DENVER — Polls are now closed across Colorado as millions of voters in the state decide several issues, including raising taxes for affordable housing, distributing more funds to train and retain police officers and make abortion access a constitutional right.
Results are starting to come in as Election Day 2024 gets underway and Denver7 has you covered in the video player below.
Decision Desk HQ is tracking Colorado Congressional races and ballot measures in the interactive map below, and you can see up-to-the-minute updates further down this page.
🟥 LIVE Election Day Updates
➡ 8 p.m. update | Lauren Boebert projected to win District 4
Lauren Boebert, the firebrand Republican who moved from the mountains to run for election on the plains, is projected to win the seat in House District 4, according to Decision Desk HQ. Projections show Boebert had 52% of the votes as of 8 p.m. Tuesday, with 77% of the total estimated votes counted.
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Projection: Republican Lauren Boebert wins Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
➡ 7:45 p.m. update | Wait times at voting centers
Denver Elections released wait times at some voting centers as of 7:45 p.m.
Green Valley Ranch - 81 minutes
Barnum Rec Center - No wait
Calvary Baptist Church of Denver - No wait
Central Park Rec Center - 18 minutes
Highland Rec Center - 1 minute
Montbello Rec Center - 46 minutes
Re: Vision - 22 minutes
Tivoli Student Union at Auraria - 21 minutes
True Light Baptist Church - 25 minutes
Union Station: 12 minutes
➡ 7:30 p.m. update | Vice President Kamala Harris projected to win Colorado
Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win the state of Colorado, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ. Harris has 57% of the votes as of 7:30 p.m., while former President Donald Trump has 41% of votes so far. Only 42% of the estimated total votes have been counted.
➡ 7:05 p.m. update | DeGette, Neguste and Crow retain district seats
Decision Desk HQ projects that several members of Colorado's congressional delegation, including Dianna DeGette, Joe Neguse and Jason Crow will rain their seats for House District 1, 2 and 6, respecitvely.
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Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette wins reelection to U.S. House
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Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse wins reelection to U.S. House
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Rep. Jason Crow wins reelection to U.S. House in CO's 6th Congressional District
➡ 7 p.m. update | First Denver ballot drop numbers
The first drop of unofficial Denver election results shows uncertainty on ballot issues that raise the city's effective tax rate:
- As of 7 p.m., Ballot Issue 2Q, which asks voters to raise taxes by 0.34% to support Denver Health had 57% of votes in favor vs. 43% against.
- As of 7 p.m., Ballot Issue 2R, which asks voters to raise taxes by 0.5% to supercharge affordable housing efforts showed 52% of voters were against the proposal vs. 48% in favor of the tax.
- As of 7 p.m., Initiated Ordinance 308, a proposed fur ban, had 58% votes against it and 42% voting for it.
- As of 7 p.m., Initiated Ordinance 309, which would which would ban slaughterhouses citywide, had 64% of the "no" votes and 36% of the votes in favor of the ban.
➡ 7 p.m. update | Live coverage of the 2024 Election
Watch Denver7's live coverage of the 2024 General Election in the video player below.
➡ 6:45 p.m. update | Wait times at voting centers
Denver Elections released wait times at some voting centers as of 6:45 p.m.
Green Valley Ranch - 89 minutes
Barnum Rec Center - 39 minutes
Calvary Baptist Church of Denver - 46 minutes
Central Park Rec Center - 43 minutes
Highland Rec Center - 43 minutes
Montbello Rec Center - 46 minutes
Union Station: 40 minutes
➡ 6:15 p.m. update | Wait times at voting centers
Denver Elections released waiting at some voting centers as of 6:15 p.m.
GVRC now at 113 min wait time
Barnum Rec Center: 50 min
Union Station: 50 min
➡ 5:57 p.m. update | Griswold suit thrown out
A judge has rejected a petition filed by the Libertarian Party of Colorado against Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after a leak of partial passwords associated with the state's voting system.
➡ 5:54 p.m. update | Wait times at voting centers
Denver Elections released wait time at some voting centers as of 5:45 p.m.
Green Valley Ranch – 94 min
Highland Rec Center – 51 min
Emily Griffith Campus – 48 min
Univ of Denver Diamond – 48 min
McNichols Civic Bldg – No wait
Eisenhower Rec Center – No wait
South High School – No wait
Thomas Jefferson HS – No wait
➡ 3:19 p.m. update | Ballots returned
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office is reporting that 2,591,322 ballots have been returned statewide.
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