By Ed Sealover | The Sum & Substance
Colorado Senate Democrats appear unlikely to capture a supermajority in that chamber, even as House Democrats are on track to maintain that veto-proof status in theirs, leaving the Legislature with a kind of status quo following the 2024 election.
Several key races in each chamber remain too close to call, but in most cases those races have shown little change in results as more ballots have been counted. Some of the biggest pockets of untabulated tallies now remain in El Paso County, where both a state Senate and a state House race are on the line, and in Weld County, home to a key House race.
But as of mid-afternoon Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after polls closed, Democrats appear to have retained a 23-12 margin in the Senate, leaving them one vote short of supermajority status. Republicans won back a seat that had been held by party-flipping Democratic Sen. Kevin Priola but appear likely to lose a redrawn El Paso County seat held by term-limited Senate Assistant Minority Leader Bob Gardner.