortably.[2]
House of Representatives
Prior to the regular elections in November, a special election was also called in the fourth district following the resignation of Ken Buck.[3][4]
Republicans gained one seat, flipping the eighth district.[5]
State Board of Education
Four out of nine seats on the Colorado State Board of Education were up for election in 2024.[6]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Democratic | Angelika Schroeder | term-limited | Democratic | Kathy Gebhardt | 299,267 | 99.33% | ||
| Libertarian | Ethan Augreen (write-in) | 2,004 | 0.67% | ||||||
| 3 (special) | Republican | Sherri Wright | running[a] | Republican | Sherri Wright | 217,850 | 56.96% | ||
| Democratic | Ellen Angeles | 164,625 | 43.04% | ||||||
| 4 | Republican | Debora Scheffel | not running | Republican | Kristi Burton Brown | 263,234 | 60.54% | ||
| Democratic | Krista Holtzmann | 171,565 | 39.46% | ||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Rhonda Solis | running | Republican | Yazmin Navarro | 168,810 | 52.49% | ||
| Democratic | Rhonda Solis | 152,772 | 47.51% | ||||||
Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8]
CU Board of Regents
Three out of nine seats on the University of Colorado Board of Regents were up for election in 2024.[9]
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At-large | Democratic | Lesley Smith | not running | Democratic | Elliott Hood | 1,478,661 | 50.45% | ||
| Republican | Eric Rinard | 1,363,271 | 46.52% | ||||||
| Unity | T.J. Cole | 59,612 | 2.03% | ||||||
| Approval Voting | Thomas Reasoner | 29,232 | 1.00% | ||||||
| 3 | Republican | Glen Gallegos | term-limited | Republican | Ray Scott | 213,916 | 57.10% | ||
| Democratic | Robert Logan | 160,726 | 42.90% | ||||||
| 5 | Republican | Ken Montera | running[b] | Republican | Ken Montera | 203,772 | 58.84% | ||
| Democratic | Axel Brown | 142,538 | 41.16% | ||||||
Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8]
State judiciary
Supreme Court
Three justices on the Colorado Supreme Court faced retention in 2024.[11]
Chief Justice Márquez retention
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Monica Márquez was appointed by Governor Bill Ritter in 2010 as an associate justice to succeed Mary Mullarkey.[12] She became chief justice in July 2024.[13]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,613,684 | 64.06 | |
| Against | 905,209 | 35.94 | |
| Total | 2,518,893 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Justice Berkenkotter retention
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Maria Berkenkotter was appointed by Governor Jared Polis in 2020 to succeed Nathan Coats.[14]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,685,363 | 66.80 | |
| Against | 837,630 | 33.20 | |
| Total | 2,522,993 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Justice Boatright retention
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Brian Boatright was appointed by Governor John Hickenlooper in 2011 to succeed Alex Martinez.[15]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,571,597 | 62.82 | |
| Against | 930,272 | 37.18 | |
| Total | 2,501,869 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Court of Appeals
The terms of six judges on the Colorado Court of Appeals expired in 2024; five of them chose to run for another term.[16]
Justice Anthony Navarro chose not to run for retention; as a result Polis appointed Melissa Meirink to his seat.[17]
Chief Judge Román retention
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Gilbert Román was first appointed by Governor Bill Owens in 2005 to succeed Henry Nieto.[18] He became chief judge in 2021.[19]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,624,623 | 67.35 | |
| Against | 787,676 | 32.65 | |
| Total | 2,412,299 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Judge Schutz retention
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Timothy Schutz was appointed by Governor Polis in 2021 to succeed Steve Bernard.[20]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,558,761 | 64.82 | |
| Against | 846,107 | 35.18 | |
| Total | 2,404,868 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Judge Dunn retention
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Stephanie Dunn was appointed by Governor Hickenlooper in 2012 to succeed Arthur Roy.[21]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,674,266 | 68.60 | |
| Against | 766,207 | 31.40 | |
| Total | 2,440,473 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Judge Jones retention
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Jerry Jones was appointed by Governor Owens along with two more judges following the expansion of the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2006.[22]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,460,408 | 60.43 | |
| Against | 956,221 | 39.57 | |
| Total | 2,416,629 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
Judge Kuhn retention
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Eric Kuhn was appointed by Governor Polis in 2021 to succeed Diana Terry.[23]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,622,478 | 67.10 | |
| Against | 795,393 | 32.90 | |
| Total | 2,417,871 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | |||
General Assembly
18 out of 35 seats in the Colorado Senate and all 65 seats in the Colorado House of Representatives were up for election.[24][25]
Ballot measures
Fourteen statewide measures in total were on the ballot in Colorado.[26]
| Name | Description | Votes | Type | |||
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| Yes | % | No | % | |||
| Amendment 79 | Establishes the right to abortion and repeals a constitutional ban on public funding for abortions.[27] | 1,921,593 | 61.97 | 1,179,261 | 38.03 | Citizen-initiated constitutional amendment |
| Amendment 80 | Provides that "each K-12 child has the right to school choice."[28] | 1,507,236 | 49.32 | 1,548,679 | 50.68 | |
| Amendment G | Expands the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to veterans with individual unemployability status.[29] | 2,212,022 | 73.13 | 812,638 | 26.87 | Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
| Amendment H | Creates an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board and create rules for the judicial discipline process.[30] | 2,150,820 | 73.05 | 793,642 | 26.95 | |
| Amendment I | Removes the right to bail in cases of first-degree murder when the proof is evident or the presumption is great.[31] | 2,058,063 | 68.34 | 953,652 | 31.66 | |
| Amendment J | Repeals Amendment 43 (2006) and the state's constitutional ban against same-sex marriage.[32] | 1,982,200 | 64.33 | 1,099,288 | 35.67 | |
| Amendment K | Shortens the collection period by one week for the secretary of state to certify ballot order and content and election officials' deadline to transmit ballots.[33] | 1,293,879 | 44.85 | 1,591,312 | 55.15 | |
| Proposition 127 | Prohibits the hunting of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynxes.[34] | 1,382,048 | 45.26 | 1,671,710 | 54.74 | Citizen-initiated state statute |
| Proposition 128 | Requires that persons convicted of certain violent crimes serve more of their sentences before being eligible for parole.[35] | 1,869,231 | 62.11 | 1,140,284 | 37.89 | |
| Proposition 129 | Creates the profession of veterinary professional associate (VPA), requiring a master's degree and registration with the state board of veterinary medicine.[36] | 1,572,545 | 52.76 | 1,407,814 | 47.24 | |
| Proposition 130 | Allocates state revenue to a new fund, called the Peace Officer Training and Support Fund, for law enforcement recruitment, retention, training, and death benefits.[37] | 1,583,118 | 52.79 | 1,415,528 | 47.21 | |
| Proposition 131 | Establishes top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting for federal and state offices.[38] | 1,385,060 | 46.47 | 1,595,256 | 53.53 | |
| Proposition JJ | Allows the state to retain tax revenue collected above $29 million annually from the tax on sports betting proceeds.[39] | 2,340,370 | 76.44 | 721,237 | 23.56 | Legislatively referred state statute |
| Proposition KK | Levies a 6.5% excise tax on the manufacture and sale of firearms and ammunition and appropriates the revenue to the Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Cash Fund.[40] | 1,675,123 | 54.37 | 1,406,112 | 45.63 | |
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State[8] | ||||||
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