Living up to its reputation as one of the nation’s closest contests for Congress, the race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District remained locked in a stalemate Thursday as Democrati…
Volunteers gather for Adams County Democrats Election Night Watch Party at Pipefitters Local 208 in Adams County on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. , the race for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District remained locked in a stalemate Thursday as Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo clung to a thin lead over her Republican opponent, state Rep.
Gabe Evans. Nearly 48 hours after polls closed, both campaigns were waiting to see if new ballot totals posted by election officials would sway the race in a more definitive direction. As of 2:05 p.m., Caraveo had 49.1% of the vote to Evans’ 48.3%, out of 274,882 votes tallied.Alan Philp, Evans’ campaign consultant who also ran state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s race against Caraveo in 2022, said the campaign believed there were up to 75,000 ballots yet to be counted across the 8th District’s three counties — Weld, Adams and Larimer — though not all of those include the CD8 race.A spokesman for Caraveo’s campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Another batch of ballots from the two counties that include the bulk of the district — Adams and Weld — are expected to be reported to the Secretary of State’s office later this afternoon.Gabe Evans, a former police officer, seeks moderate path to Congress — while trying to sidestep Trump minefield The race to represent the district, which covers the northern Denver suburbs up through Greeley and Berthoud, is one of the most closely watched congressional contests in the nation. Cook Political ReportColorado 2024 election results: Who won, who lost and races still too close to callColorado election results for the 2024 general electionDenver area school and government office closures for Nov. 7, 20245 takeaways from Colorado's 2024 election -- including reactions as a new Trump era loomsIn concession speech, Kamala Harris says US must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fightingMountain fire in California grows to 14,148 acres, burning homes and causing injuries, evacuations ‘Too much grief and no joy’: This Bay Area couple plans to return to the US after their dream life in France became a ‘nightmare’
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