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The end of purple Colorado?

Colorado Democrats won supermajorities in the state legislature — is it a blue state now or just a blue wave?

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Halina Bennet
Nov 07, 2026
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U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert checks incoming election results on a laptop during an election night watch party at The Grainhouse on November 3, 2026. (Photo by R.J. Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

The votes are still being tallied, but Colorado Democrats appear to have had one of their best midterms in the state’s history…

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