Senate District 5 results: Mark Catlin leads Cole Burger

Republican Mark Catlin leads Democrat Cole Burger in the election. elections represent Senate District 5 after 7:50 pm on Tuesday.

Nearly 64,000 votes have been counted, with voting data reported in six of the county’s seven counties so far. Kathleen currently leads in Montrose and Delta counties.

The race includes Burger, a business owner from Glenwood Springs, and Kathleen, a state representative from Montrose.

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Senate District 5 stretches from the Interstate 70 corridor in Garfield County through the Roaring Fork Valley into Hinsdale County, near the state’s southern border. It includes all of Pitkin, Gunnison and Hinsdale counties, as well as parts of Delta, Montrose, Garfield and Eagle counties.

The district is currently represented by Senator Perry Will, a Republican from New Castle, who decided do not stand for re-election.

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Depending on the results of several other elections, the Senate District 5 race could determine whether Democrats gain supermajority in the General Assembly. With a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, Democrats could make progress in fundamentally changing the Colorado Constitution. including state taxelections and criminal justice systems.

They would also be able to override any vetoes by Gov. Jared Polis, reducing one of his key bargaining chips. Polis is a Democrat, but he rejects the most progressive policies of some state legislators.

With a 23-12 majority, Senate Democrats are just one seat away from a supermajority. House Democrats are working to maintain the two-thirds majority they won in 2022.

This is the first election in the district since its boundaries were redrawn in the 2021 redistricting process. Although it was initially assessed as Republican, some indicators showed this Lately I’ve been leaning more toward the Democrats.

Kathleen and Burger both chose moderate positions in their campaigns to represent the district in what was expected to be a coin toss election. The results in Garfield County, which has become less predictable in recent elections, will likely be among the most important in determining the winner.

In the first group of results, Burger has a slight lead over Catlin in the district.

In the final days of the election, Kathleen and outside Republican groups poured money into the race. supporting his campaign.

Kathleen raised $140,000 and spent $123,000, according to her latest campaign finance reports. Burger raised $142,000 and spent $80,000.

This is a developing story that will be updated.