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Clerk reports 2024 general election turnout, details automatic recount in House District 16 that changed final margin by three votes
Summary
County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleicher reported that the 2024 general election drew 387,751 ballots (77.04% turnout) and that a mandatory recount in House District 16 narrowed the initial six-vote margin to a three-vote margin after adjudication of voter intent.
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleicher briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 14 about the 2024 general election results, county turnout and an automatic recount in Colorado House District 16.
Schleicher reported 503,314 registered active voters in the county and said a record 387,751 ballots were cast in the 2024 general election, yielding a county turnout of 77.04 percent. He said turnout varied by party: roughly 86.8 percent of registered Republicans voted, about 82.3 percent of registered Democrats, and about 69.8 percent of unaffiliated voters.
House District 16 was a very close race. Schleicher said approximately 41,279 votes were cast in that district and the initial county tabulation showed the Republican candidate with 20,641 votes (50.01%) and the Democratic candidate…
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