Jintak Han, The Denver PostCaroline Knetsch, 29, gives a poll worker her ID as she drops off her ballot for the 2022 Colorado primaries at a polling center at Highland Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostWilliam Kowalski, 35, photographs his wife Vanessa Clark, 34, and her first ballot in the United States at a ballot drop-off box at Union Station in Denver, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Clark, who is originally from Australia, was recently naturalized and voted for the first time in the 2022 Colorado primaries.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostDelia-Ray Gonzalez, 2, accompanied by her grandmother Beatriz Gonzalez, 47, receives an “I voted” sticker at a polling center at Highland Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Beatriz Gonzalez said she already dropped her ballot off in Adams County and was visiting the area for a memorial service for a relative, Dominick Manzanares, but had forgotten to get her “I voted” sticker, receiving one in Denver County instead.
Tom McNassor, 64, drops off his ballot for the 2022 Colorado primaries at a ballot drop-off box at Union Station in Denver on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (photo by Jintak Han/The Denver Post)
Jintak Han, The Denver PostA voter drops off their ballot for the 2022 Colorado primaries in a drop-off box at Union Station in Denver, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver Post“I Voted” stickers lay across a table at a polling center at Highland Recreation Center in Denver, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostElection judge Christen Steuer gathers ballots from a motorist at a drive-up ballot drop location of Barnum Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 18, 2022.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostElection judge Susan Gallo, top left, gathers ballots from a motorist at a drive-up ballot drop location of Barnum Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 18, 2022.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostElection judge Susan Gallo waits for voters at a drive-up ballot drop location of Barnum Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 18, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostEri Del Valle, 29, fills out a ballot for the 2022 Colorado primaries at a polling center at Highland Recreation Center in Denver, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostPaul López, the Clerk and Recorder for the City and County of Denver, talks to poll workers at a mobile voting location in front of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostFloor ballot judge Saijai Choy, right, helps a voter put his vote in a ballot bag at the Jefferson County Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostFloor ballot judge Diane Ahonen, center, helps first time voter Bettina Heffington, right, understand how to cast her vote at the Jefferson County Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022. Heffington is German and just became an American citizen. She was thrilled to be able to vote for the first time.
A voter casts his ballot at the Jefferson County Elections Division on June 28, 2022, in Golden. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostElection judges work on taking ballots out of envelopes in the casting room at the Jefferson County Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostElection judge Ed Holroyd organizes empty ballot envelopes in the casting room at the Jefferson County Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022. The primary elections saw good voter turnout in many parts of the metro area.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostElection judge Jim Rose wears a blue lanyard while working in the tabulation room at the Jeffco Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022. At each point in the ballot counting process two judges from the right and the left work together to insure transparency, equity and correct verification of ballots.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostElection judges, from left to right at front, James Allen, Pamela Myrant, and Dean Burton take ballots out of envelopes in the casting room at the Jefferson County Elections Division at 3500 Illinois Street on June 28, 2022 in Golden.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostElection judge and tabulator Jack English oversees the tabulation of ballots in the tabulation room at the Jefferson County Elections Division in Golden on June 28, 2022. The ballots go through an optical scanner to be verified and tabulated.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostTina Peters and supporters stand for the national anthem during a watch party on Election Night before the results came in on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Peters, who is the Mesa County Clerk, was running for the Republican nomination of Secretary of State.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostButch Boos tucks his ball cap into his waistband as he stands on the patio during a watch party on Election Night, June 28, 2022, for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who was running in the primary to be the Republican nominee for Colorado Secretary of State in the upcoming November general election. Peters lost the nomination to Pam Anderson.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostCampaign staff for Greg Lopez, who was vying for the Republican nomination in the Colorado gubernatorial race, gather as primary election results are announced during the Lopez campaign’s election watch party in Parker on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Lopez eventually conceded to his opponent, Heidi Ganahl.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostA supporter of Greg Lopez, who was vying for the Republican nomination in the Colorado gubernatorial race, reacts to Lopez’s loss to Heidi Ganahl at the Lopez campaign’s election watch party in Parker on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostJanessa Church, 19, left, a supporter of Greg Lopez, who was vying for the Republican nomination for the Colorado gubernatorial race, reacts to the news of Lopez’s loss to Heidi Ganahl at the Lopez campaign’s primary election watch party in Parker on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostGreg Lopez, who was vying for the Republican nomination for the Colorado gubernatorial race, along with his wife Lisa Lopez, gives a concession speech at his campaign’s election watch party in Parker on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostHeidi Ganahl supporters celebrate during a watch party held on primary Election Day after Ganahl secured the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostHeidi Ganahl addresses a celebratory crowd at her campaign's watch party held on primary Election Day, June 28, 2022, after results showed Ganahl secured the Republican nomination for governor.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostHeidi Ganahl, the Republican nominee for the Colorado gubernatorial race, takes a selfie with Zelina Abdallah, 34, after giving a victory speech in Sedalia on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Jintak Han, The Denver PostHeidi Ganahl, the Republican nominee for the Colorado gubernatorial race in the upcoming general election, celebrates her nomination with her daughter Hollie Ganahl, 12, after giving her victory speech in Sedalia Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostJoe O'Dea celebrates the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate over state Rep. Ron Hanks, alongside his wife Celeste, right, at a campaign watch party at Mile High Station in Denver on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostBrooke Wyatt and Michael Scileppi take down a Tina Peters banner after a watch party for her unsuccessful bid to win the Republican candidacy for Colorado Secretary of State on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Pam Anderson secured the nomination.
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Caroline Knetsch, 29, gives a poll worker her ID as she drops off her ballot for the 2022 Colorado primaries at a polling center at Highland Recreation Center in Denver on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
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Coloradans voted in primary races for governor, attorney general, congressional districts and more on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.
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