West Routt Fires request for additional funding was headed toward defeat, with between 800 and 1,000 votes left to count.
Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse cruised to reelection in the Second Congressional District, which includes Routt County, beating his Republican opponent Marshall Dawson 69% to 29%. This will be Neguse’s fourth term in Congress.
Danny Hayden (641 votes), Ryan Bell (615), Camilla Haight (574), Melinda Carlson (546) and Elaine Hicks (529) are leading in the race for Hayden Town Council, with votes still being counted from Hayden. If elected, they would join reelected Mayor Ryan Banks who ran unopposed on Tuesday night. The six candidate field asked voters to vote for five candidates. Current Council member Bob Reese has so far received the least number of votes with 433.
West Routt Fire’s request for a three-mill property tax increase appears to be headed toward defeat on Tuesday, with ‘no’ votes leading 649 to 577 for ‘yes.’ The increase in funding was aimed at helping the district with maintenance and repairs of assets, make capital improvements and expand staff. There are between 800 and 1,000 votes still to be counted across Routt County, with some of those likely coming from West Routt. These ballots were being processed as of 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday.
Oak Creek’s ballot measure to move municipal elections to November passed by a wide margin Tuesday, with 276 ‘yes’ votes and 86 ‘no’ votes. Oak Creek has conducted municipal elections in April. This change will coordinate the next town’s next vote with the November General election.
Routt County Court Judge Erin M Rowe Wilson will remain on the bench after Routt County voters overwhelmingly voted to retain her on Tuesday. Nearly 77% of voters opted to retain Wilson.
Amendment 79 enshrining the right to abortion in the Colorado Constitution passed on Tuesday, with The Associated Press calling the race at 8:26 p.m. Read more from the Colorado Sun.
Proposition 131, the measure that would have overhauled the process for many of Colorado’s elections failed on Tuesday, with the vote splitting 55.2% ‘yes’ and 44.8% ‘no.’ Supporters of the measure conceded the race around 10 p.m., according to the Colorado Sun. Read more here.