News: Election Coverage | Colorado Springs Gazette, News

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacked Mitt Romney for not serving in the military after the former Massachusetts governor and...

The jail population has swelled to record highs. Dissent troubles the ranks. And questions linger about a high-profile murder probe that critics fear...

The recount is in, and the Academy School District 20 board candidate who was ahead has prevailed in winning the seat, the El Paso County Clerk and...

State Rep. Steve Lebsock said Tuesday he's eager to tell investigators his side of the story as they examine complaints he sexually harassed a fellow...

Doug Lundberg figured this year's board race in Academy School District 20 would be tight, but he didn't think it would be close enough to warrant a...

Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin endorsed Tom Tancredo for governor at a fundraiser at a gun club in Colorado Springs Saturday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LaToya Cantrell, a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighborhood...

Despite the fact that more Colorado voters are unaffiliated than belong to any one political party, the state has never elected an independent...

George Brauchler, the district attorney who prosecuted the Aurora theater shooting, is abandoning his race to become Colorado's next governor and...

What made the difference between  November 2016's election defeat and last week's voter approval for Colorado Springs School District...

When John Suthers was elected Colorado Springs mayor in 2015, he said he inherited crumbling roads and long-neglected stormwater infrastructure.

Tuesday's election produced both winners and losers on the Colorado Springs political landscape:

Winners:

Mayor John Suthers - The...

Attorney General Cynthia Coffman launched a long-anticipated campaign for governor Wednesday, joining a crowded Republican primary field and turning...

An 18-vote difference between two school board candidates in Academy School District 20 likely will require a recount of ballots that will need to be...

A handful of students from Ponderosa High School who spoke to Colorado Politics before the polls closed in Douglas County Tuesday night didn't have...

DENVER — Voters around Colorado have approved new local taxes on marijuana.

The Vail Daily reports residents in Eagle County approved new...

El Paso County fire protection districts seeking money in this year's election said voters were the real winners Tuesday.

Unofficial election...

Residents in Colorado Springs, El Paso County and the Pikes Peak region woke up Wednesday looking ahead to new roads, schools and infrastructure...

A longtime Manitou Springs attorney and community activist took a strong lead in his bid to unseat the city's first-term mayor.

Ken Jaray...

With the likely win of four anti-voucher newcomers to the Douglas County school board, the future is bleak for the controversial voucher program...

The race for the final seat on the Academy School District 20 Board of Education appeared headed for a mandatory recount with fewer than 2,000 votes...

The Cañon City School District passed a major hurdle Tuesday after the community voted in favor of its bond issue, paving the way to rebuild...

Voters in El Paso County shed their anti-tax reputation Tuesday, giving landslide approval to using $14.5 million in tax dollars for transportation...

A collective sigh of relief accompanied boisterous cheers that erupted from Colorado Springs School District 11 supporters Tuesday night.

Voter turnout in El Paso County was lower this year than in other recent off-year elections.

The county issued nearly 400,000 ballots, but...

A measure designating regional transportation tax revenue as a funding source for widening Interstate 25 from Monument to Castle Rock passed with...

Widefield voters Tuesday passed a property tax increase and bond measure that will give District 3 students new schools and upgrade technology in...

A ballot measure allowing El Paso County to spend about $14.5 million in excess revenues on park and infrastructure projects passed with sweeping...

A set of controversial stormwater fees is the key to financial stability for the city and the solution to a dire shortage of first responders, Mayor...

RICHMOND, Va. — Voters in Virginia and New Jersey gave Democratic gubernatorial candidates large victories Tuesday and sent a clear message of rebuke...