November 07, 2012 06:43 AM UTC

Democrats Sweep Jeffco, Colorado, & Nation

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• by: Colorado Pols

With Barack Obama seizing a victory at the national level, Democrats have also prevailed in almost every competitive seat here in Jefferson County. Current tabulations are coming close to what was tallied in 2008, so while there are still votes left to be counted, the current result likely reflects the final outcome.

The race for county commissioner between Democrat Casey Tighe and Republican John Odom remains surprisingly close, with Odom leading Tighe by a hair over 1,000 votes, about 0.5%. The outcome of that race probably won’t be certain by night’s end and may lead to a recount.

In SD-19, Democrat Evie Hudak is leading Republican Lang Sias by fewer than 100 votes. That race will also likely be decided after a recount.

SD-22 Democratic candidate Rep. Andy Kerr is leading Rep. Ken Summers by 3% and nearly 3,000 votes. It’s unlikely that the dynamics will shift dramatically as more votes come in – Kerr wins.

Max Tyler, who declared victory earlier this the evening, can rest comfortably with that declaration – he’s currently leading Republican Rick Enstrom by 5%, the exact same share of the vote taken by little-known Libertarian candidate Michael Beckerman.

Democrat Brittany Pettersen can celebrate a blowout win over Republican Amy Attwood. The Democrat is winning by 9%, a testament to her remarkable field effort.

In HD-29, dynamo Tracy Kraft-Tharp is absolutely creaming incumbent Rep.  Robert Ramirez, taking 51% of the vote to Ramirez’s 43%, a notable, though unsurprising, turn of events for the Republican. Ramirez, after all, only beat incumbent Democrat Debbie Benefield by 197 votes in 2010 and is now losing by over 2,500. What a difference two years – and dozens of asinine mistakes – make.