Election Day in Colorado: Some of what we saw

By Hart Van Denburg

· Nov. 6, 2024, 2:19 pm

A mom holds her baby while voting in Castle Rock — As his mom Hollie Wood, carries him, little Trace Walker Wood, 6 months old, waits patiently for her, and dad Cody Wood, vote on Election Day at Castle Rock Library, Nov. 5, 2024. Castle Rock is in Colorado’s 4th District, which sent Republican Lauren Boebert back to Congress.

From first-time voters to seasoned politicians, Coloradans across the state turned out on Nov. 5 to cast their ballots and watch 2024 election results roll in.

By the end of Election Day, many of Colorado's congressional races and ballot measures had been called, though others remained up for grabs.

Here are some people we met and events we saw on Nov. 5, 2024 — Election Day.

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade watches results come in for local road issue 2C at the El Paso County GOP election night watch party. The issue passed with 73% of the vote.

Snow falls over Number 38, the RiNo bar in Denver where Democrats held an election-night watch party.

A Jeff Crank supporter watching as election results come in at Boot Barn Hall, Colorado Springs.

Voters on Election Day in Aurora — Voters on Election Day, including one in military uniform, at the busy Centre Point polling station in Aurora.

Voters on Election Day in Aurora — In Aurora, Abdulrahman Hassan, at left, helps his mother Maandeeq Barkhadle cast her ballot at the busy Centre Point polling station on Election Day.

Election judges check in voters on Election Day at the Castle Rock Library — Election judges, at right, check in voters early on Election Day at the Castle Rock Library polling station.

Denver Elections' polling station at the Southwest Recreation Center in Marston.

Woman in red jacket voting for the first time in her life, proudly displays her naturalization certificate and smiles broadly while voting in Lakewood, Colorado. — Sara Haveman, 31, voted in the U.S. for the first time in her life on Tuesday at a Lakewood polling place. Canadian by birth, she has lived in the U.S. for much of her life, but just became a citizen on Monday and proudly shows off her naturalization certificate.

Election Day workers load full ballot boxes into a van — Election Day workers load full ballot boxes into a van at Centre Point in Aurora, to be taken for counting.

Sen. Michael Bennet speaks during the Colorado Democratic Party's election-night watch party at Number 38, in RiNo, Denver.

Rep. Jason Crow gives a victory speech during the Colorado Democratic Party's election-night watch party at Number 38, in RiNo.

Republican activist David Cook shows off his Donald Trump cowboy hat and t-shirt — Republican activist David Cook shows off his Donald Trump cowboy hat and t-shirt at Lauren Boebert’s Election Day watch party, in Windsor, at The Grainhouse. Cook’s shirt features an image of Trump after he survived an assassination attempt earlier in the campaign.

Election Night CD4 Lauren Boebert — Republican Lauren Boebert with a Make America Great Again hat, at a watch party in Windsor, Colorado, on Election Day evening as she awaited results that will determine whether she represents the Fourth District in the U.S. House.

Colorado's 5th Congressional Republican candidate Jeff Crank speaking with some “young Republicans” at the GOP watch Party at Boot Barn Hall, Colorado Springs

It’s hugs and high-fives all around for Donald Trump pulling ahead in the electoral map at JJ’s Place in Aurora on election night, Nov. 5, 2024.

Republican congressional candidate Jeff Hurd speaks with a supporter at his election night watch party. Hurd and Democrat Adam Frisch both ended their watch parties Tuesday night with calls for patience as the race remains undecided. Hurd led by more than 8,000 votes, 2.78 percent of the vote so far, when he told supporters they could call it a night.

Republican candidate for Congress Gabe Evans shares a light moment with supporter Allen Campbell — Republican candidate for Congress Gabe Evans, center, shares a light moment with supporter Allen Campbell, left, on Election Day evening at his watch party at Bella Sera Event Center in Brighton. He’s in a too-tight-to-call race with Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th District.

Gabe Evans Election Night Watch Party — An impromptu prayer circle takes place at Republican candidate for Congress Gabe Evans’s watch party on Election Day evening in Brighton.

Lindsay Johnson Baumgartner (second from left) reacts to ongoing coverage of the U.S. presidential election with her friends, during the Colorado Democratic Party's election-night watch party at Number 38, in Denver.

Republican Lauren Boebert waits to learn whether voters will send her to Congress — As she watches Fox News coverage of Election Day with a packed room of supporters at the Grainhouse in Windsor, Republican Lauren Boebert waits to learn whether voters will send her to Congress in former Rep. Ken Buck’s 4th District, which covers the Eastern Plains of Colorado. She previously represented the 3rd District.

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