The final unofficial results are in for the statewide 2024 primary election — and in Boulder County, at least, the overall standings of the candidates have changed very little.
This year’s Democratic primary has drawn the most attention and included some of the closest races, but there were several contested races on the Republican side as well. The following is a breakdown of the results for each district with a contested race. The results are current as of Thursday.
House District 10 includes most of Boulder, especially east of Broadway, as well as part of Gunbarrel. Incumbent state Rep. Junie Joseph won her primary race in HD10 against Democratic challenger Tina Mueh, a retired science teacher. Joseph ended up with 58.97% of the vote to Mueh’s 41.03%.
She will face Republican William DeOreo, a water engineer, in the November general election. DeOreo ran unopposed in his primary.
In House District 11, which encompasses most of Longmont, information technology professional Kathy Reeves won the Republican primary with 59.14% of the vote. Former Longmont mayoral candidate Terri Goon got 40.86% of the vote.
Reeves will face incumbent state Rep. Karen McCormick, a retired small business owner and veterinarian, in this fall’s election. McCormick ran unopposed in her primary.
In House District 12, which includes parts of Louisville, Lafayette, Superior and Niwot, Boulder County GOP Vice Chair Mark Milliman won the Republican primary with 61.18% of the vote. His opponent, Robert Mahler, got 38.82%.
Milliman will take on incumbent Rep. Kyle Brown, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in November.
House District 49 includes the western flank of Boulder plus Lyons, Jamestown, Nederland and a swath of the Rocky Mountains running from Georgetown and Empire to the northern state border.
Lesley Smith, an at-large member of the CU Board of Regents, won the Democratic nomination for HD49. She finished with 72.57% of the vote, while her opponent, mental health counselor Max Woodfin, received 27.43% of the vote.
Smith will run this fall against Republican Steve Ferrante, who has a background in law enforcement and ran unopposed in the GOP primary.
In Senate District 18, which includes Boulder and a segment of Boulder County east of the city, Judy Amabile, currently the Democratic state representative for House District 49, won her primary with 76.49% of the vote. Her opponent, research consultant Jovita Schiffer, came in with 23.51% of the vote.
There are no Republican candidates in the SD18 race, so Amabile will run unopposed for the seat this fall.
For the University of Colorado Board of Regents at-large seat, school attorney and former teacher Elliott Hood won the Democratic primary with 57.11% of the vote. His challenger, Charles “CJ” Johnson, received 42.89% of the vote.
Hood will face engineer Eric Rinard, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary, in the November election.
For the State Board of Education seat in the Second Congressional District, which includes Boulder, Clear Creek, Eagle, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Jefferson, Larimer, Routt and Summit counties, Kathy Gebhardt, an education attorney and former BVSD school board president, prevailed in the Democratic primary against education consultant Marisol Rodriguez. Gebhardt received 58.32% to Rodriguez’s 41.68%.
There are no Republican candidates for this district for the State Board, so Gebhardt will run unopposed this fall.
The county will conduct an audit of results starting Tuesday, and county officials plan to certify the results on Thursday.
