Colorado State Board of Education election, 2024

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Colorado State Board of Education
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 19, 2024
	Primary: June 25, 2024; General: November 5, 2024; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Angelika Schroeder (D) (District 2); Sherri Wright (R) (District 3); Debora Scheffel (R) (District 4); Rhonda Solis (D) (District 8)
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	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Colorado
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Colorado held an election for four of nine seats on the Colorado State Board of Education on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 25, 2024. The filing deadline was March 19, 2024.

The District 3 seat was up for a two-year term. Seats in districts 2, 4, and 8 were up for six-year terms.

Kathy Gebhardt won election in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2.

Kristi Burton Brown won election in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4.

Candidates and election results

District 2

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Kathy Gebhardt defeated Ethan Augreen in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Gebhardt (D)	99.3	299,267
	Ethan Augreen (L) (Write-in)	0.7	2,004

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 301,271
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Kathy Gebhardt defeated Marisol Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Gebhardt	56.7	52,263
	Marisol Rodriguez	43.3	39,885

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,148
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District 3

General election

Special general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Sherri Wright defeated Ellen Angeles in the special general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sherri Wright (R)	57.0	217,850
	Ellen Angeles (D)	43.0	164,625

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,475
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Ellen Angeles advanced from the special Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ellen Angeles	100.0	47,041

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,041
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Sherri Wright advanced from the special Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sherri Wright	100.0	65,071

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,071
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District 4

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Kristi Burton Brown defeated Krista Holtzmann in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristi Burton Brown (R)	60.5	263,234
	Krista Holtzmann (D)	39.5	171,565

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 434,799
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Krista Holtzmann advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Krista Holtzmann	100.0	45,458

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,458
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Kristi Burton Brown defeated Saundra Larsen in the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 25, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kristi Burton Brown	53.4	56,540
	Saundra Larsen	46.6	49,244

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,784
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District 8

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Yazmin Navarro defeated incumbent Rhonda Solis in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Yazmin Navarro (R)	52.5	168,810
	Rhonda Solis (D)	47.5	152,772

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,582
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Rhonda Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Solis	100.0	34,444

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,444
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Yazmin Navarro advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yazmin Navarro	100.0	35,317

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,317
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Education ballot measures

On November 5, 2024, 11 education-related ballot measures were on the ballot in 10 states. To read more about education ballot measures on the ballot in 2024, click here.

In Colorado, there was one education ballot measures, Amendment 80. Ballotpedia identified this as one of three noteworthy education ballot measures taking place in 2024. To read more about our coverage of the amendment, click here.

What would this measure do?

A "yes" vote supported the following:

providing in the state constitution that "each K-12 child has the right to school choice;"
providing that “all children have the right to equal opportunity to access a quality education,” and that “parents have the right to direct the education of their children;" and
defining school choice to include neighborhood schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschools, open enrollment options, and future innovations in education.

A "no" vote opposed creating a constitutional right to school choice, which would include neighborhood schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschools, open enrollment options, and future innovations in education.

Support

School Choice for Every Child led the campaign in support of Amendment 80.^[1]

Supporters

Officials

State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer (R)
State Sen. Larry Liston (R)
State Sen. Paul Lundeen (R)
State Sen. Byron Pelton (R)
State Rep. Anthony Hartsook (R)
House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese (R)
State Rep. Rick Taggart (R)

Former Officials

Former Gov. Bill Owens (R)

Organizations

Advance Colorado Institute
Catholic Education Partners
Colorado Association of Private Schools
Colorado Catholic Bishops
Colorado Catholic Conference
Independence Institute
Ready Colorado

Individuals

Michael Fields (R) - President of Advance Colorado and sponsor of the initiative

Arguments

House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese (R-14): "[The initiative] would provide essential protection against ongoing attacks on this fundamental principle and is a vital step in securing the ability of parents to make the best educational decisions for their children, regardless of future political pressures."
Michael Fields, president of Advance Colorado Action: "We’ve had broad bipartisan support of school choice for decades here, but I feel like that might not be the case in the future. We’ve seen legislation this year going after charter schools. I think that will continue in the future from some legislators. This is strictly locking in what we already have in place. I just think that parents should be in charge of education. I think it’s easier when they have resources to send their kid to the school that they want to. I believe that there’s good fits for kids in all different types of education. I just think that the options should be available for everybody."

Opposition

Public Schools Strong led the campaign in opposition to the ballot initiative.^[2]

Opponents

Officials

State Rep. Emily Sirota (D)
Mayor of Denver Michael Johnston (Nonpartisan)

Political Parties

Unions

AFSCME Colorado
Colorado Education Association

Organizations

ACLU of Colorado
Advocates for Public Education Policy
American Association of University Women
Bell Policy Center
Colorado AFL-CIO
Colorado Association of School Executives
Colorado Fiscal Institute
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Colorado WINS
League of Women Voters of Colorado
New Era Colorado
One Colorado
Stand for Children
United for a New Economy

Arguments

Kevin Vick, president of the Colorado Education Association: "They’re using the innocuous word of ‘choice’ as a vehicle for what opens the door clearly for a voucher scheme. There’s no other reason to include private schools in [the initiative] unless that is their ultimate intent. ... We’re definitely concerned about the implications of this ballot measure. It has the potential to do tremendous damage to already fragile school funding, and we’re also extremely worried about the lack of transparency built into this measure with public funds."
Lisa Escárcega and Kathy Plomer of the Colorado Board of Education: "We can all agree education shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. It should be tailored to each individual child and, thankfully, in Colorado parents already have the option to send their kids to the public or charter school of their choosing. Amendment 80 is not about choice, it’s about hurting our public schools. Don’t be fooled by this backdoor attempt to push money to private schools at the expense of our kids in public schools. Our mission, just like Colorado parents, is to ensure all kids have equal access to a high-quality education — not just the few."

Voting information

See also: Voting in Colorado

Election information in Colorado: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 28, 2024
Online: Oct. 28, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: N/A
By mail: N/A by N/A
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 21, 2024 to Nov. 5, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (MST)

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2022

District 5

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham defeated Joseph Shelton in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Steve Durham (R)	58.4	157,068
	Joseph Shelton (D)	41.6	111,914

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,982
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Joseph Shelton advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Shelton	100.0	43,638

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,638
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5

Incumbent Steve Durham advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Durham	100.0	80,167

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 80,167
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gavin Rainey (R)

District 6

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Rebecca McClellan defeated Molly Lamar in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rebecca McClellan (D)	58.3	159,191
	Molly Lamar (R)	41.7	113,955

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,146
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Rebecca McClellan advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rebecca McClellan	100.0	58,303

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 58,303
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6

Molly Lamar advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 6 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Molly Lamar	100.0	48,888

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,888
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District 8

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Rhonda Solis defeated Peggy Propst and James Treibert in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Rhonda Solis (D)	49.3	117,434
	Peggy Propst (R)	48.5	115,483
	James Treibert (American Constitution Party)	2.3	5,367

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,284
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Rhonda Solis advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Solis	100.0	41,776

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,776
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8

Peggy Propst defeated Cody LeBlanc in the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 8 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Peggy Propst	55.8	29,155
	Submit photo	Cody LeBlanc	44.2	23,052

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,207
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At-large seat

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Kathy Plomer defeated Dan Maloit, Ryan Van Gundy, and Eric Bodenstab in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Plomer (D)	53.4	1,296,355
	Dan Maloit (R)	43.0	1,044,303
	Ryan Van Gundy (L)	2.8	68,969
	Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party)	0.7	16,502

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,426,129
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)
Kevin Lorusso (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Kathy Plomer advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kathy Plomer	100.0	488,979

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 488,979
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Dan Maloit advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Maloit	100.0	498,379

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 498,379
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Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large

Norahlyza Tung advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado State Board of Education At Large on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Norahlyza Tung (Approval Voting Party)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source
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2020

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2020

District 1

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Sydnnia Wulff, Alan Hayman, and Zachary Laddison in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lisa Escarcega (D)	73.3	326,818
	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff (R)	23.4	104,204
	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)	2.8	12,707
	Submit photo	Zachary Laddison (Approval Voting Party)	0.5	2,405

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 446,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Lisa Escarcega defeated Donna Morganstern in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Lisa Escarcega	72.8	138,585
	Donna Morganstern	27.2	51,711

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 190,296
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Valentina Flores (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Sydnnia Wulff advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sydnnia Wulff	100.0	33,546

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,546
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1

Alan Hayman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alan Hayman (L)

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.
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District 3

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Joyce Rankin defeated Mayling Simpson in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joyce Rankin (R)	55.0	228,586
	Mayling Simpson (D)	45.0	187,326

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 415,912
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Mayling Simpson advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mayling Simpson	100.0	86,132

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,132
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Joyce Rankin advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 3 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joyce Rankin	100.0	89,350

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 89,350
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District 7

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Karla Esser defeated Nancy Pallozzi in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karla Esser (D)	62.2	258,069
	Submit photo	Nancy Pallozzi (R)	37.8	156,890

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 414,959
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Karla Esser advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karla Esser	100.0	118,156

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 118,156
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7

Nancy Pallozzi advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 7 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Nancy Pallozzi	100.0	52,381

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,381
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2018

See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2018

District 2

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Angelika Schroeder defeated Johnny Barrett in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Angelika Schroeder (D)	63.7	266,093
	Johnny Barrett (R)	36.3	151,727

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,820
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Angelika Schroeder advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Angelika Schroeder	100.0	97,132

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 97,132
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2

Johnny Barrett advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Johnny Barrett	100.0	52,014

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 52,014
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District 4

General election

General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Debora Scheffel defeated Tim Krug in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Debora Scheffel (R)	61.0	217,225
	Tim Krug (D)	39.0	138,649

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 355,874
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Tim Krug advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Krug	100.0	49,260

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 49,260
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4

Debora Scheffel advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debora Scheffel	100.0	78,101

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,101
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External links

Footnotes

[sup-1] Colorado TRACER, "School Choice for Every Child," accessed September 3, 2024

[opp-2] Colorado TRACER, "Public Schools Strong," accessed September 3, 2024

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