Colorado election: Democrat Joe Neguse cruises to Congress
NICK COLTRAIN | FORT COLLINS COLORADOAN
Updated 9 hours ago
Colorado Election: Congressman Joe Neguse celebrates Congressional District 2 win
The democrat will replace Jared Polis in the U.S. House of Representatives
JACOB LAXEN
Joe Neguse will be Fort Collins' next congressman.
The Democrat from Lafayette won his bid to replace U.S. Rep. Jared Polis with 64 percent of the vote as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, over Republican Peter Yu's 31 percent. He also faced Libertarian Roger Barris, who won 1.6 percent of the vote and independent candidate Nick Thomas, who won 3 percent.
The 2nd Congressional District covers Larimer and Boulder counties and includes Broomfield, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, Jefferson, Summit and Park counties.
Neguse, 34, will have a slew of highlights to add to his resume: He'll be Colorado's first African-American congressman, one of only a handful of first-generation Americans to serve in Congress, the youngest of Colorado's nine Congressional representatives and one of the youngest members of Congress in the nation.
“With so much vitriol right now in Washington and our political system, we must remember that, while fear is contagious, so is hope.” Neguse said in a written statement. "Tonight, I am deeply hopeful for the future of our country, as we work together to rebuild our democracy."
Neguse's platform included supporting a single-payer Medicare-for-all type plan that Polis also championed in Congress, starting impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and protecting undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children.
His parents immigrated to the United States from Eritrea, a war-torn African nation. After being granted asylum, they were naturalized as citizens. For that reason, Trump reportedly referring to nations in African as "s---hole countries" struck particularly close.
"How could I not (want to serve in Congress), when I think about my parents who immigrated to this country 35 years ago and how different their lives would be and my life would be if they tried to immigrate today," Neguse said during the primary race. "Just fundamentally, everything is at stake this election."
Colorado's 2nd Congressional District democratic candidate Joe Neguse poses for a photo in the Coloradoan newsroom on Monday, October 8, 2018.
Colorado's 2nd Congressional District democratic candidate Joe Neguse poses for a photo in the Coloradoan newsroom on Monday, October 8, 2018.
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Originally Published 7:33 p.m. PST Nov. 6, 2018
Updated 9 hours ago
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Colorado election: Live results for governor race, Larimer County, amendments and more
Colorado election: Live results for governor race, Larimer County, amendments and more
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UPDATED 12:11 A.M. PST NOV. 7, 2018
Voters across Colorado have cast their ballots for several key statewide and local offices including governor, Larimer County commissioner, congressional representative and more. Ballots were also cast on issues including school funding, a new mental health center, funding for Interstate 25, among others.
Polls in Colorado closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. We will update this page with results as they come in.
While unofficial, initial results from statewide races will stream in throughout the night from the Colorado Secretary of State Office, here's what to expect from Larimer County, per the county clerk's website:
First unofficial results will be posted at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Two more rounds of results are expected at 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Tuesday
Since more than 20,000 ballots were still out at the start of the day, the county expects to pause counting at midnight Tuesday and continue counting on Wednesday.
Note: Unofficial results were last updated at 7:40 p.m. They are only shown for contested races.
2018 Colorado governor election results
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Colorado dad tearfully pleads guilty to murder of pregnant wife, 2 daughters
Colorado dad tearfully pleads guilty to murder of pregnant wife, 2 daughters
SADY SWANSON | FORT COLLINS COLORADOAN
UPDATED 13 HOURS AGO
GREELEY — A Colorado father accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two children in August pleaded guilty to nine related felony crimes Tuesday during a court appearance in Weld County.
Christopher Watts, 33, held back tears as he pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder, unlawful termination of a pregnancy, and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body for the murder of his wife, Shannan, and daughters Bella and Celeste.
Of the five first-degree murder counts, two are additional counts for the children because they are younger than age 12.
Watts' voice trembled at each of his nine utterances of "guilty" as 19th Judicial District Judge Marcelo Kopcow asked Watts how he would like to plead to each count.
Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke will not seek the death penalty in the case in exchange for Watts pleading guilty to all nine counts, the DA's office announced Tuesday.
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Colorado Election Day 2018: Here's what we know
Colorado Election Day 2018: Here's what we know
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
UPDATED 9 HOURS AGO
It's Election Day 2018 in Colorado and across the United States.
A bit of housekeeping before we get started: If you haven't yet, go vote before the 7 p.m. close of polls. And if you're still looking for information to make an informed decision, visit our complete voter guide for useful information. All coverage of the 2018 election is being provided free to the community. To support our work, please consider purchasing a digital subscription today.
The Coloradoan is here to provide wire-to-wire coverage of the general election, which will determine Colorado's next governor, Northern Colorado's next representative in Congress and the outcome of a slew of ballot initiatives that have the potential to change life in Colorado as we know it.
►► Live results will be available here after the polls close at 7 p.m.
But before the results roll in, we have a day's worth of polling, campaigning and (gasp) those last-minute political ads to weather. We'll update the blow-by-blow throughout the day here, with relevant updates and observations from end of the Principles
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