Polls in the county closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday. This story was updated around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday with a unofficial results and updated information about the status of the Routt County vote. Results are released by the Routt County Clerk’s office and available for review on the county’s website.

An election day punctuated by a pounding and prolonged winter storm in Routt County saw thousands of voters brave dangerous road conditions to cast their ballot.

This year, drama surrounding the election cycle came with dangerous winter conditions that snarled travel across Routt County. The conditions led the county’s clerk to delay transportation of ballots cast in West and South Routt County until Wednesday.

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The Routt County Clerk’s office had said Monday afternoon that roughly 12,500 early ballots had been cast. There are roughly 20,000 registered voters in the county, according to the clerk’s office.

The final unofficial results posted by the county clerk Wednesday evening showed 16,527 ballots returned from Routt County voters, a figure representing 82.6% of all active voters.

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Unofficial Routt County election results as of 4:15 p.m. Wednesday with 16,527 ballots cast are listed below.

Presidential Electors
Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz — 10,132 votes (62.59%)
Donald J. Trump/JD Vance — 5,617 votes (34.7%)
Blake Huber/Andrea Denault — 7 votes (0.04%)
Chase Russell Oliver/Mike ter Maat — 131 votes (0.81%)
Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware — 71 votes (0.44%)
Randall Terry/Stephen E. Broden — 10 votes (0.06%)
Cornel West/Melina Abdullah — 20 votes (0.12%)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan — 201 votes (1.24%)

Representative to the 119th United States Congress — District 2
Joe Neguse — 231,235 district votes (69.03%); 9,634 Routt County votes (61.62%)
Marshall Dawson — 96,463 district votes (28.8%); 5,594 Routt County votes (35.78%)
Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni — 2,345 district votes (0.7%); 94 Routt County votes (0.6%)
Jan Kok — 1,554 district votes (0.46%); 67 Routt County votes (0.43%)
Gaylon Kent — 3,375 district votes (1.01%); 245 Routt County votes (1.57%)

State Board of Education Member — Congressional District 2
Kathy Gebhardt — 10,700 votes (100%)

Regent of the University of Colorado — At Large
Eric Rinard — 5,797 votes (41.42%)
Elliot Hood — 7,812 votes (55.82%)
Thomas Reasoner — 126 votes (0.9%)
T.J. Cole — 261 votes (1.86%)

State Representative — District 26
Meghan Lukens — 26,119 district votes (58.31%); 10,993 Routt County votes (68.9%)
Nathan Butler — 18,676 district votes (41.69%); 4,963 Routt County votes (31.1%)

District Attorney — 14th Judicial District
Matthew Karzen — 9,612 votes (100%)

Routt County Commissioner — District 1
Brent A. Romick — 7,271 votes (45.6%)
Angelica Salinas — 8,674 votes (54.4%)

Routt County Commissioner — District 2
Tim Redmond — 9,631 votes (61.71%)
Tracy Lawton — 5,977 votes (38.29%)

Town of Hayden Mayor
Ryan Banks — 801 votes (100%)

Town of Hayden Councilmember
Ryan Bell — 720 votes (18.22%)
Danny Hayden — 781 votes (19.76%)
Elaine Hicks — 617 votes (15.61%)
Bob Reese — 522 votes (13.21%)
Camilla Haight — 674 votes (17.05%)
Melinda Carlson — 638 votes (16.14%)

COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE – BERKENKOTTER
Shall Justice Maria E. Berkenkotter of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes — 8,762 votes (74.75%)
No — 2,960 votes (25.25%)

COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE – BOATRIGHT
Shall Justice Brian D. Boatright of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes — 8,283 votes (71.51%)
No — 3,300 votes (28.49%)

COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE – MÁRQUEZ
Shall Justice Monica M. Márquez of the Colorado Supreme Court be retained in office?

Yes — 8,412 votes (71.98%)
No — 3,275 votes (28.02%)

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE – DUNN
Shall Judge Stephanie Dunn of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Yes — 8,667 votes (76.56%)
No — 2,653 votes (23.44%)

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE – JONES
Shall Judge Jerry N. Jones of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Yes — 7,780 votes (69.56%)
No — 3,404 votes (30.44%)

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE – KUHN
Shall Judge W. Eric Kuhn of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Yes — 8,444 votes (75.21%)
No — 2,783 votes (24.79%)

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE – ROMÁN
Shall Judge Gilbert M. Román of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Yes — 8,416 votes (75.11%)
No — 2,789 votes (24.89%)

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS JUDGE – SCHUTZ
Shall Judge Timothy J. Schutz of the Colorado Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Yes — 8,224 votes (73.67%)
No — 2,939 votes (26.33%)

ROUTT COUNTY COURT JUDGE – WILSON
Shall Judge Erin M Rowe Wilson of the Routt County Court be retained in office?

Yes — 9,280 votes (76.17%)
No — 2,904 votes (23.83%)

Amendment G (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the expansion of eligibility for the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to include a veteran who does not have a service-connected disability rated as a one hundred percent permanent disability but does have individual unemployability status?

Yes/For — 11,241 votes (73.32%)
No/Against — 4,091 votes (26.68%)

Amendment H (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning judicial discipline, and, in connection therewith, establishing an independent judicial discipline adjudicative board, setting standards for judicial review of a discipline case, and clarifying when discipline proceedings become public?

Yes/For — 10,738 votes (72.15%)
No/Against — 4,144 votes (27.85%)

Amendment I (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning creating an exception to the right to bail for cases of murder in the first degree when proof is evident or presumption is great?

Yes/For — 10,552 votes (69.19%)
No/Against — 4,699 votes (30.81%)

Amendment J (Constitutional)
Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution removing the ban on same-sex marriage?

Yes/For — 11,746 votes (74.61%)
No/Against — 3,997 votes (25.39%)

Amendment K (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the modification of certain deadlines in connection with specified elections?

Yes/For — 6,825 votes (47.61%)
No/Against — 7,511 votes (52.39%)

Amendment 79 (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be a change to the Colorado constitution recognizing the right to abortion, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the state and local governments from denying, impeding, or discriminating against the exercise of that right, allowing abortion to be a covered service under health insurance plans for Colorado state and local government employees and for enrollees in state and local governmental insurance programs?

Yes/For — 11,526 votes (72.73%)
No/Against — 4,322 votes (27.27%)

Amendment 80 (Constitutional)
Requires 55% approval because it adds language to the state constitution.

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado constitution establishing the right to school choice for children in kindergarten through 12th grade, and, in connection therewith, declaring that school choice includes neighborhood, charter, and private schools; home schooling; open enrollment options; and future innovations in education?

Yes/For — 6,562 votes (42.21%)
No/Against — 8,983 (57.79%)

Proposition JJ
Without raising taxes, may the state keep and spend all sports betting tax revenue above voter-approved limits to fund water conservation and protection projects instead of refunding revenue to casinos?

Yes/For — 13,076 votes (83.79%)
No/Against — 2,529 votes (16.21%)

Proposition KK
SHALL STATE TAXES BE INCREASED BY $39,000,000 ANNUALLY TO FUND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND AT-RISK YOUTH, SCHOOL SAFETY AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER VIOLENT CRIMES BY AUTHORIZING A TAX ON GUN DEALERS, GUN MANUFACTURERS, AND AMMUNITION VENDORS AT THE RATE OF 6.5% OF THE NET TAXABLE SALES FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF ANY GUN, GUN PRECURSOR PART, OR AMMUNITION, WITH THE STATE KEEPING AND SPENDING ALL OF THE NEW TAX REVENUE AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE?

Yes/For — 9,532 votes (60.44%)
No/Against — 6,239 votes (39.56%)

Proposition 127
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning a prohibition on the hunting of mountain lions, lynx, and bobcats, and, in connection therewith, prohibiting the intentional killing, wounding, pursuing, entrapping, or discharging or releasing of a deadly weapon at a mountain lion, lynx, or bobcat; creating eight exceptions to this prohibition including for the protection of human life, property, and livestock; establishing a violation of this prohibition as a class 1 misdemeanor; and increasing fines and limiting wildlife license privileges for persons convicted of this crime?

Yes/For — 5,249 votes (33.19%)
No/Against — 10,567 votes (66.81%)

Proposition 128
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning parole eligibility for an offender convicted of certain crimes, and, in connection therewith, requiring an offender who is convicted of second degree murder; first degree assault; class 2 felony kidnapping; sexual assault; first degree arson; first degree burglary; or aggravated robbery committed on or after January 1, 2025, to serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before being eligible for parole, and requiring an offender convicted of any such crime committed on or after January 1, 2025, who was previously convicted of any two crimes of violence, not just those crimes enumerated in this measure, to serve the full sentence imposed before beginning to serve parole?

Yes/For — 8,567 votes (56.27%)
No/Against — 6,657 votes (43.73%)

Proposition 129
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating a new veterinary professional associate profession, and, in connection therewith, establishing qualifications including a master’s degree in veterinary clinical care or the equivalent as determined by the state board of veterinary medicine to be a veterinary professional associate; requiring registration with the state board; allowing a registered veterinary professional associate to practice veterinary medicine under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian; and making it a misdemeanor to practice as a veterinary professional associate without an active registration?

Yes/For — 7,572 votes (49.5%)
No/Against — 7,725 votes (50.5%)

Proposition 130
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes concerning state funding for peace officer training and support, and, in connection therewith, directing the legislature to appropriate 350 million dollars to the peace officer training and support fund for municipal and county law enforcement agencies to hire and retain peace officers; allowing the fund to be used for pay, bonuses, initial and continuing education and training, and a death benefit for a peace officer, police, fire and first responder killed in the line of duty; and requiring the funding to supplement existing appropriations?

Yes/For — 7,575 votes (50.13%)
No/Against — 7,537 votes (49.87%)

Proposition 131
Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes creating new election processes for certain federal and state offices, and, in connection therewith, creating a new all-candidate primary election for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, CU board of regents, state board of education, and the Colorado state legislature; allowing voters to vote for any one candidate per office, regardless of the voter’s or candidate’s political party affiliation; providing that the four candidates for each office who receive the most votes advance to the general election; and in the general election, allowing voters to rank candidates for each office on their ballot, adopting a process for how the ranked votes are tallied, and determining the winner to be the candidate with the highest number of votes in the final tally?

Yes/For — 7,374 votes (49.1%)
No/Against — 7,645 votes (50.9%)

Town of Oak Creek Ballot Question 2AEffective in 2026, shall the Town of Oak Creek’s regular municipal election date be changed from the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in April in each even-numbered year to the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year, and upon such change, shall the terms of the Mayor and Trustees that would expire in April of 2026 be extended to November of 2026?

Yes/For — 328 votes (75.4%)
No/Against — 107 votes (24.6%)

West Routt Fire District Ballot Issue 6A
SHALL WEST ROUTT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED $389,079.00 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE) ANNUALLY, BEGINNING IN LEVY YEAR 2025 (FOR COLLECTION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026) BY INCREASING THE DISTRICT’S EXISTING PROPERTY TAX BY 3.0 MILLS (WHICH AMOUNTS TO $18.75 PER $100,000 OF APPRAISED PROPERTY VALUE PER YEAR AND $81.00 PER $100,000 OF APPRAISED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VALUE PER YEAR) TO BE USED BY THE DISTRICT FOR MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS OF DISTRICT ASSSETS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF NEW PERSONNEL; ALL REVENUE AND ANY EARNINGS ON THIS TAX CONSTITUTING A PERMANENT VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 29-1-301, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?

Yes/For — 687 votes (46.54%)
No/Against — 789 votes (53.46%)