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Where can I find election results in Colorado?

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Where can I find election results in Colorado?

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It's Election Day and the Colorado team is here for the long haul.

Below are live updates from Tuesday, November 5th. We add the latest updates above.

Colorado has transformed from a battleground to a blue state in the last four presidential elections.

The last time Colorado's nine electoral votes went to a Republican was in 2004, when President George W. Bush was re-elected. Previously, Bush won Colorado in 2000 and Republican Bob Dole won in 1996.

—Erin Udell

A solidly blue state by 2020, President Joe Biden won the state with 55% of the vote, ousting Pueblo, Chafee and Garfield counties and securing Colorado's nine electoral votes.

—Erin Udell

Kentucky and Indiana were called for Donald Trump, while Kamala Harris won Vermont with the first wins of the evening. Polls closed at 5:00 p.m. in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, and polls are expected to close at 5:30 p.m. in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

—Erin Udell

Kentucky and Indiana were the first to begin closing polls in parts of their states at 4 p.m. MT. According to USA TODAY, polls in the state will close completely at 5:00 p.m. MT – as will Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

—Erin Udell

Are you getting nervous about the polls closing and the results coming in? Go ahead and bookmark these pages:

We will also post updates on key races on this blog after polls close.

–Sarah Kyle

More than 2.5 million Coloradans had returned their ballots as of 11 a.m. Tuesday — or 64% of all active registered voters, according to an update from the Colorado Secretary of State.

In Larimer County, about 177,000 ballots had been cast by early morning voter counts, according to Larimer County's election website. That's slightly higher than the state's voter turnout, which is 65% of all active registered voters.

But if turnout ends up being close to the last presidential election, there will be many more ballots to count.

In 2020, voter turnout in Colorado was 87%. If things are similar this year, we can expect 900,000 more people to vote today before the polls close at 7 p.m

In 2020, voter turnout in Larimer County was 89%. If we reach that number this year, that means at least 60,000 more ballots should arrive today.

Monday was by far the most popular day for early voting in Larimer County. More than 22,000 ballots were received that day, almost twice as many as any previous day.

Democrats and Republicans still outperform independent voters when it comes to who returns their ballots. Fully 50% of Larimer County voters are unaffiliated, but only 45% of votes cast came from them.

It remains to be seen whether they will catch up before the polls close.

– Rebecca Powell

You can check wait times for voter services and polling locations online. As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Colorado State University center had the highest wait time — 27 minutes — with an estimated 116 people waiting. Many other centers reported no wait times.

The full list can be found on the Larimer County website.

With less than six hours until the polls close at 7 p.m., Larimer County is reporting a 65% voter turnout so far. More than 176,000 ballots were cast, according to a tracker on the county's website.

–Sarah Kyle

A steady voter turnout greeted election officials Tuesday morning at the Voter Services and Voting Center in the Lory Student Center on Colorado State University's main campus.

Among those who voted was Eleanor Larson, 21, of Washington, D.C., a first-time voter.

“I feel lucky to have voted in this election,” she said after casting her vote. “I think this election is extremely important. It's very rewarding and feels like I'm finally an adult. I have a say in who becomes our president.”

Gary Schwartz has worked in elections for the past 12 years. On Tuesday, he served as an election supervisor at the Lory Student Center, where he held his first election in 2012.

“It was very busy yesterday afternoon,” he said. “We had to wait outside in the hall. There were probably 20 to 30 people in line at any given time. We only have additional staff today and so far we have been able to manage without any queues for the first two and a half hours.”

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Voters arrive on the campus of Colorado State University

On Election Day, November 5, 2024, scores of voters gathered at the Lory Student Center on the CSU campus in Fort Collins.

— Miles Blumhardt

Polls close at 7 p.m., and the first results could be available shortly after that mark, as counties were able to begin counting ballots on October 21. According to the State Department's election calendar, counties cannot announce their results until after 7:00 p.m. on Election Day 2024.

In Larimer County, we expect our first round of local results at 8 p.m

–Sarah Kyle

Looking for National Election Day coverage as we wait for the polls to close? Check out this USA TODAY live stream:

–Sarah Kyle

Polling stations close at 7:00 p.m. So please make sure your ballot is cast by then. If you've already sent your email and want to know if it was received and counted, the state's BallotTrax system can provide you with that information.

–Sarah Kyle

If you read this before 7 p.m., it's not too late to cast your vote. A list of these locations can be found on the Larimer County website. We also included these locations in this Colorado story.

Didn't receive a ballot in the mail? You can go to any county clerk's office and pick up a ballot as long as you are registered to vote. And if not, you can register there to vote. The Larimer County Clerk's office is located at 200 W. Oak St. in Fort Collins.

▶ Click this link to contact another county clerk's office.

You can also visit a voter service and polling station. These are also locations where you can pick up a ballot, receive a replacement ballot, return a ballot, vote in person, register to vote, change your address, and vote at an ADA-accessible voting machine.

For a list of voter services and polling locations in Larimer County, visit the Larimer Clerk and Recorder website. Search for locations under “Voter Services and Polling Places.”

—Sarah Kyle and Rebecca Powell

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