Colorado Democrats flip deep red legislative seats
Colorado Democrats were bracing for the possibility that they would lose seats in the state legislature on Election Day. Instead, the party expanded its already sizable majorities in the House and Senate.
Democratic candidates flipped districts held by the GOP from Colorado Springs to Loveland to the Roaring Fork Valley, unseating Republican incumbents — including a representative expected to lead the House GOP caucus — and winning in areas considered conservative strongholds.
Some of the upsets can be attributed to last year’s once-in-a-decade redistricting process. Others are simply the result of Democrats winning in areas of the state that have backed Republicans in recent election cycles.
It appears some of the wins were surprises for both parties.
A Colorado Sun analysis of political groups’ spending in state legislative contests showed that only one of the eight flipped House and Senate seats was the target of significant money. Another, House District 43 in Douglas County, which was supposed to favor the GOP by 7 percentage points, saw no outside spending at all.
https://coloradosun.com/2022/11/16/colorado-legisalture-democrats-seats-flipped/
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