By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
A Democratic vacancy committee for Senate District 31 chose Matthew Ball to represent the central Denver district after five rounds of voting Tuesday night.
Ball won with 61 votes over Rep. Steven Woodrow of House District 2, who finished with 37.
Seven candidates squared off in an hour-long candidates forum before the vacancy committee got down to the business of voting. The committee had 107 members present out of 109 total members. To win with the required 50% plus one of the vote, candidates had to get 54 votes as long as all 107 voted.