Overview
- Unofficial returns show progressives leading or winning all five open seats, ending the conservative majority in Colorado's third-largest city.
- In the at-large contest, Rob Andrews and Alli Jackson led as Danielle Jurinsky conceded, while Amsalu Kassaw had not conceded as of Wednesday night.
- Colorado Democrats said Andrews, Jackson, Gianina Horton, Amy Wiles and Ruben Medina are headed to the council, signaling a new governing bloc.
- Coffman, a Republican, said Democrats were more energized to vote and called the results a bellwether, while saying he intends to work with the newcomers.
- The campaign followed friction over suspended in-person public comment and high-profile claims about Venezuelan gangs that drew attention from President Trump, with meetings slated to return in person on Nov. 17.