With polling results still being tallied late Tuesday, it appeared two State Board of Education members who faced challengers were leading in the 4th and 7th Congressional Districts.
Meanwhile, in the race for statewide representative on the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents, medical student and Republican Brian Davidson appeared to be the leader among five candidates vying for an at-large seat.
With a quarter of precincts reporting results, Davidson had 48 percent of the vote, while Democrat Stephen Ludwig, a communications consultant, had 41 percent of the vote, early results showed.
Across Colorado, a state where polls have shown that education is a top priority among citizens, thousands came out to cast ballots in the State Board of Education and CU Board of Regents races.
Three seats were up for grabs on the eight-member state education board, which oversees the state’s 178 public school districts.
Likewise, there were also three open seats on the nine-member Board of Regents, which is charged with governing the CU’s Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs campuses.
On the state board, 2nd Congressional District representative Evie Hudak, a Democrat, ran unopposed.
In the 4th District, Bob Schaffer, a Republican who was appointed to the state board after a former board member resigned, was slightly ahead of Tom Griggs, a Democrat and University of Northern Colorado education professor, late Tuesday.
Results also showed Democrat Karen Middleton leading in the 7th District against Lee Kunz, a businessman and former football player.
On the regents board, Kyle Hybl, a Republican seeking to represent the District 5 seat, did not face a challenger.
In the competition for the 3rd Congressional District seat on the regents board, Roaring Forks school board member Susan Hakanson trailed behind former state Sen. Tilman Bishop late Tuesday. That was with nearly a third of the precincts reporting results.
