By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
Gabe Evans is closing in fast on Democrat Yadira Caraveo, and his campaign believes he will pull out victory in the 8th District U.S. House race.
A race the one-term U.S. representative Caraveo once led by a somewhat comfortable 1.59% margin has been closed to a 0.44% difference between Evans and Caraveo. As of late Friday, Evans trails by 1,321 votes.
“With late ballots trending toward Gabe and with tens of thousands of uncounted ballots remaining across the district, we are confident that Gabe will win,” said Alan Philp, a spokesperson for the Evans campaign.
The Associated Press indicates 9.87% of the vote remains unreported. Caraveo holds 48.85% of the 297,106 votes in the race. Evans holds 48.41% of the vote.
On Thursday, Evans narrowed the deficit to 2,096, which represented less than one-tenth of 1% of all votes to have been counted. A day earlier, Caraveo had a 3,817-vote lead, when an estimated 16.63% of the vote remained unreported.
The 8th District is typically viewed as blue Adams County versus red Weld County. There are ballots that remain unreported in both counties, according to the Associated Press. The deadline has not yet passed for receipt of military ballots.
The outcome of the race is meaningful, as Republicans look to have majorities in both the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. Also, Colorado Democrats presently have a 5-3 delegation advantage in the U.S. House, but an Evans win would give the state split representation.